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Are Embarcadero BART Fare Sweeps Justified?
As if there aren't enough unavoidable reasons trains are delayed, BART police created a new one
September 14, 2022
CA High-Speed Rail Authority Releases Draft Plan for Palmdale to Burbank Section
High-Speed Rail riders will be able to go from Burbank to Palmdale in under 20 minutes (with a non-stop travel time of 13 minutes). On Metrolink today, this trip takes just over 90 minutes.
September 14, 2022
Metro and L.A. Keep Widening Streets at Transit Stations: Regional Connector Grand Avenue Edition
Metro's Regional Connector subway project is anticipated to open this fall, or maybe early 2023.
September 13, 2022
Metro Looks to Widen the 14 Freeway in North Los Angeles County
Metro, with Caltrans, would widen about 25 miles of the 14 Freeway - between Santa Clarita and Palmdale
August 31, 2022
LA Metro Re-Approves Original Rail-to-River Route After Dedicated Bike/Walk Path Scuttled
The planned bike/walk infrastructure has been significantly downgraded
August 29, 2022
August 2022 Board Meeting Round-Up: L.A. Metro Raises Bus Driver Starting Salaries
L.A. Metro board gave its starting bus operators a raise, approving the outlines of a collective bargaining agreement that ups the starting driver salary to $23 an hour.
August 26, 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
Roundup: Save JFK Again, Another HSR Milestone
High-speed rail environmental clearances done for Peninsula section
August 22, 2022
L.A. Metro Freeway Expansion Negates Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Efforts
Metro transit/bike/walk initiatives reduce GHG emissions by 2.7 million MTCO2e, while Metro highway expansions would increase emissions by 2.6 million to 10.1 million MTCO2e
August 19, 2022
CA Gets $120 Million for 8 “Sustainable and Equitable” Infrastructure Projects
In California, eight projects will receive grants on this go-round, for a total of about $120 million.
August 11, 2022
