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How a New Drug Testing Rule from USDOT Could Help Alleviate the Bus Operator Crisis

Marijuana is legal in some form in 23 states. So why should bus drivers get fired for using it when they're not behind the wheel?

September 1, 2023

What Will It Take to Build a Bullet Train in Texas?

A long-fought high speed rail project may be coming back from the dead — and what happens next could be instructive for other communities hoping to someday run trains in highway-dominated states.

August 29, 2023

Transit Master Class: Learning from Switzerland

A delegation of advocates and Bay Area transit officials spent a week in Switzerland learning how one of the world's best transit and rail systems works.

August 11, 2023

To Make Transit Work, We Need to Make Transit Agencies Better Workplaces

Bus drivers aren't the only employees that transit agencies are struggling to hire and keep — and until we address the employee burnout happening behind the scenes, sustainable transportation may never truly take off.

July 26, 2023

Commentary: Link 21 to BART 2.0

Transport Oakland wants your help in planning a new and better rapid transit system for the Bay Area

July 12, 2023

Mt. SAC Transit Center Has Lift Off

Mt. San Antonio College’s new transit center is now open to students

July 11, 2023

Update: UAW and UC Berkeley Agree to Extend BayPass

UC Berkeley and the UAW have come to an agreement that will allow the BayPass transit pilot to continue at the university.

July 11, 2023

U.C. Berkeley Abandoning Bay Pass

Conflict between union and the University of California Berkeley to throw 12,000 student-workers off "Bay Pass" pilot

July 10, 2023

Baltimore Activists Want the Red Line — But the ‘Right’ Red Line

“When you find structural racism you've got to make structural change,” said one activist.

June 30, 2023

Op-ed: Want Riders? Then Run Frequent Service

And run trains and buses early in the morning and late at night. In other words, it's about the operations.

June 27, 2023