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BART and AC Transit, among others, taking steps to clean up rolling stock more effectively

BART’s plans if a passenger proves to have coronavirus

So Muni & BART stations are getting scrubbed down like they should have all along, thanks to coronavirus threat

What Bay Area transit is doing in light of coronavirus threat

Transit agencies and response to coronavirus threat

Marin transit agencies work to prevent spread of coronavirus

BART ridership plummets as people stay home, work from home due to coronavirus threat

Highway traffic also declines due to coronavirus situation

BART to ask for emergency funding as ridership drop continues

BART looks at emergency plans, including possible train reductions

Other Stories

Reporter draws maps showing what Bay Area transit might look like in 2040

Los Angeles City Council approves plan to speed up E-Line (Expo Line)

Sun Rises in East Dept.: Science discovers expanding roads and highways makes congestion worse

Contractors building high-speed rail told employees to “shut up” about flaws and errors

Double-tracking project over San Diego River completed

San Francisco’s Central Subway project continues; Open in Fall 2021

SMART Recovery Edition

Transportation taxes flopped on Super Tuesday: Is that bad news for Bay Area’s proposed “mega-measure?”

Has rail extension efforts reached dead end in the Bay Area?

SMART reviews cuts after voters reject tax renewal extension

SMART and critics assess whether to go from here in wake of tax extension defeat

Sonoma, Marin voters reject SMART sales tax extension

Contra Costa voters reject transportation sales tax, which would have funded BART and bus improvements, as well as highway widenings 

Voters reject Sonoma-Marin SMART tax extension; measure gets slight majority but required 2/3 for approval

No funding in sight for Del Mar Bluffs bypass tunnel

BART considering raising parking prices to free up spots

SMART pinpoints potential opening of extension to Healdsburg if (1) March 3rd tax extension passes; and (2) they obtain sufficient grant funding

More ideas for increased Transbay transportation capacity

Amtrak to name third new President in as many years

Los Angeles Metro shelves a proposed light rail extension along Highway 60 freeway

San Bernardino County committee opposes new authority to extend Gold Line LRT to Ontario Airport

SMART and taxpayer group spar over fiber-optic deal

More on push for extending S.F. Muni Metro subway to North Beach, Fisherman’s Wharf and Marina District

California high-speed rail releases draft EIR on theoretical $18-billion, 82-mile Bakersfield to Lancaster connection

Inherently skewed comparisons: BART vs. Moscow, Copenhagen

California undertakes effort to stabilize Del Mar Bluffs rail line

Anti-SMART developer vs. Graton Tribe: Developer addis $290k to anti-SMART tax fight

Marin Voice: Vote YES on Sonoma-Marin SMART tax extension

Marin IJ Editorial: Vote NO on Sonoma-Marin SMART tax extension

Another “NO” on Sonoma-Marin SMART tax extension

Sonoma-Marin SMART to consider low income fare discounts

Legislation introduced requiring integration of Bay Area transit fares, schedules, marketing

Sonoma Marin SMART sales tax extension campaign: donations on both sides flood in

S.F. Chronicle editorial: Vote yes to keep Sonoma-Marin SMART trains rolling

Sonoma-Marin SMART ridership increases in January 2020 with new stations

Tech shuttle leaves Salida (near Modesto) at 2:30 am; would they ride improved train service?

BART misses another deadline for opening San Jose extension

Too many fragmented Bay Area systems worsening public transit

BART’s transit “ambassadors” start work

BART has lost 10 million annual riders since 2014, mostly nights and weekends

Los Angeles secures $1.3 billion to finish Wilshire Subway to West L.A., from Trump Administration, no less

Sacramento powers-that-be talking new sales tax for transportation

Opinion: Bay Area should reject FASTER mega project plan for FAIRER funding from large businesses

BART might double parking rates at stations

California high-speed rail adds $1.3 billion to its costs

Capitol Corridor between Bay Area and Sacramento gets back to ridership experienced before 2012 bureaucratic vandalism to Sacramento station

BART may give away one million free tickets in attempt to recover lost ridership nights and weekends

U.S government suspends operation of self-driving buses after passenger injuries: road bump on way to automated transit

SMART hedges its bets on budget whether tax extension measure passes or fails

What’s the point of extending BART to Santa Clara [from downtown San Jose]

Toll road proposed for Highway 37 in North Bay [but no rail option]

SMART tax extension opponents outspending proponents by wide margin

Crossroads for Dumbarton Rail

Will BART’s new roving ambassadors make late night rides safer?

BART replaces 47-year old computer equipment as step towards trains every two minutes

Los Angeles Metro authorize five teams to develop Sepulveda Pass transit line

Political cat fight over proposed extension of SMART sales tax

27 facts about S.F. Cable Cars you didn’t know (probably)

L.A. Metro working to make it a lot harder for copper thieves on its rail network

SMART analysis claims the trains reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared to driving

BART stations with highest percentage of laptop and phone snatch thieves

List of potential Caltrain grade separations in Palo Alto while Council urges the list to shrink

Opinion: BART needs driverless trains to reverse ridership decline

BART study: getting rid of paper tickets would impact poor, minorities

Sonoma-Marin SMART tax opponents “push poll” shows measure losing

GRaton Indian tribe pledges $1 million to pass Sonoma-Marin SMART tax extension

California undertakes effort to stabilize Del Mar Bluffs rail line

Anti-SMART developer vs. Graton Tribe: Developer addis $290k to anti-SMART tax fight

Marin Voice: Vote YES on Sonoma-Marin SMART tax extension

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Every rail transit line in the U.S.: A User’s Perspective

An increasing number of people think California HSR is a pipe dream, despite what HSR chief says

Light rail to Los Gatos – will it ever happen>

BART fares to go up in 2020

Retaining wall built along crumbling rail embankment in Del Mar

Sorry, no cat video. Buffalo, NY subway workers rescue kitten

Nearly had of BART fare citations go to black riders, only 12% of overall ridership, however

Buses, trains and cable cars. SF Muni vehicles in video games

Los Angeles Metro working to close multi-billion financial gaps in major new rail projects

High speed rail in North Carolina a bit closer to reality

BART says fare sweeps are working, and won’t end anytime soon

A guide to Los Angeles Metro Gold Line extension

SMART ridership dropped 2% in 2nd year as joyriding tapered off

Golden Gate Ferries and SMART offer cut-rate ferry-train fare deals

BART has a new innovation for its customers: onboard wi-fi that works

Sonoma-Marin SMART board calls for better ridership data