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Feds Love Cali Bullet Train
Plus L.A. Times pens an especially absurd story claiming project will have only one track
February 11, 2021
Metro Relaunches Rail-to-River Community Engagement Process to Choose New Southeast Cities Route
The planned WSAB rail line won't leave enough room for a bike/walk path on Randolph, forcing Metro to seek an alternative route
February 10, 2021
CEO Phil Washington Leaving Metro in May
There is speculation that the Metro CEO might be leaving for a federal position, but no federal post has been announced
February 4, 2021
L.A. Metro to Restore Bus Service
Funding will restore transit service with priority for high-ridership lines and an emphasis on disadvantaged communities - though service will remain below level it was at one year ago.
January 29, 2021
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