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Bay Area Transit is Not Out of the Woods
Sacramento gave BART, Muni, Caltrain, AC Transit, and others a lifeline, but the struggle to keep the trains and buses running is far from over
Laura Tolkoff
July 16, 2025
Richmond to Formalize Citizen Bus Benches
Will the city of Richmond show how to stop bad actors in city bureaucracies from destroying transit and Vision Zero installations?
June 2, 2025
This Philadelphia Council Member Wants To Stand Up to Trump By Investing in Mobility For the Poorest
We sat down with Council Member Nicolas O'Rourke to talk about how he wants to build on the city's Zero Fare pilot — and why prioritizing the poor is more essential now than ever.
April 22, 2025
The State of the Transit Strike in Silicon Valley on Its Tenth Day
The ATU wants higher wages and worker protections. The VTA is appealing to the courts. 100,000 transit riders are caught in the middle.
March 19, 2025
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.
Laurel Paget-Seekins
October 16, 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!
Amara Projansky
October 3, 2024
Antioch Amtrak Station May Go Away
A "whistle-stop tour" and protest this Saturday will call attention to the decision (with a fun day out), and the SJJPA will hold a board meeting on September 20 to hear public comment. Maybe for the first time.
The post Antioch Amtrak Station May Go Away appeared first on Streetsblog California.
September 10, 2024
It’s Officially Transit Month
The San Francisco Transit Riders, Seamless Bay Area, and other advocates celebrate buses, trains, ferries, and the people who make them run
September 6, 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 18, 2024
Get Ready for Transit Month
September will be chock-full of activities celebrating all things transit
The San Francisco Transit Riders
August 15, 2024
