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First Caltrain Electrics Arrive
The Peninsula's railroad just got its first modern railway equipment... its old belchy diesels will not be missed
March 24, 2022
Most of Metro’s New Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail Line Is Substantially Complete
If all goes well - which hasn't been the case for Crenshaw/LAX so far - the new rail line could open to the public as early as this December, though early 2023 is likely
March 21, 2022
Proposed L.A. Metro FY22-23 Budget: More Freeway Widening, Less Transit Construction
While the Metro FY22-23 budget figures are still in flux, the latest proposal shows a 30 percent increase in freeway expansion and a 9 percent decrease in transit expansion
March 18, 2022
Ghost Train Podcast Explores Denver’s Troubled Rail Expansion, with Lessons for Other Locales
Ghost Train is the story of how one polluted, traffic-choked city went all in on trains, and what happened when that plan jumped the track.
March 14, 2022
Manchin Machinations Seem Promising for Bullet Train
Federal funding picture remains in flux.
March 8, 2022
Highway Widening Chief Abdollah Ansari Has Left Metro
Ansari was one of the agency's most rigidly pro-freeway and pro-car-capacity leaders
March 1, 2022
February 2022 Metro Board Meeting Recap: Railyard Overrun, Unarmed Security, and More
Transit policing, B/D Line turnback yard, N. 710 Freeway funding for multi-modal projects, Eastside L Line extension, bike parking, J Line electric buses, and Local Small Business Enterprise Program
March 1, 2022
Documents Completed on San Francisco Leg of High-Speed Rail
The next step towards getting the San Francisco to Merced section of California's High-speed Rail project shovel-ready was taken Friday with the completion of a required environmental study of the alignment. This all-important connection between the Central Valley and Silicon Valley has been a "long time coming and this is a big milestone," said Boris Lipkin, Northern California Regional Director.
February 25, 2022
L.A. Metro Evaluating Phasing Eastside Gold Line Extension to Whittier
The 9-mile Eastside Gold Line light rail extension is expected to cost $6.1-6.5 billion, so construction could be phased, with a shorter initial segment
February 18, 2022
