Some notes for the weekend... If road projects like this one had to go through new starts they would never get built. This road like all o...

So it seems as if the Port Authority in Pittsburgh is giving up on a rail trip between the two largest employment centers in the region. P...

Have you ever had a picnic on the grass on a major bridge ? ~~~ Officials in India are calling for high rises . I'm surprised they didn...

I'm a bit disappointed that the Center for American Progress would be pushing natural gas BRT as a strategy instead of electrification ...

In a recent meeting with Merchants on Geary street, they believe that access would kill their businesses. The first of their reservations i...

Not sure if you all enjoy the shorter link posts but they can be easier when I'm short on time. A really cool look at how the Bell Red ...

Getting Sleeeeepy... Jarrett continues with the streetcar mobility argument alone . Starting to look like a manifesto on why cheap buses ar...

A number of San Francisco websites including SFist and Curbed have posted on the Draft alternatives screening report , which I suppose is ...

I often wonder what proponents of BRT mean when they say BRT. Apparently so will people in Minneapolis . ~~~ I haven't quite gotten my...

People still aren't happy with the Silver Line BRT in Boston. They want the replacement for the rapid transit line they were promised ....

If you pave a road, anything with a rubber tire can go on it. Meaning at some point, someone will want to co-opt that street for a persona...

While riding the 704 Rapid on Santa Monica Blvd in LA two weeks ago, I took a video. There were a number of times where I almost fell down ...

Bumped Post Update 12.11.08: The Boston Globe is reporting that the Silver Line is getting down-rated to a Medium Low in the next New Start...

An article on California's new land use law . Essentially the law, which will take years to implement, uses incentives and requirements ...

Thanks for all the input. It seems like we have a few projects that are pretty bad. Again I'm not going to let you choose more than on...

Does anyone feel like if they tolled downtown San Francisco , that BRT would be able to carry the load on Geary that would swell with new ri...

Apparently more than 7 years . Give me a break. What is wrong with this picture? It's not just BRT, it's all transit. I guaranty...

BRT is not "rail-like". It is not a replacement for rail but rather an upgrade on a specific corridor from what exists. Buses in...

The Mountain View Corridor in Salt Lake City is a freeway to nowhere . It's basically a sprawl inducer and didn't have to go throu...

So many people are expecting that their agendas will be possible in an Obama administration. Even folks looking to expand roadway capacity...