Transit agencies across the U.S. have been waiting with baited breath to find out if their projects would qualify for New Starts funding from the Federal Transit Administration. If New Starts sounds familiar, it should: it’s the same program through which the Regional Connector and Westside subway are slated to [continue reading]
New historic streetcar line & bike sharing pilot planned for SF in time for America’s Cup What does the America’s Cup yacht race have to do with transit? No, schooners aren’t pulling double-duty as ferries. Rather, San Francisco is ramping up public transit and bike-sharing investments in advance of the [continue reading]
This weekly post features news from other transit agencies and planners from around the world. Did we miss a good story? Let us know in the comments. USDOT awards $186 million to Illinois to expand high-speed rail in the Midwest Thanks to another grant from the federal government, higher-speed rail [continue reading]
BAY AREA TRAFFIC AND SMOG: I think it’s high time that other cities/regions get due credit for their lousy traffic and smog. I was in San Francisco area this past weekend and took the above photo on a decidedly un-breezy day when San Francisco’s smog output wasn’t being blown inland [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Bakersfield Council to consider opposing high-speed rail line (L.A. Times) It’s only a symbolic resolution — but it’s the kind that would [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Here’s your Obama-jam advisory (L.A. Observed) A good early look at some of the traffic impacts expected during the afternoon rush hour [continue reading]
Photo © Toshifumi Tozawa,via Flickr As I’ve written before, I like to have some variety with our daily transpo photo — i.e. it does’t always have to be a bus or train and I’m all for auto-oriented photos if they’re original. Thus, today’s very cool photo of San Francisco’s infamous [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. 405 closure: Westside businesses to go about their business (NBC LA) NBC offers a fresh take on the 405 close in July, [continue reading]
photo by Kevin Ash, via Flickr My obsession with Golden Gate Bridge photos continues in today’s “art of transit” with this lovely image by Kevin Ash (check out his photography website, which focuses on aviation). I like the image because the bridge is crucial to the photo yet only occupies [continue reading]
photo by Ray Watson, via Flickr A nice shot of the cable car tracks in San Francisco. Without the modern cars in the photo and the bus stop, this scene looks like it could have been taken many years ago. It was shot in late February of this year. To [continue reading]
