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California Trainin’: A Chicagoan Checks Out Transportation in the Golden State
Here's a show-and-tell of my impressions of the walk/bike/transit stuff I experienced, including a few things I'd be glad to see implemented in Chicago.
March 14, 2023
San Francisco Roundup: Presidio GO Goes Electric, Amtrak Payment Pilot
...and nice job, SFMTA, with new Church and Market treatment
February 13, 2023
Open Letter: Bay Area Advocate Wants Planners for Second Transbay Crossing to do Better
If things go like the Transbay Terminal and the Central Subway, how many people reading this will be alive by the time a second Transbay tube is completed?
January 19, 2023
Emergency Work to Stabilize Cliffs Above SoCal Railroad Tracks Will Take Months
Amtrak, Metrolink, and freight operations from Laguna Niguel to Oceanside are suspended meanwhile. A permanent solution is years away.
October 4, 2022
Why is Amtrak Missing from the BayPass Pilot?
Amtrak's Bay Area service doesn't take Clipper and isn't part of the BayPass pilot. That's an omission you can drive a train through
August 23, 2022
Infrastructure Law Helps Fix Amtrak Funding Woes, Rail Exec. Tells House
An infusion of $22 billion for Amtrak would allow the system to offer more reliable service, upgrade stations and work on its backlog of deferred maintenance.
December 28, 2021
New Bridge Proposed to Eliminate Rail Choke Point
A 90-year-old draw bridge is the source of major delays on trains in the Bay Area--the push is on to replace it
June 17, 2021
Cal Amtrak Wants Safer Ballpark Plan
Head of the agency that runs passenger trains between San Jose and Sacramento wants more done to address rail safety issues at proposed Howard Terminal ballpark
April 21, 2021
Commentary: California Needs a Night Train Now
The Europeans are expanding overnight intercity services. So is Amtrak on the East Coast. When will California get on board?
April 14, 2021
Amtrak Is Ready to Grow. Will it Finally Get the Subsidy It Deserves?
Amtrak wants intercity rail take its rightful place as an essential component of our public transportation ecosystem, rather than quasi-private afterthought.
February 22, 2021
