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Caltrain Governance Negotiations Inch Forward
The Caltrain board inched forward in painstaking negotiations on three-county governance at its meeting on Thursday.
February 8, 2022
Metro Approves Rail-to-Rail Walk/Bike Facility
Metro has plans to host a groundbreaking next month - Monday, February 28. The facility is expected to open around 2025.
January 31, 2022
Eyes on the Stations: DTLA Regional Connector Subway Construction
The 1.9-mile Regional Connector light rail subway is 88 percent done, and expected to open at the very end of 2022 or early 2023
January 28, 2022
Metro Operations Update: Operator Pay Raise, Another Motion to Restore Service Later
Metro is currently canceling ten to fifteen percent of bus runs because of staff shortages, so staff recommends temporarily cutting service by ten percent - starting Sunday February 20.
January 26, 2022
High-Speed Rail Authority Approves Environmental Docs for Burbank-to-Los Angeles Segment
Milestone clears way to move forward with planning and design of this segment
January 21, 2022
Governor’s Proposed Budget Transportation Elements Sound Familiar
The first chess move in a negotiation with the legislature contains a transportation proposal pretty much identical to last year's: finish the Central Valley segment of HSR, a bit more for ATP.
January 10, 2022
LA Metro Board Urges $16.5 Billion Investment in Transit Infrastructure
LA Metro says the budget surplus is a "golden opportunity" to improve important projects in the region's Long Range Transportation Plan
January 3, 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
Bullet Train Update, Ball Park Safety Fail
...and S.F. dedicates millions more for Vision Zero
December 20, 2021
Why Do L.A. Agencies Drop Approved Bikeways From Their Projects?
Metro, Caltrans, and L.A. City Public Works Department ignore many opportunities to extend L.A. bikeway facilities into more of a network
December 16, 2021
