San Diego OKs sweeping parking price hikes, from paid Sunday parking to $10-an-hour meters during Padres games
City officials say they're also close to finalizing plans to start charging for parking at...
Transportation
Newark airport runway project wraps up early, so when will flight limits ease?
The Federal Aviation istration expects to be able to ease flight limits next week.
Third time appears to be the charm for troubled state e-bike giveaway
After two botched efforts, the latest California Air Resources Board event came off without a...
San Diegans might vote soon on a sales tax hike to fund transit. What could it pay for?
Such a measure could raise around $250 million a year to erase projected deficits and...
Meet Hercules and Ned, the border collies fending off wildlife at West Virginia’s busiest airport
Collisions between wildlife and planes are common at airports nationwide.
How to avoid road closures, no-parking zones for this weekend’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon
The race will close streets and tie up state Route 163 Sunday
Air traffic control system must be improved to prevent problems like Newark airport, officials say
Duffy has been meeting privately with lawmakers since he unveiled the plan.
Pentagon lost with Army helicopter on flight that caused jets to nix landings at DC airport
The aborted landings on May 1 added to general unease about continued close calls.
‘Like getting tickets to a Taylor Swift concert’: State officials pledge improvements to botched e-bike s
The troubled San Diego nonprofit managing the the $31 million E-Bike Incentive Project will be...
San Diego will charge to park in Balboa Park starting next year. Some wonder: Why not sooner?
Moving it up by six months could generate nearly enough new revenue to prevent deep...
Street named in honor of open-space crusader Eloise Battle, the ‘savior of Tecolote Canyon’
Battle, who died this spring at 95, spearheaded efforts in the 1970s to preserve the...
NJ Transit engineers could walk off the job Friday, leaving some 350,000 commuters in the lurch
NJ Transit, the nation’s third largest transit system, provides nearly 1 million weekday trips.
Hotline between military and air traffic controllers in Washington hasn’t worked for over 3 years
The FAA didn’t even know the hotline hadn’t been working since March 2022.
Newark problems and recent crashes put focus on air traffic controller shortage and aging equipment
Congress first recognized the system was struggling to keep up back in the 1990s.
Software update keeps Newark airport radar online but network concerns and flight limits remain
Duffy blamed Newark's recent problems on the Biden istration.
Officials plan to revamp the US air traffic control system. Here’s a breakdown by the numbers
A $12.5 billion budget proposal drafted last week represents a solid “down payment."
White House overhaul of troubled US air traffic control system will cost ‘lots of billions’
The plan has an aggressive timeline, calling on everything to be finished by 2028.
Feds vow to overhaul US air traffic control system while fixing problems at troubled Newark airport
The FAA has slowed traffic at Newark to ensure flights can be handled safely.
Bike Anywhere Day encourages San Diegans to get around by bicycle
The three-decade tradition was renamed from Bike to Work Day in 2023 to broaden its...
‘People are frustrated’: State e-bike grant applying process bungled yet again
State officials haven't said why the enrollment program keeps crashing but say they're trying to...
After troubled rollout, state sets new date for e-bike subsidies
The California Air Resources Board is using a new, random drawing for the $2,000 awards,...
Lawsuits take aim at voter-approved transit projects worth billions
Recent lawsuits in Arizona, Tennessee and Texas have attempted to slow voter-ed projects.
San Diego OKs sweeping plan to make streets safer and residents less car-dependent
The mobility master plan the council approved Tuesday would add neighborhood shuttles, roundabouts, sidewalk improvements,...
Trump’s transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using ‘road diets’ to slow speeders
Removing lanes to slow down speeding drivers has been proven to reduce accidents.
Should California drivers get charged by the mile? A pilot program is looking into it
Revenue from the gasoline excise tax that drivers currently pay at the gas pump is...
San Diego trolley and bus riders have changed. So has how they feel about transit.
More people are satisfied than say they were last year, and more higher-income residents are...
Future Otay Mesa border crossing secures $150 million federal grant
The money comes with a new agreement that does away with environmental requirements set by...
Backlash against San Diego’s proposed parking overhaul forces city to look for compromises
The proposed change facing the most backlash is a plan to end free Sunday street...
SANDAG moves into new, pricier downtown HQ
San Diego's lead transportation agency officially started its residency as the anchor office tenant at...
Electric vehicle range anxiety? Researchers develop new battery that could be a cure
Research in Florida could go a long way toward curing that concern.
How to make traveling between neighborhoods more equitable? An wants to answer that question.
Annual Transportation Justice Expo on April 5 furthers work on finding solutions to gaps in...
Midway Rising analysis sheds new light on plan for San Diego’s sports arena site
Draft environmental impact report details how the large project will change the landscape of the...
Coronado Bridge should be assessed for collapse risk from a ship crash, feds say
The Coronado Bridge is one of dozens of U.S. bridges that have not yet been...
A trio of nonstop flights debuting this summer at San Diego airport
Frontier Airlines announced it will begin new flights in mid-June and is offering low introductory...
