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Enghouse Transportation Offers a Primer on Automated Fare Collection
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"Open-loop" contactless fare payment systems offer tremendous benefits for riders and transit agencies alike.
STREETSBLOG EXCLUSIVE: Andy Byford to Join Amtrak
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Andy Byford — the beloved former head of the MTA's buses and subways division — will join Amtrak next month as an executive vice president.
Are online retail and COVID to blame for declining sales? Nah, it’s gotta be the bike lanes
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Chicago magazine's Ted McClelland ran a piece looking at the issue of business owners scapegoating bike lanes for poor sales.
Today’s Headlines
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BART Board Partially Approves Oversight Legislation (CBSLocal) Investigation into BART Dragging Death Released (SFGate) More on New Fare Gates for BART (NBCBayArea) Remote Work and Caltrain Ridership (Almanac) How to Save Public Transit (VOX) Giants Hope Central Subway will Help with Attendance (SFChron) The Wiggle Explained (SFGate) Downtown S.F. Has Less Parking than Most (SFExaminer) […]
State Bill to Take Away Bike Lane on RSR Bridge for Cars Tries to Hide its Intent
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Pretending that adding a car lane could bring social and environmental justice for people stuck in traffic jams is just an ugly lie
Talking Headways Podcast: Fixing Mobility as a Service
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We chat with David Hensher about the failures of the "Mobility as a Service" concept, which proposed to reduce emissions but uniting disparate transportation modes under a single service.