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Minneapolis Figured Out the Formula for Increasing Bus Ridership
On the A Line, Minneapolis enabled all-door boarding, added priority for buses at intersections, and consolidated stops -- and it's getting rave reviews.
April 30, 2018
Koch Brothers and Dark Money Gang Up on Nashville Transit Referendum
A flood of anonymous money is pouring into Nashville to prevent a major transit package from passing.
April 27, 2018
Gas Tax Funding Announced for Transit, Highway, and Local Priority Projects
All kinds of transportation projects will get funding from the gas tax. Both CalSTA and the CTC are ready to make allocations.
April 26, 2018
Transit Ridership Slumping? Not in Canada.
It's not complicated: Canadian cities run better, more abundant transit service than American cities.
April 23, 2018
Update on 38 Geary Bus
The 38 Geary is probably best-known for its notorious overcrowding, bunching, and delays--problems the agency is trying to remedy with this project.
April 11, 2018
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Staffs Up for Better Bus Service and Safer Walking and Biking
Walsh's budget signals a commitment to act on his transportation promises.
April 4, 2018
The Case for Fare-Capping
Low-income people shouldn't have to pay more per ride than people who can afford unlimited transit passes.
March 12, 2018
“Burn the Witch!”: Public Enthusiasm for Dragging Rude Youth from Trains Highlights Gap in Metro’s Equity Platform
People had been so caught up in detailing the crimes against humanity her “poopy feet” had wrought that there was very little space for reflection on the larger implications of what it was that people were cheering.
March 9, 2018
Advocates Want S.F. to Tweak Bus Boarding Island Design
Walk San Francisco, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, and the Senior & Disability Work Group of the Vision Zero Coalition, are collaborating on bike lane designs and pedestrian safety measures.
March 9, 2018
Castro Muni to get a New Lift
SFMTA is in the process of adding the system's first elevator that will go directly from street to platform level, as part of a project to improve accessibility at Castro Station
March 7, 2018
