I saw “Pacific Coast Sightseeing Tours and Charters” coaches painted in Megabus livery in San Jose this morning.
I saw “Pacific Coast Sightseeing Tours and Charters” coaches painted in Megabus livery in San Jose this morning.
After two hours of debate, the California Senate voted to continue the California High Speed Rail project by the narrowest of margins.
It appears the rumors about California Senator Barbara Boxer caving to Republican pressure are at least partially true: The final product of a conference committee drafting the next Federal transportation funding bill cuts spending on the Safe Routes to School program and Transportation Enhancements.
The National Journal asks their panel of transportation policy experts: Why bother with the transportation bill?
Jarrett Walker, author of the Human Transit blog and a new book by the same name, will be in San Jose and San Francisco next week to talk about developing effective public transportation systems. This talk is not just for wonks — as a long time transit professional with a PhD in theater arts from Stanford, Walker writes and speaks jargon-free English and has a very approachable, common sense style, which is why I’m a fan of his blog.
“What if something happens?”
A family emergency is one of those common theoretical fears that keep some people from biking to work. Many local transportation agencies and employers offer “Emergency Ride Home” or “Guaranteed Ride Home” programs to help alleviate that fear and encourage commuters to try a form of transportation other than the Single Occupant Vehicle (SOV)