Seattle's Sound Transit Pays $100,000 for a Parking Space
The cost overruns do not reflect well on the agency's ability to complete a $54 billion project on time and on budget.
Public transportation
Seattle's Light Rail Extension Sees $500 Million in Cost Overruns
Never trust the sticker price on billion dollar rail projects.
A New Tax Is No Solution to New York's 'Summer of Hell'
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposed tax will not address the root problems of his city's transit crisis.
America's Cities Double Down on Trolley Follies
Streetcars continue to see cost overruns while failing to produce promised economic development.
Seattle Transit Agency Wants to Tear Down Fraternal Lodge
...and put up a parking garage
D.C.'s Dysfunctional Metro System Is a National Embarrassment
The D.C. Metro has perfected the art of replicating the traffic woes above ground in the tunnels below.
What Are The Benefits of Lyft Shuttle? Listen to Ed Krayewski on AirTalk
89.3 KPCC in Los Angeles at 2:30 p.m. ET
Lyft Shuttle Doesn't Reinvent the City Bus, But It May Break the Mass Transit Monopoly
A new trial from the ridesharing app could change the way mass transit works.
Eugene, Oregon, Touts Bike Share Program as 'Innovative Transportation Solution'
This after heavy-handed regulations pushed Uber out of the same market last year.
Cincinnati Streetcar Is Exactly the Spectacular Shitshow Everyone Expected It To Be
Bomb threats, broken ticket kiosks, and contract disputes with streetcar managers have plagued Cincinnati Bell Connector's opening week.
Portland's Light Rail System Can't Take the Heat
High temperatures disrupt service, exposing problems with the system's design.
With Ride-Sharing Technology, Cities Will Build On-Demand Bus Lines Around You
Ask not for whom the bell tolls, mass transit agencies of America.
London Protects Its Citizens From Onslaught of Beautiful People
Saving young folks from hurt feelings warrants wide-scale censorship efforts in London.
From Regulating Uber to Subsidizing It
Not waiting for Uber to stop moving before subsidizing it.
Southern Californians Prefer Driving, Not Trains—News at Eleven
Mass transit use steadily dropping in greater Los Angeles area.
Are 'Sexy' Buses, Tunnels and Tolls the Answer to L.A. Traffic?
Los Angeles' city plan wants you out of your car (however unrealistic that is).
California's Bullet Train: Underbudgeted, Underscheduled, and Underfunded, but Other Than That, Everything's Just Fine!
The bullet train mess is unspooling pretty much exactly how critics predicted.
Hyperloop Project Inches Closer to Becoming a Real Thing
Two tech companies offer services to develop prototype.
Touching Someone Inappropriately on Subway or Bus to Come With One Year Jail Sentence for New Yorkers
Miscellaneous "sexual contact" goes from Class B to Class A misdemeanor when it takes place on train or bus.
VID: Meet the Man Building Elon Musk's 760MPH Hyperloop
Can he really build a supersonic tube transport system, which could go from LA to San Francisco in 35 minutes?
'Killing Jews' Ads Are Protected Speech, Allowed on NYC Transit, Rules Court
Securing First Amendment rights is in the public interest, writes judge.
VID: Meet the Man Building Elon Musk's 760mph Hyperloop: Interview with Dirk Ahlborn
Can he really build a supersonic tube transport system, which could go from LA to San Francisco in 35 minutes?
Meet the Man Building Elon Musk's 760MPH Hyperloop: Interview with Dirk Ahlborn
Can he really build a supersonic tube transport system, which could go from LA to San Francisco in 35 minutes?
New York's $4 Billion Train Station: In 100 Years, Will Anyone Still Care About All That Wasted Money?
New York magazine's Andrew Rice defends Santiago Calatrava's "glorious boondoggle." Here's what he gets wrong.
Let People Live Where They Choose
Mass transit and "planned spaces" appeal to the bureaucratic mind, but Americans want to stay in their suburban homes.
Who's Trying to Destroy Ride-Sharing Services This Week?
Chicago and Georgia taxi drivers try to shut down the competition
Atlanta Transit System to Install Urine Detectors
Some folks seem to be confusing the elevators with porta-potties
Proposed New SF Transit Contract Accidentally Gives Workers Six Paid Weeks Off
Needless to say, the union doesn't want it removed
