I've built a map displaying where on the Amtrak network you can take your bike, line-by-line and station-by-station. This data isn't available anywhere else, check out where you can go! amtrak-bike-map.transittools.dev

Amtrak Bicycle Access

Explore carry-on, checked, and station-level bicycle access across the Amtrak rail network.

amtrak-bike-map.transittools.dev

I've built a map displaying where on the Amtrak network you can take your bike, line-by-line and station-by-station. This data isn't available anywhere else, check out where you can go! amtrak-bike-map.transittools.dev

Amtrak Bicycle Access

Explore carry-on, checked, and station-level bicycle access across the Amtrak rail network.

amtrak-bike-map.transittools.dev

One of the biggest gaps in California transit right now is the lack of a cohesive intercity network. The Gold Runner already coordinates with lots of regional partners – build on those relationships and add more partners, and such a network begins to take shape! cal.streetsblog.org/2026/08/04/g...

Gold Runner Bus Study Sparks Push for a Seamless Statewide Transit Network - Streetsblog California

As officials seek feedback on the future of the Gold Runner Thruway Bus network, transit advocates argue the state has an opportunity to build a truly integrated system with coordinated schedules, far...

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Check out the new Hiking by Transit website - fully redesigned so that it should be way easier to use. A better map, search for any transit-accessible park by name, and easier access to destination park information for places like Tahoe and Yosemite! 🧵 on what's new! hikingbytransit.com

the AC Transit Board Item #4 tonight at 5pm to accept a report so flatly undemocratic and likely illegal it boggles the mind. Follow the agenda link so you can dial into the Zoom and raise your hand to make a two-minute public comment, maybe 1 minute! actransit.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=... 1/x

There's tourist nature, like Muir Woods, and locals nature, like Redwood Regional Park. I've never been to the Bay Area's best example of a place that's both, Alamere Falls. There's an informal trail the NPS would really rather you not use. And one of their 3 alternatives starts at the bus!

Great progress on seamless transit - one map for all agencies. And great work promoting fun things to due by transit, with input from @tsch.uy (Hiking by Transit)

Markonthemaps (Mark Ovenden)@markonthemaps.bsky.social · last mo.

Great article here on the new Regional #Transit Connections diagrams going up across #California's #BayArea. www.sfgate.com/travel/artic... Well done to journalist #KentGerman for covering this and helping riders on their journeys, such a map is long overdue IMHO. #TransitSky

New SFGate article on the Regional Transit Connections map, and how a modern regional map is as much about inspiring a sense of possibility as it is navigation – including regional transit and access to parks. This was a lot of fun to be interviewed for, I could talk about this map for ages 😊

SFGATE@sfgate.com · last mo.

A new map promotes travel to the best of the Bay Area by BART, bus and more.

Not every day that I get to see my own name appear in my inbox! This month's Cal-ITP Benefits newsletter highlighted my and @awalkerinla.bsky.social 's posts about the launch of tap-to-pay in LA, the context around it, and the lack of reduced-fare options in the major deployments.

Long-distance trails are having a moment in California - the Pines to Mines Trail is under construction across the Sierra right now, and further north the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship are building trails connecting towns across the Lost Sierra! www.sfchronicle.com/travel/artic...

Proposed 600-mile Lost Sierra Route would connect Truckee to Lassen

The newly proposed trail system would crisscross about 1 million acres of remote...

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Been away this weekend taking in the sights and sounds of the Sierra. Made possible by Amtrak's Capitol Corridor, whose buses run right into downtown Truckee!

“Of the respondents who use public transit, 30% use it to access recreational opportunities, the highest percentage of any use. Employment and shopping were tied at second with 18%. Medical visits were third at 14%.” dailymontanan.com/2026/06/26/s...

Survey shows Montanans interested in more public transit

Access to recreation areas, passenger rail high on priority list as lawmakers take note of Montana's interest in public transit

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this would be fantastic - Geyserville is over the hills in the Alexander Valley, and feels like a different world. With a station there, we could get: * better service on the buses up to Mendocino County * more immediate access to great biking * some great wineries! www.marinij.com/2026/06/24/s...

SMART proposes train station in Geyserville

A stop in the village of about 800 residents would be a halfway point between the planned stations in Healdsburg and Cloverdale.

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Tahoe's Sand Harbor Shuttle launched this weekend! I'm up in the area, so I got to give it a ride and see what it's actually like! tahoetransportation.org/routes/route... 🧵, and folks it's not good.

Tahoe's Sand Harbor Shuttle launched this weekend! I'm up in the area, so I got to give it a ride and see what it's actually like! tahoetransportation.org/routes/route... 🧵, and folks it's not good.

New from me! How can we get better data interoperability across transit agencies around California?

Seamless Bay Area@seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social · 2mo ago

AB 1599 would implement a statewide standardized bus stop database, making transit more convenient for riders. This would help solve the current system of fragmented datasets - enabling better route planning, service adjustments, and accessibility improvements. Read our recent blog by @tsch.uy.

New from me! How can we get better data interoperability across transit agencies around California?

Seamless Bay Area@seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social · 2mo ago

AB 1599 would implement a statewide standardized bus stop database, making transit more convenient for riders. This would help solve the current system of fragmented datasets - enabling better route planning, service adjustments, and accessibility improvements. Read our recent blog by @tsch.uy.

