Transportation

Commuters going in and out of the MacArthur BART Station in Oakland’s Temescal District consider the hub convenient because it runs multiple lines and frequent service. But the station isn’t [...]

The Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) plans to introduce an electric bike lending library in the first quarter of next year, providing low-income residents an opportunity to borrow a [...]

Since advocacy group Seamless Bay Area launched in 2018, it’s been asking people what prevents them from using transit and if any changes would compel them to choose bus and rail more often. [...]

California has repeatedly strengthened its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It wants to have five million electric vehicles (EVs) on the road by 2030 and it will ban sales of new [...]

After adapting to hardships driven by the coronavirus pandemic last year, the Bay Area’s small transit agencies are still facing bumps in the road. COVID-19 vaccine distribution is expected to [...]

Bay Area kids are biking without traffic interruption, pavement has become a gateway for social connection, and original art installations are addressing pandemic-related transportation [...]

Driving delays have long been a major source of stress for many Bay Area workers and travelers — so they’ll be unhappy to learn that rising sea levels imperil the region’s road network, [...]

Bay Area cities and transit agencies are partnering with private companies to expand coverage and accessibility — transportation challenges they were tussling with long before COVID-19 lockdowns [...]

In early May, Doug Gordon, co-host of The War on Cars podcast, tweeted two street curb pictures and asked his followers, “Who wore it better?” One frame showed a parked BMW. In the other, the car [...]

Futuristic hyperloop pods that whisk commuters around the region are a flashy idea, but not one that Bay Area transportation planners are betting on today. Looking at key proposed projects — like [...]