Public Transit

A Washington State University study of 11,000 twins confirms that walkable neighborhoods — with sidewalks, parks, businesses and transit — encourage more walking, improving public health and fostering community connections without requiring extreme urban density.

You know that long list of Oregon places that OPB’s radio announcers read every hour? It gave OPB "Weekend Edition" host Lillian Karabaic an idea: to go on a single, 14-day road trip to visit every single one… all by public transit. “Stop Requested” explores the joys and challenges of rural transit, and introduces us to drivers and riders across the state.

Prakruti Bhatt and Lillian Karabaic answer listener questions about Stop Requested.

We adventure from La Grande to Wallowa Lake by bus, and look for Bigfoot along the way.

For the fifth installment of Stop Requested, we solve a public transit mystery to Baker City, where we attend The Great Salt Lick Auction. And then end up in back of a patrol car.

In the fourth installment of OPB's “Stop Requested" series, Lillian Karabaic and Prakruti Bhatt travel through the Oregon outback from Lakeview to Christmas Valley and La Pine.

"Stop Requested" is a journey around Oregon by public transit. In the third installment, our destination is Lakeview, but the only way there by public transit is from Klamath Falls.

Stop Requested is OPB’s bus road trip series: a journey to the corners of Oregon by public transit.

"Stop Requested" is a road trip series around Oregon — by public transit!

The Portland area's largest transit agency adopted key code changes, including one aimed at punishing anyone who propels bodily fluids at employees and another requiring police to get permission to conduct fare checks on transit.