PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A new law increasing penalties on public transit took effect on Jan. 1. Senate Bill 1553 classifies the use of illicit drugs onboard public transit vehicles as a Class A ...

DEPOT DISTRICT—The Utah Transit Authority could run all the buses, trains and ride-share vehicles that money can buy, but it would hardly matter if passengers are dropped in the middle of nowhere and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland metro transit agency TriMet threw its full-throated support Thursday behind an Oregon bill that would make drug use on public transit a high-level misdemeanor crime. Senate ...

Citing the need to address California’s twin crises of housing affordability and climate change, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that bars local governments from mandating parking spaces as part of ...

Local efforts to expand public transit often run into opposition from Republican state lawmakers. Partisanship plays a role, but geography is a key factor. The politics of transportation follow the ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With new transportation investments coming down the pipeline, Austin transit leaders discussed Wednesday the future of transit, land use and density for residents throughout the city.

SALEM, Ore. — A bill to make drug use on public transit a high-level misdemeanor crime has passed the Oregon Legislature. Senate Bill 1553-1 was proposed by the Oregon Transit Association and ...

The Oregon Transit Association, a professional coalition of city transit agencies, and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757, which represents bus drivers and train operators, would like to eliminate ...