Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Public Transportation

LADOT has installed a new platform to help manage DASH riders and bicyclists. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: Bus Platform Pilot on First Street in DTLA

By Joe Linton | Oct 19, 2017 | No Comments

LADOT has installed a new Temporary Bus Platform Pilot in front of City Hall

Metro's map of planned Orange Line improvements

Orange Line Bridge to Speed Up BRT Buses, But What’s Underneath?

By Joe Linton | Oct 9, 2017 | No Comments

Metro's planning to elevate a mile of the Orange Line busway. What should Metro prioritize in the newly-opened spaces below?

Detroit's 3.3-mile QLINE streetcar, funded in part by a $25 million federal grant, saw ridership drop 40 percent after introducing a $1 fare. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The Problem With America’s New Streetcars

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 5, 2017 | No Comments

The new wave of streetcars should be recognized for what they are: economic development projects, not solutions to the transit and transportation problems cities face today.

Chariot's jitney service has come under scrutiny from the SFMTA Board. Photo: Chariot

Should San Francisco Regulate Chariot?

By Roger Rudick | Oct 4, 2017 | No Comments

There's a need to regulate TNCs, but is Chariot really the problem?

Congrats, Seattle — You Have the Sorriest Bus Stop in America

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 26, 2017 | No Comments

Readers choose a bus stop between a high-speed road and an active freight rail line as the worst in our field of 16 sorry bus stops.

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