Journal
News, views, and big ideas from our team and guest writers.
Follow the money: how California funds public transit10.25.26 // Who pays for the bus anyway? Where do my gas taxes go? Why can’t fares alone fund transit? →
Voter Guide: 2026 General Election10.19.26 // Election Day is November 3, 2026! →
MTS honored by APTA as outstanding public transportation system07.31.26 // The agency last recieved the award, which celebrate leadership and execllence in American public transit, in 2009 →
NCTD celebrates 50 years of BREEZE service07.20.26 // In 1976, the North San Diego County Transit Development Board assumed control of Oceanside and Escondido's municipal bus systems. The rest is history. →
SANDAG committee approves MTS, NCTD fare increases07.19.26 // The one-way fare will rise from $2.50 to $3 on October 1st, then $3.25 next fall. →
San Diego’s BRT experiments, 11 years on06.29.26 // How are the promises of Rapid holding up? →
A cold case in Sorrento Mesa04.26.26 // On the curious fate of two missing buildings in Carroll Canyon. →
Should San Diego bring back bikeshare?04.11.26 // Rentable bikes seemed like a great idea...until they weren't. Time for another ride? →
Chula Vista is turning the tides of its once-industrial waterfront03.08.26 // The South Bay city is betting big on its Bayfront district. →
How to reclaim a street03.01.26 // Hillcrest's Pride Promenade moves ahead. →
The missed potential of New Terminal 102.10.26 // A little more investment could have gone a long way. →
SDMTS approves permanent Overnight Express service to San Ysidro01.17.26 // Route 910 will continue after a successful 12-month pilot program. →
In the South Bay, a new chapter of higher education takes shape12.30.25 // Bringing the area its first four-year university is no easy task. Chula Vista is taking it on anyways. →
San Diego's MTS considers cuts amid fiscal crisis12.27.25 // Cost reductions could affect nearly a quarter of bus and Trolley service. →
The PCC Streetcar's second return to San Diego12.02.25 // After two years, an icon of American railroading triumphantly returns to the Silver Line. →
The (messy) history of Riverwalk10.28.2025 // Nearly 40 years of planning, 4,300 units of housing, and a new hub for Mission Valley. What's next? →
Costa Verde Center: Past, Present, Future10.25.2025 // This site might be San Diego's most potent transit-oriented development opportunity. How did it get there? →
Groundbreaking news in San Diego09.27.25 // Podcast: it's been a big few weeks for news. →
You should collect paper trains.08.08.25 // It's a niche so small that there's really no other place documenting them. →
'To boldly go where everyone else has before': On 35 years of the ADA07.26.25 // How the US set the global standard for accessibility. →
Who rides the school bus?07.22.25 // The life and times of a small piece of Americana. →
The life and death* of the ADU bonus06.27.25 // Podcast: what does building for the future look like in every neighborhood? →
Airport Authority proposes stricter height regulations, prompting City pushback11.05.24 // Bigger planes or bigger buildings? →
Behind the plans for the Kumeyaay Corridor03.11.24 // More transit for Mission Valley and East County. →
Welcome to BuildSD!02.28.24 // [taps mic] is this thing on? →