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Legislative Hearing on Public Transportation Woes Is Just a Beginning
Public transit is in a tough spot, for many reasons, most of them far outside the control of individual agencies.
March 2, 2023
Metro Measure M Local Return Funds Go Predominantly To Driving
Local return going to car-centric categories (and administration) has increased, while green transportation categories are shrinking
March 2, 2023
The Return of Oakland’s Slow Streets
Guest post from Bike East Bay encourages people to get involved in the return of Slow Streets to Oakland
March 2, 2023
Advocates Applaud ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Grantees
The Department of Transportation's first picks for a historic new grant program aimed at repairing neighborhoods torn apart by highways were met by applause from advocates — even as they cautioned that far more remains to be done.
March 2, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: The Messiness of Family Travel
This week we’re joined again by Dr. Jennifer Kent of the University of Sydney to talk about her work on family transportation, the messiness of travel for parents, and loneliness and the built environment. She also shares what parents might need to travel more sustainably.
March 2, 2023
Transit Connection FAIL
It illustrates a theme throughout Bay Area transit: here's a first person account of what it was like trying to use the Larkspur ferry-train connection
March 1, 2023
Police Protective League Deletes, Reposts, Apologizes for, then Deletes Apology for Racist Scaremongering Tweet about Crime on Metro
The tweet also falsely claimed Metro had defunded LAPD. But no apology was made for that.
March 1, 2023
Pasadena Transit’s Ambitious Zero Emission Bus Rollout Hinges On New Operations Facility
The agency’s plan could outperform state expectations. However, buying buses is one thing; putting them in service is another.
March 1, 2023
Sustainable Transport Advocates Decry ‘Precision Scheduled Railroading’ After Ohio Derailment
"We’ve got a get a handle on this as industry, and we've got to do it as soon as possible," one rail leader said.
March 1, 2023
Federal Reconnecting Communities Program Announces First Grants, Four In California
This is the DOT's first move towards repairing damage done by building highways through communities is $185 million for 45 projects that remove, retrofit, or somehow mitigate barriers created by highways - and railroad tracks.
February 28, 2023