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BART Begins to Berryessa
BART and Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) officials held opening ceremonies this morning at the Berryessa and Milpitas BART stations to mark tomorrow's launch of service of the first phase of a $2.3 billion San Jose extension.
June 15, 2020
Metro Purple Line Extension Section 1 Difficult Tunneling Resulting in Cost Overrun
Near the La Brea Tar Pits, Westside Purple Line tunneling has been hitting methane pockets which force evacuation of workers
June 11, 2020
L.A. Metro Sides with Police, Against Riders – Shuts Down System, Shuttles Arrestees
By suspending service and shuttling arrestees, Metro leadership sided with the police, against the needs of its largely Black and brown ridership
June 3, 2020
L.A. Metro Approves Three-Month Continuing Budget
Even with $1 billion L.A. County federal CARES Act stimulus coming, Metro sees cash flow issues, cost-cutting, and delays to projects not already under construction
May 29, 2020
Metro Pursuing Disruptive Centinela Grade Separation on Nearly Complete Crenshaw Line
Do Crenshaw transit riders really need a two-year bus bridge, so more drivers can get to Inglewood's stadium?
May 21, 2020
Caltrain Faces Electrification Challenges, Shutdown Concerns Loom
A serious rethink is in the cards for how Caltrain, and Bay Area transit generally, gets funded
May 21, 2020
Court Sides With Metro on Beverly Hills Subway Lawsuit, Again
Beverly Hills School District has little time to force any further changes, as Metro's WPLE2 tunnel machine is already on its way below Beverly Hills High School.
May 19, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: California High-Speed Rail’s Next Steps
A top official at the California High-Speed Rail Authority gives us an update on that mega-project — and also offers lessons on what engineers and planners have learned.
May 15, 2020
Could Crisis Help Push for Bay Area Transit Integration?
The transit crisis underscores the need for rational fares and funding, but is also forcing lawmakers to delay a legislative push
May 12, 2020
Watch Metro’s Rail and BRT Network Grow in a Fun Unofficial Video
See Metro's ambitious rail and BRT construction program in an informative new unofficial video. In a couple decades few parts of the county will be left unserved.
May 7, 2020
