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Metro Committee OKs 2018 All-Door Boarding For Vermont, Wilshire Rapid Buses
All-door boarding speeds up buses, and saves money. Coming to Vermont and Wilshire in 2018.
October 20, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Bus Platform Pilot on First Street in DTLA
LADOT has installed a new Temporary Bus Platform Pilot in front of City Hall
October 19, 2017
In Pittsburgh, Transit Passes Come With Bike-Share Access at No Extra Charge
Unlimited 15-minute bike-share trips with the touch of a transit pass? That's the new deal in Pittsburgh.
October 9, 2017
Orange Line Bridge to Speed Up BRT Buses, But What’s Underneath?
Metro's planning to elevate a mile of the Orange Line busway. What should Metro prioritize in the newly-opened spaces below?
October 9, 2017
The Problem With America’s New Streetcars
The new wave of streetcars should be recognized for what they are: economic development projects, not solutions to the transit and transportation problems cities face today.
October 5, 2017
Should San Francisco Regulate Chariot?
There's a need to regulate TNCs, but is Chariot really the problem?
October 4, 2017
Congrats, Seattle — You Have the Sorriest Bus Stop in America
Readers choose a bus stop between a high-speed road and an active freight rail line as the worst in our field of 16 sorry bus stops.
September 26, 2017
Transit Week Kick Off
Transit Week, with events all over San Francisco, will feature trivia games, bar hopping by public transportation, and a ferry ride, all designed to spotlight transit's key role in Bay Area life.
September 26, 2017
LA Metro Seeks Input on East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project
Despite relatively low bus speeds of approximately 12 mph, the corridor is the seventh busiest bus corridor in the Metro system, with the second highest bus boardings in the Valley. Less than a century ago, the Pacific Electric streetcar ran there.
September 21, 2017
As Transit Expands in Los Angeles, Will Walkability Follow?
Even as the region's rail network grows, too many stations remain engulfed by single-family housing and park-and-ride lots.
September 18, 2017