Last night, I rode some of the Bay Area's lesser known night buses -- Sonoma County's temporary night bus and the Early Bird Express from Dublin. Check out how it went in the quoted post!

tschuy 🏳️‍🌈@tsch.uy · 2mo ago

First real night bus of the trip: this bus has just become the Sonoma County Transit 51. It'll now run for 20 minutes express to Novato, where we can transfer to the last bus across the bridge to San Francisco.

Off on an overnight adventure to check out some of the Bay Area's rarer night transit – but first have to get there! We're starting in the North Bay, so what better way to go than @sfbayferry.com ?

Boston's greenbelt is really impressive, especially for such an old city. I've done a bunch of the Walking City Trail while visiting and it's fantastic, I'm excited to try parts of the Boston Boundless Trail next time I'm in the area!

Miles Howard@milesperhoward.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I'd like you to meet to the Boston Boundless Trail - 90.9 miles, passing through every city/town that borders Boston - Over 100 green spaces along the way - Public transit connections - Food and drink at many points Grab maps and directions below and WALK HARD! www.bostontrails.org/bostonboundl...

I've had access to Claude 5 Fable for a bit. A genuine jump in capability, I could feed it a 15 page design document for a project and it would work for 9+ hours and deliver terrific results. But working with it is weird & weirder is coming Lots of examples: open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...

What it feels like to work with Mythos

Claude Fable represents another big jump in AI

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My hometown is getting a new park shuttle! Fri/Sat service from low-access neighborhoods directly into the heart of Forest Park. This is thanks to a $200k grant from the state DOT for innovative mobility pilots. www.wweek.com/outdoors/202...

Free Shuttle Bus to Forest and Washington Parks Debuts This Summer

The bus will pick up passengers at six eastside locations and bring them to the Oregon Zoo, Pittock Mansion and more.

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Tap to pay has come to LA! Your credit card is basically your California transit card – valid on 95% of rides! More from me on that:

An Update on Contactless Fare Payment across Agencies in California - Streetsblog California

Once Tap Plus launches later this year, it will be available on the agencies that operate roughly 95% of public transit trips in California, but there are some notable laggards...

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Metro Los Angeles@metrolosangeles.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Double dip of good news! 💳 You can now pay to ride by tapping credit or debit card (plastic & digital) at fare validators! 📱New Metro app has dropped — plan trip, service updates & more Apple: apps.apple.com/us/app/la-me... Google Pay: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

New from me: tap to pay has quickly become the standard way we pay for transit in California -- 97% of trips will be on contactless agencies by EOY. How'd we get here, and what's left? cal.streetsblog.org/2026/05/27/a...

An Update on Contactless Fare Payment across Agencies in California - Streetsblog California

Once Tap Plus launches later this year, it will be available on the agencies that operate roughly 95% of public transit trips in California, but there are some notable laggards...

cal.streetsblog.org

New from me: tap to pay has quickly become the standard way we pay for transit in California -- 97% of trips will be on contactless agencies by EOY. How'd we get here, and what's left? cal.streetsblog.org/2026/05/27/a...

An Update on Contactless Fare Payment across Agencies in California - Streetsblog California

Once Tap Plus launches later this year, it will be available on the agencies that operate roughly 95% of public transit trips in California, but there are some notable laggards...

cal.streetsblog.org

The regional transit measure is well on the way to the ballot this November. A massive advocate signature gathering effort - over 1,000 people! - generated (pretty sure) a record 77,100 signatures of the 305,000 total. It would have been very close on timing and qualification without that effort.

Campaign to Fund Bay Area Transit Smashes Signature Gathering Goal | KQED

The campaign needed around 186,000 signatures to qualify a sales tax for the November ballot. It planned to submit over 300,000.

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It's good to see the new Emerald Bay shuttles coming back this year. The Tahoe region should focus more on fully car free access next -- Greyhound and Amtrak only serve Truckee, with an awful transfer to the lake, and there's one bus a day from Sacramento to South Lake.

Patrick Siegman@siegman.biz · 2mo ago

At long last, #Tahoe has begun to charge parking prices that reflect the costs imposed on society by motorists. Personally, I don't like to pay for parking, but I can't deny that making me pay for the parking I use is both fair and right.

More next week on this - but of 177 agencies in California, this brings us up to 74 that take contactless fare payment. Another 10 plan on launching this year, and 24 are fare-free!

Alissa Walker@awalkerinla.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"What we always like to say here at CalSTA and with Cal-ITP is that we want you to be able to pay for transit like you pay for coffee." I talked to CalSTA's @hunterowens.net about why Metro moving to contactless debit/credit payments is such a big deal — and for more reasons than just convenience

Well, the secret is out :) On June 6th, a new ***80+ mile trail around Boston's perimeter*** will be joining the Walking City Trails network and going live. @cambridgeday.com has the scoop below: www.cambridgeday.com/2026/05/12/a...

A new walking trail steps us through our urban wilds

A path through every town that touches Boston aims to help us feel connected.

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New pilot shuttle to red rocks hiking and also legit *dinosaur tracks*, in Colorado. www.jeffco.us/m/newsflash/...

New Westracks Shuttle Pilot Debuts, Offering Free Transit to Iconic Outdoor and Cultural Sites • Jefferson County, CO

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