Tesla sales in San Diego decline amid anti-Musk protests and vandalism
Tesla registrations fall 35% through February across San Diego County
Amtrak CEO abruptly resigns from the nation’s enger railroad
The resignation comes after billionaire Elon Musk floated the idea of privatizing Amtrak.
People with disabilities rely on Uber. Could a federal rule limit access?
A proposed rule could threaten partnerships that have expanded to more than 80 cities.
Park too close to a street corner, and you could now get a $77 ticket
California's new daylighting law took effect Jan. 1, but the city issued only warnings for...
Battle lines drawn between Trump and California over electric vehicles
Gavin Newsom and CA policymakers vow to maintain state mandates against White House and GOP...
New free shuttle bridges two central San Diego neighborhoods, ‘restoring connection and access’
Called Mid-City GO, the new shuttle between City Heights and North Park is the first...
San Diego’s infrastructure funding gap surges to $6.5 billion as growing needs outpace money
The five-year shortfall has more than tripled since early 2020. And city officials estimate that...
Pedal Ahead manager fired after reporting fraud, abuse sues for wrongful termination
A former field manager for the San Diego nonprofit says he was wrongly fired after...
Trump istration orders halt to NYC toll meant to fight traffic and fund mass transit
The federal government has rescinded its approval of the program, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced.
Jobs cut at the FAA helped air safety, a union says
About 400 personnel were let go starting Friday.
California’s first zero-emission car mandates are coming. Will targets be reached?
The Golden State wants to eliminate sales of new gasoline-powered enger cars by 2035. Car...
San Diego transit officials move to slash service, raise fares and explore a sales-tax hike
But potential service cuts and higher fares could threaten recent gains in ridership, which has...
Yikes! San Diego gas prices have shot up 23 cents per gallon in two weeks
A refinery explosion in Northern California on Feb. 1 is one of the main culprits
Private jets collide at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, killing 1 person, authorities say
A private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil collided with another jet. A...
San Diego wants to overhaul how people park. One proposal calls for an end to free parking on Sundays
The ambitious proposals, which could raise as much as $100 million a year, come after...
Trump official’s directive tying transportation grants to birth rates could hinder blue states
Some of Duffy’s directives were received as highly unusual.
As EV vehicles get heavier, they’re also getting more dangerous, safety experts say
the proliferation of heavier electric trucks in recent years has raised concerns among safety experts...
Who is Sean Duffy, the public face of the federal government’s response to the DC plane crash?
Sean Duffy, the new transportation secretary, faces his first major crisis just hours after his...
Despite judge’s intervention, Trump freeze on federal spending roils San Diego leaders
'Until we hear specifically that the grant programs will be terminated, I guess we'll continue...
San Diego parking meters are about to get twice as expensive
Facing the threat of budget cuts, the City Council voted to double rates citywide beginning...
Transit service cuts, fare hikes, or improvement delays? Facing $100M deficit, MTS mulls its options
Other options presented to the MTS board include asking voters again to raise the sales...
San Diego’s 7 most dangerous intersections could soon get a safety overhaul. Here’s where they are.
The upgrades are part of the city's 10-year-old Vision Zero campaign, which aims to reduce...
Delayed Otay Mesa East border project poised to begin construction with key agreements reached
SANDAG on Friday approved the for an agreement with the federal government on the...
Dramatic Brown Field overhaul, decades in the making, gets a shakeup and a longer timeline
City officials hope the airport redevelopment — which hit a snag amid junkyard evictions —...
Will California’s zero-emission truck rules work for the long haul?
State funding hopes to promote adoption, but some in the trucking industry want the mandates...
Transit officials announce free public rides on New Year’s Eve night
The Metropolitan Transit System and the North County Transit District will offer free rides after...
Pedal Ahead founder is out as state e-bike program operator, but questions and reporting discrepancies persist
The nonprofit was the subject of a criminal investigation earlier this year and a civil...
San Diego County supervisors want free transit for more people leaving jail
Under current practices, only those people leaving jail with less than $7 in cash are...
Manchester/Edgemoor project for 70-acre NAVWAR property takes shape
The development team selected to remake Midway District military campus is proposing replacement Navy facilities,...
Pure Water construction snafu that cost the city millions is creating a ‘pure nightmare’ on one major road
Road closures on one key thoroughfare have dragged on far longer than planned, but a...
Trolley and bus riders say they feel safer, a year after security boost. Here’s what else a new survey found.
When asked whether they feel safer than they did a year ago, nearly four times...
Dueling sales taxes, depressed turnout: See how your neighborhood voted
We broke down turnout, presidential margins and the biggest sales tax measures across San Diego...
Federal criminal investigation into SANDAG said to be closed without charges
While details of the federal case were never disclosed, SANDAG said the investigation apparently focused...
Supervisors OK $2M to help migrants traveling through San Diego County amid busy holiday season
'Usually, as it gets closer to Christmas, that's when the backlog starts happening — because...
