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Over a Year of No Subway Service is Nothing to Celebrate
No other city in the world closed their entire subway for the COVID crisis. Why does San Francisco find this acceptable?
May 18, 2021
Metro Rail Shorts: Crenshaw and Connector Delays, Sepulveda Video, and More
Crenshaw now anticipated to open on November 1, 2022, shortly after the Regional Connector on August 29, 2022
May 12, 2021
Support the Bullet Train for Earth Day
Advocates are gearing up to protect California's high-speed rail project this Earth Day because of its importance in fighting climate-change
April 22, 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
Stephanie Wiggins to Become CEO of Metro
Stephanie Wiggins is expected to be CEO for a four-year term, with a start date between May 30, 2021 and June 14, 2021, plus two, one-year options
April 8, 2021
Post-COVID Metro Transit Ridership Recovering, While Service Lags
The state and county's relatively rapid steps toward re-opening are proceeding more quickly than Metro's slow crawl to restore transit service. The result is likely to be overcrowded buses.
April 7, 2021
L.A. Times Opinion Piece Amplifies Call to Nix Metro’s Harmful Freeway Widening
"...why on earth is Metro prioritizing a problematic freeway expansion? ...at some point we need our transit agencies to draw a line in the sand. If they can’t end car-centric urban planning, they can certainly stop enabling it with freeway expansions."
April 6, 2021
Bullet Trains and the Future of Passenger Rail
Seminar looks at California's HSR project, the Biden Administration, and passenger trains in America
March 30, 2021
