It's Older Americans Month! Ride On makes mobility a priority this month and every month with our free fares for seniors, 100% accessible buses, and various programs for older adults in #MontgomeryCountyMD.
To learn more, visit https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-transit/special-transportation/index.html #MDCommuters #seniorsridefree #freetransportation #freetransit #free #TransitTooter

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#RideOn and #MannaFoodCenter are partnering to host a food drive from May 25-31, 2025. Donate a non-perishable food item on any Ride On bus and RIDE FREE! If we all do our part, no one goes hungry in #MontgomeryCountyMD.
Details https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-Transit/food-drive.html #rideforfree #donate #TransitTooter #fooddonations

Celebrate #EarthDay with free fares on ALL of our #RideOn buses ALL Day!
#montgomerycountymd #earthday2025 #freetransportation #publictransportation #transitTooter #taketransit #freerides

US 29 Flash BRT–Phase 2 Public Meeting
Join MCDOT on April 8, 6–8 PM at Montgomery Blair HS to learn about #US29Flash Phase 2, adding dedicated bus lanes from Sligo Creek Pkwy to Tech Rd.
Details https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot/calendar.html?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D182262345
#silverspringmd #mdcommuters #montgomerycountymd #trasit #transitTooter #maryland #howardscountymd

SFMTA board voted 4-3 for summer Muni cuts, against overwhelming public comment pleading with them to backfill the $7.2 million from the rainy day fund, which exists for just this purpose.

Thank you directors Cajina, Henderson and Heminger who listened to and sided with commenters. Shame on Felder, Tarlov, Mike Chen, and Hinze. #sfpol #transitTooter

#FederalEmployees returning to in-person work can take advantage of accessible and convenient transit services from #MCDOT. @RideOnMCT buses service Federal work locations across the County & larger transit hubs to facilitate travel into DC.
Detailshttps://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=46628
#montgomerycounty md #mdcommuters #commuting #transitTooter #publictransportation #1.00 #ridetheflash #rockvillemd #navybethesda #navy #NIH #FDA #federalgovernment

Fare-free transit is still a good idea (even though we've had to put it aside for the short term in SF)

I wrote 2 years ago about doctrinaire urbanist objections:

"This sort of either-or dilemma is never applied to car infrastructure. Imagine if, when a driver demanded free parking, the other members of their automobile club chewed them out: 'What are you doing? Without our parking fees, they’re going to cut the budget for highway building!'"

https://scott.mn/2022/12/20/whos_afraid_of_free_transit/ #TransitTooter

Building on something that I've heard from @reece or @Alon or @nerd4cities , about how you should put stations a little ways away from stadiums to allow eventgoers to space out their time of arrival at the station, I suggested on Reddit that it would be a bad idea to put a tram station directly in front of a major stadium.

Someone suggested keeping a stadium station, but limited to handicap/disabled use during events: https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbus/comments/1g5b25e/comment/lsd2ojq/?context=3

Do any transit cos. do this?

Had some fun exploring and problem-solving with friend & co-conspirator Nick while route-testing for a future group ride that will celebrate the opening of the Lynnwood Extension of the light rail at the end of August. Stay tuned for an announcement once I submit the ride and get it approved!
#Seattle #SEAbikes #BikeTooter #PNW #infrastructure #lightRail #Lynnwood #SoundTransit #1Line #transit #BikeTransit #transitTooter

Definitely watch the video: https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/caltrain-first-public-electric-rides-19621688.php

That electric locomotive gets the train moving *so much faster* than the diesel. It's impressive.

Is it such a hot take to say that I think federal and state transportation funding should NOT be spent on electrification because getting more people to ditch the car and ride the system first would have a WAY bigger climate impact?

Im seriously open to discussion on this.

As people react to the horrible crime of someone getting pushed in front of a BART train, it's worth noting that platform screen doors prevent this and are standard in subways around the world. In 2019, BART decided against them because the $24 million cost was too expensive.

Meanwhile, hardening fare gates to exclude people who can't afford BART's highest-in-the-nation fares will cost $90 million.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/BART-studied-putting-up-barriers-between-tracks-14468667.php #SFPol #TransitTooter

How it started / How it’s going

Muni plans to cut service on 5 lines in January to balance the cost of reducing crowding on other lines. The 33 already only runs every 20min and is often at least moderately crowded.

This is after political pushback spiked a commonsense plan to start running parking meters from 6-10pm and on Sunday in busy areas to raise revenue for transit.

At the panel on electrification of buses and the advantages of in-motion charging trolleybuses!

@AlxLndOMountain tells us, as recently as 2 years ago, Muni’s plan was to phase out trolleybuses for far less efficient battery buses. Research and advocacy has begun to change that thinking. #TransitTooter

Central Subway to be shut down during #APEC.

No public hearing or public comment on that decision of course, because the whole point of these trade summits is rich people around the world getting what they want unbothered by pesky democracy. #SFPol #TransitTooter

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s-f-apec-central-subway-chinatown-18433401.php

Today Gavin Newsom signed a budget bill that gets us 1.1 billion dollars to keep transit afloat.

It's not enough, but it buys us time to save transit. Time we weren't going to have a month ago. Direct action gets the goods!

So many people told us that we should be more polite, more reasonable, that we were alienating people. The same people who told us that there's no way Newsom would fund transit.

Thanks to everyone who worked to make this happen, whether you were there at the actions, or making phone calls to Newsom, or building the coalition that made it happen. Whatever part you played, you won today.

https://sfba.social/@SafeStreetRebel/110511796756698400

Funeral for transit at SF city hall. #FundTransit #TransitTooter #SFPol