Bay Area transit ridership declined over 5% in 2017-2018 despite economic growth. Study reveals bus ridership losses, commute-focused trips, and ride-hail substitution as key factors.

"Elgar Encyclopedia of Transit Crime and Safety" published on 22 Sep 2026 by Edward Elgar Publishing.

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This post was updated Sept. 30 at 12:14 a.m. The city of Los Angeles is accelerating long-awaited sidewalk repairs in Westwood in time for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Bay Area transit ridership declined over 5% in 2017-2018 despite economic growth. Study reveals bus ridership losses, commute-focused trips, and ride-hail substitution as key factors.

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A proposed cycletrack on Los Feliz Boulevard could improve bike safety while protecting historic deodar cedars as the city moves forward with a design study.

Digital Democracy overview of bill AB 1599: Public transit: California Transit Stop Registry: transit datasets.

Why is the much-ballyhooed elevated train project so massively over budget and inexplicably delayed? A Hollywood editor and L.A. transit obsessive sought answers …

Santa Monica Spoke submitted the following letter to support the awarding of a contract to design a protected bikeway on 14th Street at last night's City Council meeting. The motion passed 7-0. Subjec...

For more on the transportation items on tonight’s agenda, Juan Matute previewed the meeting and explained in an op/ed how the Safe System approach works and why he believes it is the right fit for San...

The 2028 Summer Olympic Games will land in a city still rebuilding after painful wildfires, and facing social and financial challenges. Los Angeles is no stranger to the Olympics, and the city is investing heavily in public transport, while organisers plan to rely on existing venues and civil society groups are ramping up resilience work. Can one of the world's most popular cultural events become an inflection point for climate mitigation and resilience in the long term, both for the Olympics and the host city? With its rich Olympic history, California’s green ambitions, and recent brush with the consequences of global warming, LA holds enormous promise. Yet on the ground, the realities are more complicated. 

This mini-symposium explores why and how people experiencing homelessness use different transportation modes and spaces and how agencies can best respond and balance their different priorities.

This post first appeared at SBLA sister site Santa Monica Next.

This mini-symposium explores why and how people experiencing homelessness use different transportation modes and spaces and how agencies can best respond and balance their different priorities.

This mini-symposium explores why and how people experiencing homelessness use different transportation modes and spaces and how agencies can best respond and balance their different priorities.

Santa Monica Spoke submitted the following letter to support the awarding of a contract to design a protected bikeway on 14th Street at last night's City Council meeting. The motion passed 7-0. Subjec...

This mini-symposium explores why and how people experiencing homelessness use different transportation modes and spaces and how agencies can best respond and balance their different priorities.

This mini-symposium explores why and how people experiencing homelessness use different transportation modes and spaces and how agencies can best respond and balance their different priorities.

It comes amid freeway congestion concerns