Monday’s Headlines

Caltrain's electric trains to start limited weekend service soon; San Diego gets "tap-to-pay"; SF drivers demand "respect"; More

By Melanie Curry

8:50 AM PDT on July 22, 2024

Photo: SAMCEDA

Bay Area transportation news bits, including: Caltrain to start running limited electric trains service soon (East Bay Times)
New home sought for historical Corona train depot (Daily Bulletin)
San Diego transit riders can now use their credit card, phone to pay fare (Times of San Diego, San Diego Union Tribune)
New anti-fare-evasion toll gates going up in downtown SF station (Local News Matters)
Bay Area MTC receives grant to study seamless paratransit service (Mass Transit)
Maybe toll lanes will cut traffic on the 605? (LA Times)
San Francisco drivers demand “respect” and all the road space (SF Standard)
What areas in eastern California got sustainable transportation grants (KOLOTV)
City Nerd studies transportation policies in Project 2025
The morality of car dependency, filtered through “The Good Place” (Planetizen)
The big zoning battle of Berkeley: allowing denser housing (Darrell Owens, KQED)

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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