Issues, Campaigns and Miscellany

Register for the Bike Summit soon - but first, here's a preview session

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Labor shortages continue threatening public transit systems, and a new report adds another layer to the conversation.

The post To Recruit Transit Workers, More Than Higher Pay Is Needed appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Transit agencies do not prioritize transit-adjacent housing development often because they lack funding to acquire land.

A Colorado bill would require sprawling cities to take action to increase their affordable housing supply before they collect money to build more roads — and some want to take it national.

Advocates knew states would go on a highway widening binge when the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed — but they didn't know it would be quite this bad.

And success will mean nothing less than a better life for all groups and communities.

Riders are beginning to see real progress on many of the long-discussed initiatives to integrate the region's transit systems, from fare integration to wayfinding to transit priority and more. It’s important to recognize how far we’ve come - seamless transit is finally taking shape in the Bay Area thanks to riders speaking up, elected officials championing integration, and greater than ever attention from Transit General Managers (Transit GMs) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). We summarize the impact and timeline of some important collaborative efforts in this post. 

Two urbanism rockstars are joining forces to bring a game-changing analysis to more cities — and spilling some trade secrets about low-cost design strategies that get people moving.

It's time for a reality check in the wake of mayoral candidate Mark Farrell's comment about allowing private cars back on Market Street