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‘One Flat Tire Away From Dropping Out’: Why Transit to Community Colleges Matters
A staggering number of U.S. community college campuses are located miles from the nearest transit stop, a new report finds, and it's keeping critical educational opportunities firmly out of reach for students who can't or don't drive.
February 21, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: The Overlap of Public Transit and Homelessness
Here's a very good conversation about the need for more federal agency coordination among transportation, health, and human services as well as how transit agencies are tackling the issues vulnerable populations face.
February 16, 2023
SPUR Talk: Lessons from Denmark
Bay Area goals are aligned with Copenhagen's. But the ability to deliver, that's a different story, says a SPUR panel after a visit to Denmark
February 8, 2023
Biden’s First ‘Mega Grants’ Contain Some Mega Wins — And Mega Fails
A new federal "megagrant" program will fund major safety and transit projects that have been at the top of sustainable transportation advocates' wishlists for years ... along with business-as-usual highway expansion projects that could negate those mega-gains.
February 7, 2023
SF’s Central Subway Is Open. Let’s Look at Boondoggles and Why We End Up Needing Them
Big urban projects often look like disasters from the jump. Yet their value can take years to shine through.
February 2, 2023
What It’s Like to Be a Woman Transit Operator
Across the U.S., transit agencies are grappling with a shortfall of operators. These operators — frontline workers that keep buses and trains running are essential to a functioning transit network that actually gets riders where they need to go.
January 27, 2023
Data: Other Countries Are Building Transit While the U.S. Falls Behind
"While the world is building out ever more accessible transit systems, the US appears to be falling behind."
January 25, 2023
Eyes on the Station: BART Celebrates 19th Street Modernization
If you're wondering where the money goes when you vote for a BART measure, as you did in 2016, here's an example
January 24, 2023
Open Letter: Bay Area Advocate Wants Planners for Second Transbay Crossing to do Better
If things go like the Transbay Terminal and the Central Subway, how many people reading this will be alive by the time a second Transbay tube is completed?
January 19, 2023
How Could Transit Agencies Cope With a Sudden Loss of Federal Funds?
Under Trump and the Republican Congress, transit agencies can't be certain the funding they're expecting will materialize. Via TransitCenter, here's a look at how cities have coped with the sudden and dramatic loss of resources.
January 25, 2017
