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The Bus Not Taken: How Easy Auto Loans Reinforced Car Dependence and Killed Transit Ridership
Easy credit added 5 million cars to American roads in 2015 -- a blow to transit agencies and a precarious situation for borrowers.
February 16, 2018
Valentine’s Muni Malfunction Underscores Lack of Interagency Cooperation
A switch fault Wednesday left thousands of Muni customers delayed and peeved.
February 16, 2018
Seattle Cut Car Commuting Downtown While Adding 60,000 Jobs
Don't let anyone tell you a healthier economy is inextricably linked to more driving.
February 16, 2018
Bay Area Transit Update: BART Signs, Caltrain Electrification, Amtrak, SFMTA Annual Report
Small but significant announcements came out of several large transit agencies last week.
February 5, 2018
New UCLA Study Examines Transit Ridership Decline, Blames Increased Car Ownership
Southern California transit ridership has declined since 2007. A UCLA study factors causing it, attributing car ownership increases as a major factor.
February 2, 2018
Beverly Hills School District Files New Lawsuit Against Purple Line Subway
Last week the Beverly Hills School District filed a new lawsuit against the FTA and Metro again aimed at preventing the Purple Line from tunneling below Beverly Hills High School.
January 30, 2018
Madera Adds Bus Route for Community College Students
Madera and Oakhurst Community College is located about five miles out of town in any direction. Some students were being dropped off as early as 6 a.m., or using dial-a-ride services to get to class.
January 19, 2018
What’s going on with SFMTA’s 16th Street Transit Improvement Project?
Launched in 2015, there's still little to show for it--except the creation of a dangerous 'bike corridor' on 17th to get bikes off 16th
December 22, 2017
Poll Shows S.F.Voters Support Transit Tax, but Two-thirds Threshold May Be Elusive
More than seven in ten likely voters in San Francisco said there was a “great need” or “some need” for transportation improvements, according to a new poll commissioned by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority.
December 21, 2017
Seattle Adds People Without Adding Traffic
Seattle is showing other American cities how transit can help a growing population get around without an increase in car traffic.
December 19, 2017
