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)

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 😊

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...

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...

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...

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?

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

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!

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!

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...

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...

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:

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...

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...

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.

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.

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!

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...

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

Woot! The next Car-Free Happy Hour is going to be at Brix Brewing in West Oakland Tuesday the 19th 5:30 - 8 June’s Pizza is right next door! @tvrr.bsky.social @bikeeastbay.bsky.social @walkoakbikeoak.bsky.social @walkbikeberk.bsky.social @eastbayforeveryone.bsky.social

Bay Area residents, check out the Transportation Candidate Questionnaire for the 2026 primary election! There's even a snazzy map tool made by yours truly 😎

LISTEN 🗣 TO 🗣 WHEEL 🗣 TALK ‼ ahem.. Thank you for joining us, Evan! Turns out the best trailhead is a bus stop. ✨

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oh, the Muir Woods Shuttle has launched for the season! Looks like there are some service changes. Unannounced, of course. They're cancelling the old summer peak Sausalito service, and moving it all to Larkspur - but adding Friday service. An interesting tradeoff!

Very exciting news - Santa Cruz Metro tweaked its Big Basin bus schedule this year to help Bay Area residents get to the park! This year, it's a quick 5-12min transfer to get on your way to Big Basin Redwoods State Park, the oldest California State Park! www.parks.ca.gov?page_id=540

Very exciting news - Santa Cruz Metro tweaked its Big Basin bus schedule this year to help Bay Area residents get to the park! This year, it's a quick 5-12min transfer to get on your way to Big Basin Redwoods State Park, the oldest California State Park! www.parks.ca.gov?page_id=540

Hey San Francisco Bay Area transit fans — give this is listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

There's some great hiking on the peninsula, and you can get there on @samtrans.com ! It was great to be invited on to the Wheel Talk podcast to chat about getting outdoors car-free on the peninsula. Check out the episode here! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

There's some great hiking on the peninsula, and you can get there on @samtrans.com ! It was great to be invited on to the Wheel Talk podcast to chat about getting outdoors car-free on the peninsula. Check out the episode here! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

For @bostonglobe.com, I wrote about the rise of "social prescriptions" to the outdoors, and a very cool new program in Malden, Mass. in which health care providers connect patients with free local outdoor activities like adaptive hiking and birding. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/24/o...

The data's out there and a lot of these beaches literally have stops set up specifically for them! It's absurd but totally on brand that the Coastal Commission would go through the effort of collecting parking information (something not generally available as a dataset) and not bother to add transit

Car Free Happy Hour is tonight, folks!We head to Headlands Brewing in Berkeley, at 1280 Gilman Street, right on the Ohlone Greenway. Lots of friendly folks interested in the same things you are. Come on out! 🚴‍♀️🚐

New transfer-oriented timetables from @marintransit.org @goldengate.org went into effect yesterday, and it's ...bad for the outdoors, y'all. First: any trip to Mt Tam now involves a trip through congested Sausalito. From San Francisco this is actually largely offset on weekends by better transfers.

The U.S. Forest Service is closing 57 of its 77 research facilities in 31 states under a reorganization plan announced this week, threatening science that looked at how wildfires, drought, pests and global warming are putting pressure on forests.

The Bay Area's new transit map is out and it comes with one incredibly exciting change: parks accessible by transit services! Let's talk regional wayfinding to parks and destinations 🧵

Very exciting -- with this, the only major West Coast city without tap to pay is Los Angeles, where it launches in June!

Went down to San Juan Bautista recently to check out a section of the de Anza National Historic Trail. I wasn't prepared for how adorable the town was! Or, honestly, how useful the San Benito County Express bus ...almost was. Let's discuss rural agency transfers! 🧵

Went down to San Juan Bautista recently to check out a section of the de Anza National Historic Trail. I wasn't prepared for how adorable the town was! Or, honestly, how useful the San Benito County Express bus ...almost was. Let's discuss rural agency transfers! 🧵

California's great outdoors is more transit accessible than you think -- I've added trailheads all across the state to Hiking by Transit, ready for your outdoor adventure! Check it out: hikingbytransit.com

Turns out car-free Tahoe is easier than you might think (once you get there)! I've added Tahoe Basin trailheads to the Hiking by Transit map: hikingbytransit.com/hikes/tahoe/ 🧵 1/

Turns out car-free Tahoe is easier than you might think (once you get there)! I've added Tahoe Basin trailheads to the Hiking by Transit map: hikingbytransit.com/hikes/tahoe/ 🧵 1/

I picked an absolutely gross day to go hike it, but for literal years I've been thinking about the best transit hiking route across San Bruno Mountain. I found it!

In February, @rideact.bsky.social 's bus route to Redwood Regional Park & the Chabot Space and Science Center is going to see some weekday changes: half of the buses will terminate at Skyline HS instead so students can get home from practices and events! This'll mean hourly service to the parks.

The East Bay Parks have released the 2026 Trails Challenge guidebook, so it's time for another guidebook addendum showing all the ways to get to their suggested trails car-free! Such a missed opportunity from the district to promote sustainable recreation! hikingbytransit.com/2026/01/12/2...