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Endorsement: Marin/Sonoma Need Alternatives to Traffic, Vote ‘Yes’ on Measure I
A 'yes' vote would continue the North Bay's slow march back to a sane and safe transportation system
February 27, 2020
CA High-Speed Rail Authority Releasing Draft Plan on Connection to L.A. County
A new report being released this week shows how high-speed rail will connect to the north Los Angeles county city of Palmdale.
February 26, 2020
Metro Smartly Shelves Mid-Freeway Rail Extension
Ding-dong, a problematic rail proposal along the 60 Freeway is dead! (Though it's actually just delayed until around 2053)
February 26, 2020
CA Congressman Introduces Federal Bill to Fund High-Speed Rail
No guarantees, but it could provide funding for CA's program, if it passes
February 21, 2020
CA High-Speed Rail Update: Current Plan’s Air Benefits Better Than Proposed SoCal Funding Switch
Spending $4.8 billion on electrifying HSR between Bakersfield and Merced will do more to reduce pollution and take cars off the road than moving funds to rail upgrades in L.A.
February 19, 2020
LADOT Moves to Make Trains Move Faster on Expo, but Hasn’t Considered Signal Preemption
Why do Expo trains seem to be always running late and slow? Because Expo is too popular.
February 13, 2020
More than a Hundred Miles of California High-Speed Rail are Under Construction
Central Valley High-Speed Rail construction contracts total four billion dollars. There are currently 30 active construction sites spanning 119 miles across five counties: Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern.
February 6, 2020
Some Urban Observations From My Italy Vacation
Rome, Pisa, Calci, Lucca, Venice and Florence are conducive to car-free travel. High-speed trains are great for travel between cities.
January 27, 2020
Metro Plans Nearly Two-Year-Long Little Tokyo Gold Line Bus Bridge For Regional Connector Construction
Metro will demolish the existing Little Tokyo Gold Line Station for a new underground station. Construction means closing 1.2 miles of the Gold Line, running a 22-month bus bridge, expected to start late 2020
January 17, 2020
Amtrak Non Grata at Transit Center
The national rail operator can't even get a connecting bus into the "Grant Central Station of the West"?
January 17, 2020
