It takes doing things that both conservatives and progressives dislike.

Sort of insane fact about how broken US urban planning is—America now spends more building just the lights for roads and highways than on all subways & ground mass transit combined Spending on roadwa...

If Democrats can embrace what affordability is really about, they might do even more than win elections.

By building an in-house EIFD model, we show how LA County could capture tens of billions in new revenue to fund high speed rail to Union Station while being revenue positive.

The agency that oversees the state's toll roads and bridges has failed to collect more than $818 million in tolls and fees it was owed, according to a new  audit. State officials say they are aware of...

The English-speaking world’s cost crisis.

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Bass has already achieved a fare free system. But at the cost of discouraging ridership and depriving the system of revenue that could be used to pay for system enhancements.

A bus that rarely comes isn’t much of a bargain.

Fare evasion has led to multi-million-dollar budget shortfalls across the board, especially in major cities such as New York and Washington D.C.

“There was skepticism ... that there would be interest from the private sector. We do have it, and they are on board.”

SB 79 will put taller apartment buildings near transit stops. But there’s been confusion over which sites qualify. Now, the official map is here.

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Help pass the Plug Into the Sun Act

Riders discuss the pluses and minuses of the new service compared to Metrolink in comments to columnist and transit fan David Allen.

Last year, the California legislature passed a reauthorization of California’s Cap-and-Invest program extending this critical system that reduces pollution while shoring up funding for ratepayer relie...

A new EI working paper shows that a fuel-economy incentive in Japan created spillover benefits in the US market. Japanese cars affected by the policy improved MPG in the US, leading to greater gree…

A new report says the LA Metro board doesn’t incorporate customer experience, and what riders think of the services into their decision making.

If you're wondering where they get these crazy numbers, we figured it out.