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CA High-Speed Rail Authority Approves Plan for Connection into L.A. County
Bakersfield to Palmdale EIR approved, readying the section to catch potential infrastructure funding
August 20, 2021
‘Amtrak Joe’ Wants Electric Bullet Trains for California
California's electrified, high-speed train project gets closer to reality with billions in federal dollars on the way
August 12, 2021
U.S. Senators tell Cal Lawmakers to Stop Effing with Bullet Train
Assemblymembers Rendon, Friedman get a talking to from Senators Feinstein, Padilla over budget delays to high-speed rail
July 20, 2021
L.A. Metro Bus Service Changes Hit Lots of Bumps
This week's botched NextGen implementation signals that Metro continues to fail to prioritize its bus riders
July 1, 2021
Editorial: Own it, L.A. Politicians–You’re Trying to Kill California’s Bullet Train
Three of L.A.'s supposedly 'environmentalist' politicians just signed a letter proving once and for all that they want HSR dead in its tracks
June 30, 2021
Solidarity Ride Draws Attention to Metro Bike Share Union Push
Metro Bike Share workers, employed by Metro contractor Bicycle Transportation Systems, filed with the National Labor Relations Board to be represented by the Transport Workers Union.
June 29, 2021
How Can Metro’s Board and New CEO Wiggins Rein in Rogue Departments?
Metro CEO Wiggins takes hold of an agency at a crossroads - with Operations, Security, and Highway departments often unresponsive to the agency's stated vision.
June 24, 2021
Caltrans and Metro Break Ground on 71 Freeway Widening Through Pomona
The SR-74 project will convert about 3.5 miles of existing four-lane expressway into an eight-lane freeway.
June 18, 2021
Report: How to Prioritize Housing and Right-Size Parking at Transit Stations
TransForm analyzed plans for housing at several urban rail stations, offering ideas about how to best achieve goals on reducing single occupant vehicle trips to transit stations.
June 17, 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
