Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Public Transportation

Bad Splices Point to Fundamental Problems at Muni

By Roger Rudick | Sep 3, 2020 | No Comments

Last week's Muni meltdown forces managers to admit they don't do in-house quality control, didn't do full operations testing, and don't check with other transit agencies on how to fix common problems

Metro CEO Phil Washington Announces “Fareless System Initiative”

By Joe Linton | Aug 28, 2020 | No Comments

Internal Metro Task Force looking to implement fare-free transit pilot in early 2021

Proposed Metro Budget Would Mean a 20 Percent Bus Service Cut

By Joe Linton | Aug 27, 2020 | No Comments

Transit advocates are raising concerns about significant cuts to bus service embedded in Metro's proposed budget.

Muni Meltdown Blamed on Faulty Parts

By Roger Rudick | Aug 26, 2020 | No Comments

Overhead wire splices fail once put under full load, knocking out Muni rail.

Why Buses Were Losing Riders Even Before COVID-19

By Kea Wilson | Aug 26, 2020 | No Comments

Hint: It's not because riders simply don't like mass surface transit.

Muni Rail Returns – For a Brief Moment

By Roger Rudick | Aug 25, 2020 | No Comments

After breakdowns, SFMTA gave up and cancelled rail service again Monday evening

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