Public Transportation
Basics
Cost of Transportation Soaring … Because of Cars
Transportation costs have risen by more than 39 percent for the average household in the metro area — and it's because so many households got cars.
October 18, 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!
October 3, 2024
Can ‘Transit-Oriented Entertainment’ Help End the National Ridership Decline?
An award-winning user experience designer tackles one of America's greatest challenges: getting people back on transit.
October 1, 2024
National Park Service Weighs Cutting Car Traffic to Yosemite
The National Park Service is winding up a two-year planning process, and will accept public comment on its proposed Visitor Access Management Plan until September 30.
September 25, 2024
Are Memphis’s Massive Transit Cuts The Start of an Alarming Trend?
Memphis's iconic trolley service was recently shut down — and now, as agencies across America come up against hard fiscal realities, much of its bus service is on the chopping block, too.
September 3, 2024
San Diego’s Transit Ridership Is on the Road to a Strong Recovery
Other regions — and the state — should take note.
August 26, 2024
I Got Robbed on the Train — But I Still Have Faith In Cities
"I don’t condone crime, but I also do not condone the demonizing of cities and the diverse people that power them."
August 26, 2024
Encouraging Seniors to Use Active and Public Transportation
Using - and encouraging the use of - active and multimodal transport can greatly enhance people's lives, especially seniors.
July 17, 2024
The Racist Legacy of San Diego’s Trolley Limits its Future
Ridership along this corridor was always packed whenever I rode it for school — which was why I was surprised to learn during my internship that there’s a local stereotype that nobody uses the trolley.
July 1, 2024
Calif. Legislature Rejects Governor’s Proposed Cuts to Active Transportation, Intercity Rail
A quick review of what the legislature wants in the transportation budget.
May 30, 2024
