Rail
Eyes on the Station: Fortified Fare Gates Now Arriving at Metro Stops
Streetsblog visited Pasadena's Metro A Line Lake Street Station and brings you photos of the new fare gates. Metro is installing more secure gates at more than a dozen rail stations.
Talking Headways Podcast: The California State Rail Plan
This week we’re listening in on a conversation hosted by Seamless Bay Area about the 2024 update to the California State Rail Plan.
SGV Connect 135.1 – An Update on the Foothill Gold Line Construction Timelines
Damien Newton sat down with Gold Line Foothill Construction Authority CEO Habib Balian to discuss how a too-high bid will lead to a delay on Gold Line construction to Montclair
Amtrak CEO’s Ouster Makes the Grassroots Fight For Rail More Urgent
"For all of our sakes, let’s hope against hope that whoever sits in that seat next believes in the mission of a nationwide network of passenger-rail service."
Weekend Roundup: BART Fare Gates, Oakland Bay Bridge Bikes…
This is probably something a judge would need to decide at some point
Advocates Resist Muni Service Cuts
Is this a transit-first city? Or a cut-transit-first city?
Couple of Caltrain Updates
If AI's good enough for driverless cars, why not use it to keep trains safe too? Plus Caltrain wants you to take the train to the parade The post Couple of Caltrain Updates appeared first on Streetsblog San Francisco.
Op-Ed: Elon Musk Is Wrong About Amtrak
No, America should not privatize Amtrak "like China." But we could learn a thing or two from their rail success. (Spoiler: it's largely state-funded.)
Inland Empire Advocates Push Back on Autonomous Car Tunnel Plan for Airport
Advocates contend that a San Bernardino Transportation Authority proposal to build an autonomous vehicle tunnel to connect to a transit hub fails on multiple levels. Nevertheless, the agency plans to approve the project's environmental studies on Wednesday.
