Rail
Op-Ed: Elon Musk Is Wrong About Amtrak
No, America should not privatize Amtrak "like China." But we could learn a thing or two from their rail success. (Spoiler: it's largely state-funded.)
Inland Empire Advocates Push Back on Autonomous Car Tunnel Plan for Airport
Advocates contend that a San Bernardino Transportation Authority proposal to build an autonomous vehicle tunnel to connect to a transit hub fails on multiple levels. Nevertheless, the agency plans to approve the project's environmental studies on Wednesday.
What DOT Secretary Duffy has wrong about California High-Speed Rail
Cost issues are not limited to transit. The US spends 2-3 times more per project on highways than peer high income countries, and highway construction costs recently increased 50% in just two years. Is Secretary Duffy going to cancel all highway funding too until he figures out what's going on?
Advocates Push Back Against Pending Muni Service Cuts
Nobody's buying that cuts, cuts, or cuts are the only options for Muni The post Advocates Push Back Against Pending Muni Service Cuts appeared first on Streetsblog San Francisco.
Trump Turns Firehose of Disinformation on California High-Speed Rail
New administration, same BS.
Video: Trolley Buses are Great Nuts-and-Bolts Transit
The Armchair Urbanist says San Francisco already has a great solution for transit. Let's stop looking for magic technologies and do more of it