Transportation

Cities, as operators of large fleets, can provide leadership in this area. Case studies include Vacaville, Calabasas, and Newport Beach.

Santa Clara County Supervisors offers a 25-year sales tax plan to pay for BART and other transportation improvements.

A study finds that a San Fernando Valley transit zone could run buses 20 percent cheaper than the current costs under the MTA.

Coalition of Santa Clara community organizations criticized a proposes BART tax plan for meeting transit needs of minorities and low-income families.

The Legislature recently realized that infrastructure and transit are integral to a states continued economic prosperity.

Daily News explores the varying opinions on L.A.’s transit efforts and explains why we must have courage.

The success of LA's Red Line Subway in North Hollywood last month prompted a frank discussion with Congressman Earl Blumenauer.

San Jose's one-way streets are convenient for motorists but residents complain speeding motorists have made their neighborhoods unsafe.

The city long considered to be a walker's paradise now rates as one of the nation's most dangerous cities for pedestrians.

Neil Pierce argues that federal spending on transportation is misguided, given our efforts to curb growth.

San Francisco cab companies want more permits for cabs, which under current law are allotted to individuals.

University of California professor is developing robotsto automatically respond to traffic emergenciesfaster than humans could.

New fast-setting concrete that sets in four hours instead of two to three days helps Caltrans reduce traffic problems due to construction.

Poll finds Santa Clara County voters want the BART in San Jose and are willing to pay more taxes to make it happen.

MTA's new red busses are a surprisingly successful experiment for LA's public transportation system.

Op Ed Columnist Karen Hershenson bemoans the fate of the Richmond Ferry, currently slated to be discontinued September 17, while offering solutions on how to keep it going.

Caltrain is planning an extra rail line to halve the commute time from San Francisco to San Jose.

Could conventional commuter trains be a cheaper alternative to extending the BART to San Jose, CA?

The new system promises to speed up traffic by automatically deducting tolls from prepaid accounts. Now if only people would use the system...

The Riverside County Transportation Commission takes a gamble that it willobtain the funds needed for the new highway study they've approved.