Transit

This September will see a return of San Francisco's annual event dedicated to all things bus and rail

Assemblymembers Rendon, Friedman get a good talking to from Senators Feinstein, Padilla over budget delays to high-speed rail

How many times have you heard a California transportation official say "we can't keep widening freeways," just before they talk about the latest "gap closure" or "ramp realignment" project they're boosting?

The Dumbarton Rail Corridor project provides a once in a century opportunity to construct a vital link that would support an expanded and integrated public transportation network throughout the greater Bay Area region, including coordinated heavy rail connections linking the San Joaquin Valley, Tri-Valley, East Bay and the Mid-Peninsula markets. A high-capacity state-of-the-art heavy rail artery along the Dumbarton Rail Corridor (Corridor) is needed to realize this objective.

Oakland City Councilmember and vice-Mayor Rebecca Kaplan wants a less San Francisco/commuter-focused service, with direct ferries running between multiple locations and Oakland.

Perhaps California should swap out some of its lawmakers for a few more goats? And more in Streetsblog's weekend roundup...

This week we’re joined by Robert del Rosario, director of service development for AC Transit in Oakland to talk about the pandemic, what’s needed to get riders coming back, and what sustainable revenue might look like going forward.

Even with the insights of riders, the path to rebuild Muni is tenuous.

A veto of a proposed free-fare pilot isn't enough. The mayor must offer concrete solutions for bringing back riders.