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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
Eyes on the Street: Better Bus Stops on the Cheap
Oakland uses pre-fabbed bus-boarding islands to make Telegraph safer; Albany does a parklet bus stop
March 5, 2018
Snapping Together a Better Bus Stop
American cities are discovering a way to quickly improve bus boarding using modular plastic pads.
March 5, 2018
Democracy Dies in… Bus Lanes?
Advocates successfully got Montgomery County to consider adding bus lanes to its BRT plan. Anti-transit NIMBYs see a conspiracy.
February 27, 2018
Leaders Break Ground on Metro Purple Line Subway to Century City
The $2.53 billion 2.6-mile heavy rail subway extension will include stops at Beverly Hills Rodeo Drive and on Constellation Boulevard in Century City.
February 26, 2018
SPUR Talk: A Very Ferry Future for the Bay Area?
Is ferry expansion key to addressing the Bay Area's transportation needs?
February 23, 2018
The Case for Decriminalizing Fare Evasion
We wouldn't throw people in jail for shorting a parking meter $3. And we shouldn't do it for transit riders either.
February 23, 2018
