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After Five-Month Delay, Federal Judge Calls for Yet More Study of Maryland’s Purple Line
Facing pressure from elected officials, an appeals court, and the public to issue a long-delayed decision on Maryland's Purple Line light rail, a federal judge has determined -- five months after he was given the additional analysis that he requested -- that the project needs even more environmental studies.
May 24, 2017
Don’t Judge Transit by the Gridlock on Nearby Roads
Transit can be a success without making car trips faster.
May 18, 2017
The 3 Essential Ingredients for Cooking Up Transit That People Want to Ride
With so much transportation funding going toward highways, it's tempting to support any transit investment as a step in the right direction. But not all transit investments will produce service that helps people get where they need to go. To make transit a useful travel option that people want to ride, says TransitCenter, there are three basic goals that officials and advocates should strive for.
May 16, 2017
House and Senate Decline Trump’s Request to Gut Transit Funding, For Now
Yesterday, Congress came out with a funding package that keeps the government operating until the end of September. Officially, it's known as the omnibus appropriations package for fiscal year 2017. Unofficially, it's a Republican Congress ignoring the wishes of President Donald J. Trump, and for transit projects around the country, it's what amounts to good news these days.
May 2, 2017
A Simple Change to Make the Walk to Transit Feel Within Reach
Sometimes, high-quality transit is within a walkable distance, but people just aren't used to walking to the train. New signage in St. Paul, Minnesota, funded through a local challenge from a national foundation, aims to help people get over that mental block and walking to the nearest Green Line station.
April 27, 2017
Op-ed: We Need Police Visibility on Muni
Muni riders don't feel safe on the system, but SFPD have no officers dedicated just to policing Muni.
April 26, 2017
N-Judah Incident Highlights Need to Examine Muni Bike Ban
A bicycle rider crashed because of a steel plate that the city failed to properly maintain. If the city can't maintain the streets, the least they could do is let us ride the train to the hospital when we crash as a result.
April 21, 2017
Metro West Santa Ana Branch Light Rail Alignments Narrowed
Metro's Planning and Programming Committee approved four West Santa Ana Branch light rail alignments for further study. The Branch is a historic Pacific Electric Streetcar right-of-way that runs diagonally through southeast L.A. County cities including Paramount, Bellflower, and Artesia.
April 20, 2017
The Transit Riding Habit Can Last a Lifetime, But First You Need to Get People in the Habit
While the habit formation effect is real, it is not, unfortunately, very large.
April 17, 2017
Fresno to Get Rural Electric Ride Share Services
Two new programs--Green Raiteros and Van y Vienen--will soon be providing electric-powered shared rides to some of the poorest and most isolated rural communities near Fresno.
April 14, 2017
