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N-Judah Transit Bulb Proposal To Go Before SFMTA Board Next Week
A proposal [pdf] to significantly improve sidewalk conditions for N-Judah riders in Cole Valley is headed to the SFMTA Board for approval with some modifications. As we wrote in November, the current sidewalks on Carl Street at Cole and Stanyan can't accommodate the thousands of passengers who use the stops daily, so riders waiting for trains often stand in the street, and are forced to weave through parked cars to board.
January 12, 2011
Public Transit Funding Slightly Better in Jerry Brown’s Proposed Budget
For the first time in three years, California public transit agencies could see a full dose of funding from the State Transit Assistance (STA) fund, thanks in large part to the passage of Proposition 22, which prevents legislators from raiding local government funds, and Governor Jerry Brown, who announced his "painful" budget plan yesterday.
January 11, 2011
What Would an Ed Lee Administration Mean for Sustainable Transportation?
During a dramatic eight-hour Board of Supervisors meeting last night, seven supervisors, including President David Chiu, Bevan Dufty, Eric Mar and Sophie Maxwell, lined up late in the session to support City Administrator Ed Lee for interim mayor. It prompted an angry outburst from outgoing Supervisor Chris Daly, who declared that it would be "the biggest fumble in the history of progressive politics in San Francisco."
January 5, 2011
California’s Climate Laws Undermined by Weak Transpo Policies, Investment
A new report from NRDC and Smart Growth America -- which examines what all 50 states are doing to curb greenhouse gas emissions from transportation -- lauds California as the most progressive state on policy, but points out that its transportation and spending priorities don't match the bold blueprints, particularly as it relates to public transit.
December 14, 2010
AC Transit Riders Fight For Their Right to Ride, 55 Years After Montgomery
Editor's note: This story is being re-published from Race, Poverty and the Environment, a magazine produced by the social and environmental justice non-profit, Urban Habitat.
December 14, 2010
Report: Letting Transit Tax Benefit Expire Will Throw Riders From the Train
For many transit riders, there's another fare hike coming down the track, one that many may not even be aware of.
November 17, 2010
Why Isn’t Proposition 22 a Slam Dunk with Voters?
I thought voters would find a "yes" vote for Proposition 22 to be an easy decision.
October 6, 2010
FTA: Transit Maintenance — Not Just Expansion — Will Grow Ridership
Aging infrastructure across the country has become an enormous safety risk. It’s also becoming an economic hazard.
October 4, 2010
PERB Denies TWU Request for Injunction Stopping Muni Service Restorations
The California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) this afternoon denied a request from the Muni operators union seeking an injunction blocking service restorations that went into effect Saturday. The decision came just hours after SFMTA Chief Nat Ford told the agency's board of directors the restorations have been a success.
September 7, 2010
APTA Report Prescribes Public Transport to Improve Public Health
Transit use is correlated with decreases in the number of traffic crashes. Image: “Evaluating Public Transportation Health Benefits” A new report written by the Victoria Transport Policy Institute’s Todd Litman for the American Public Transit Association [PDF], the trade organization for the nation’s transit agencies, reminds us that one of the most valuable benefits of … Continued
August 20, 2010