Tag: Bay Area Rapid Transit

With Commuters Staying Home, Transit Agencies Try to Reinvent Themselves

In California, Bay Area Rapid Transit has suffered so much that it needs a state bailout — and possibly a new business model.

June 19, 2023
High Density Housing Plan in Berkeley Sparks Familiar Fight

Plans to build apartments have sparked a fight between progressive newcomers and nostalgic old-timers — with surprising allegiances in a writer’s hometown.

May 30, 2023
Facebook’s Bridge to Nowhere

The tech giant had already remade the virtual world. For a brief period, it also tried to make it easier for people in the Bay Area to get to work. Then it gave up.

January 8, 2023
What NYC Can Learn From How Cities Address Homelessness on Transit

As New York City makes a new push to relocate homeless people from the subway, the experiences of Philadelphia, San Francisco and others show the challenges ahead.

April 4, 2022