Public Transportation
Streetsblog California
Let’s Talk Seriously About Driverless Trains
Uber, Waymo and others are in the process of developing driverless car technology, while transit systems in the Bay Area continue to rely on one operator in the front of every single train.
March 7, 2017
In Baltimore, Combining Bikes and Buses to Reconnect a Car-Lite City
In the first in a series of profiles of the 10 focus areas in the PeopleForBikes Big Jump Project, we look at Baltimore's plans to beef up frequent bus service and install a low-stress biking network in six neighborhoods.
March 3, 2017
Stanislaus State Joins CSUs that Offer Students Unlimited Transit Rides
Since January, students at California State University, Stanislaus have been able to ride public transit without paying a fare. They have unlimited use of the city’s fixed-route bus system, and all they have to do is show their student ID.
March 2, 2017
Win Back Transit Riders By Speeding Up Bus Boarding
One surefire way for U.S. transit agencies to improve bus service is to streamline the boarding process by enabling riders to get on at any door. In a new report, NACTO makes the case for all-door boarding and looks at how American transit agencies are moving forward on implementation.
March 2, 2017
What Are California’s Real Priorities?
Everyone agrees that transportation investment is needed. But the talk is too much about how to get the money, not enough on how best to spend the money.
March 1, 2017
Local GOP Reps Counting on Elaine Chao to Trip Up Transit Projects
Acting on the behest of Congressional Republicans opposed to high-speed rail, earlier this month Transportation Secretary Chao delayed a $647 million grant for Caltrain electrification, throwing its future in doubt. It looks like Republicans in other states were watching and learning.
February 28, 2017
Will Caltrain Electrification Win Out Despite the California GOP?
The electrification of commuter rail service between San Jose and San Francisco was all but ready to begin construction when Donald Trump's transportation secretary, Elaine Chao, pulled the rug out from under the project earlier this month. Local officials are trying to adjust on the fly to salvage the project.
February 27, 2017
California’s Infrastructure Priorities Are for the Cars
Governor Jerry Brown responded to President Trump's call for a list of infrastructure priorities with a list of highway expansions, with a dollop of transit and one urgent waterway.
February 24, 2017
Transit Ridership Falling Everywhere — But Not in Cities With Redesigned Bus Networks
Transit ridership decreased in almost every major American city last year. But there were two notable exceptions -- Seattle and Houston. Those two outliers share one thing in common: In addition to expanding light rail, they're both redesigning their bus networks.
February 24, 2017
Clipper Update and the Potential to Rationalize Fares
There is a move to replace the Clipper fare-collection system with a new generation of technology and a more rational fare system for the 27 transit operators across the Bay Area.
February 15, 2017
