Public Transportation
New CA Bill Would Provide Relief for Bay Area Transit
S.B. 532 would raise tolls on local bridges and allocate that money for transit
There’s a Budget with Transit Funding, But Negotiations Aren’t Over
The question isn't really whether Newsom will sign off; the question is what will end up in "trailer bills" - which, as their name suggests, trail along after the budget is signed and fill in details left out of the budget itself.
AC Transit Board Approves Automated Bus Stop Enforcement Program
The East Bay bus agency will be the first in California to use cameras to enforce parking restrictions in both bus-only lanes and at bus stops
L.A. Metro Fare Capping Starts July 1
Metro transit passes are going away after this month, but it's actually a good thing
Q&A with S.F. Supervisor Myrna Melgar
She rides her bike (and not just for photo ops) and shows up to demand better bike lanes across district boundaries. Streetsblog decided it was time for a talk
How Automated Fare Collection Alleviates Top Transit Agency Challenges
“The successful transit agency is the one that creates a smooth, convenient, reliable process for payment, which in turn highly contributes to the overall customer experience in transit.”
Op-ed: Consolidate the Bay Area’s Transit Agencies
Legislators considering allocating funding are right to be asking for a plan for financial sustainability and ridership growth. It is also reasonable to question whether Bay Area transit, which is delivered by 27 transit independent operators with no requirements for coordination, is optimally structured to deliver the best possible, most efficient service to the public in the near- and long-term.
State Leaders Rally for Transit Funding in Budget
With only a few weeks left to finalize a budget, transit agencies warn they may have to make deep service cuts as soon as this summer