Trolley, people mover, better bus service to San Diego airport?
San Diego's elected leaders get a status report on planning efforts, but there's little consensus...
Thanksgiving travel live updates: Airport strikes, winter storms expected to cause delays
Airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week.
Airline CEOs and Transportation Secretary Buttigieg fight over regulations even after election
The airline industry has opposed many consumer-protections written by the Biden istration.
After years fighting leaded fuel, airport neighbors just notched ‘a little win’ — but feel they ‘mostly lost’
The city just made unleaded fuel available to planes at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport. But the...
US agency says Tesla’s public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can’t.
The agency began the investigation in October after getting reports of four crashes involving “Full...
Street look different? Ahead of state ban on parking near corners, San Diego paints thousands of curbs red
Drivers will no longer be allowed to park within 20 feet of an intersection all...
Car sales in San Diego sputtering this year
Analysts say high prices and financing rates discourage buyers; electric vehicle numbers are mixed.
Lower speed limits, more roundabouts, wider crosswalks: How San Diego hopes to finally reduce traffic deaths
City officials concede they won't meet the main goal of their current citywide Vision Zero...
State election regulators investigating Desmond’s work opposing Measure G
In a letter released Thursday, the California Fair Political Practices Commission confirmed it's moving forward...
Why is that train sounding its horn? Train language may be able to help you decode it
Trains have been blowing their whistles in downtown San Diego again recently, to the displeasure...
This little-known law could have a huge impact on how San Diegans’ taxes get spent — but there’s a big ‘if’
If Measure E es, a 2016 ballot measure could require hundreds of millions to be...
Blaming an epidemic of trolley fare-beating, MTS cracks down on scofflaws with $25 fines
No longer will fare jumpers be allowed simply to pay the $2.50 fare when caught....
San Diego cracks down on pedicab fares, music and more, citing ‘hundreds of complaints’
Pedicab operators, worried the move would slash their income, had proposed a compromise that would...
Voters narrowly favor transportation sales-tax hike Measure G, but many remain undecided, poll finds
Meanwhile, San Diego County voters prefer Vice President Kamala Harris for president by about the...
New sign, bike lanes and big plans come to Convoy Street — but businesses aren’t entirely sold
Business owners in the popular Asian food district that runs along Convoy Street in Kearny...
Fixes for troubled toll road delayed months, amid SANDAG audits, federal probe and $67M write-off
SANDAG also voted to write off $67 million in uncollectible fees Friday, as its board...
Route 78-Interstate 5 interchange construction could start in 2033: ‘We have gone back to the drawing board again’
Completion of additional onramps more than 10 years away, according to Caltrans officials
San Diego approves deal linked to Bird bankruptcy that settles scooter injury suits
City Council approved contributing $750,000 to a tort claim trust rather than risking exposure to...
San Diegans get a free ride on buses, trains and trolleys, in push to promote transit
Free Ride Day encourages people to choose public transit, reduce emissions and save money. Conveniently...
San Diego’s plan to fix the potholes nobody bothers reporting
The city spends about $4 million a year on pothole repair. But many potholes never...
San Diego Trolley’s Copper Line launches Sunday in East County
The San Diego Trolley's new Copper Line launches Sunday between El Cajon and Santee and...
Roundabout in the works for intersection near Balboa Park
San Diego will spend $2.4 million on a permanent roundabout at Sixth and Juniper to...
Del Mar, Solana Beach and Del Mar Fairgrounds agree to t resolution on rail relocation project
The t agreement follows a Notice of Preparation that SANDAG released in June that included...
Small brush fire snarls Sprinter service in Oceanside
The blaze temporarily shut down the Rancho Del Oro station.
‘Biggest environmental victory’: After more than a decade in limbo, San Diego County has a new climate plan
'It's ed, we think it's strong, and now we’ve got a watchdog,' one local environmental...
MTS scales back ambitious transit expansion plan by tens of millions
Its board voted Thursday to devote $126 million — $51 million more than planned —...
Otay Mesa East border crossing to make billions in toll revenue. Should some of it go to fix sewage crisis?
A resolution approved by Imperial Beach officials urges that one percent of toll revenues be...
‘I wouldn’t count on that.’ Airport people mover from port site unlikely
Port executive throws cold water on a 2-year-old people mover concept envisioned to travel between...
MTS ridership is up 10 percent this year, and nearing pre-pandemic levels
Higher numbers this past fiscal year mean the system is regularly reaching 85 to 90...
Get free or reduced-fare transit? A crackdown is coming — and could be especially tough on kids
The new requirement is meant to ensure that reduced fares are available only to those...
CA sales of zero-emission vehicles hit 25.7% but are numbers increasing fast enough?
Gavin Newsom says California wants to "dominate" the clean car market but some analysts wonder...
Showtime! Trolley cars and stations will host art and performances this weekend
Event organizers say it's a specialized effort they hope can harness art to educate San...