Rail
Streetsblog California
Updates from the January 2021 L.A. Metro Board Meeting
New boardmembers, Crenshaw/LAX, Regional Connector, 5 Freeway, Equity Office, and more
January 29, 2021
Bay Area Wants More Rail
Second set of Transbay tubes? New lines joining Sacramento and San Francisco directly? Seems the sky is the limit under new plan.
January 29, 2021
Editorial: The Correlation Between Rail Opponents and the Insurrection
Aren't fascists supposed to like trains?
January 15, 2021
Can Shift in D.C. Get Trains into Transbay?
With Biden and Democrats in narrow control of the Senate, San Francisco is in a race to get cash for its next big transit project
January 13, 2021
California HSR Is Peachy
The state's rail modernization project is looking up thanks to Georgia's election results
January 7, 2021
Commentary: Bring Back the Night Train
Given the ongoing COVID crisis and our emissions woes, an overnight train between LA and San Francisco offers an alternative
December 21, 2020
Study: The U.S. Can Absolutely Afford to Build More Rail
The persistent myth that it just costs more to build train lines in the U.S. than it does abroad is mostly bunk, a new analysis finds — but costs quickly balloon when we start building them underground, for reasons that researchers can't yet fully explain.
December 18, 2020
Commentary: Electrify California’s Trains Now
We've got crews out stringing wire already. It's time to take it up a notch.
December 3, 2020
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Votes to Support Metro Highway Program Flexibility
The SGVCOG Transportation Committee voted unanimously to support new guidelines that would allow more flexibility for Metro Highway Program projects to including complete streets components.
November 23, 2020
Sorry, Biden’s Still Great for Rail
Apparently, even when the train starts running, the Times's wreck-it-Ralph Vartabedian will find a way to give it a negative spin
November 18, 2020
