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Op/Ed: The Bay Area Needs Transit Funding, but Future of Regional Measure Is Unclear  

Time is running out for the MTC to come up with a framework that has enough regional agreement to pass.

October 17, 2024

Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Themed Rock Music

Meet a band that writes exclusively about the car-free life on public transit. And it rocks!

October 16, 2024

US DOT Takes Critical Step to Stop Assaults on Transit Workers

U.S. transit agencies must identify where transit workers are at risk of assault, and what they're doing to protect them — which could force some officials to take a hard look at whether those strategies are working.

September 26, 2024

‘Doom Loop’ Alert: Transit Systems are Suffering — And Too Many Are Cutting Service

Ridership is still down, inflation, labor costs, pensions, and other operating costs are up, and many systems are slashing service. This is bad.

September 23, 2024

Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Leadership for the Future

What if you are a great chef and you just want to cook and you don't want to manage people? Welcome to leadership.

September 11, 2024

This Single Photo of a Packed Trolley Illustrates the Ups and Downs of US Public Transit

The last national transit boom can explain the challenges that confront modern transit agencies, says the author of "The Great American Transit Disaster."

August 20, 2024

Calling Out In Transit: ‘Train Lovers for Harris-Walz’ Raise $12K in One Zoom Room

The goal was to raise money and to galvanize attention on the least weird thing around: good public transit. 

August 19, 2024

Legislative Update: Bike Lanes at the Coast, VMT in Rural Areas

Are VMT measures hurting rural areas? Or do they give us a better idea of which projects are sprawl projects?

June 10, 2024

Warren’s ‘Build Green’ Act Could Give Transit the Funding Left Out of Biden’s Climate Push

What would it take to give $500 billion to U.S. transit agencies — and why didn't Congress do it the last time they had a chance?

May 22, 2024