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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
Who Are We Building Transit For?
Appreciated as their enthusiasm (and investment) is, Metro must think bigger. Both regionally and locally at the same time, but not necessarily with the same line.
January 11, 2020
HSR Critics Watch Too Much TV
Are High-speed rail critics really this clueless about how new rail lines are built?
January 7, 2020
Open Letter to New SFMTA Director Jeffrey Tumlin: Tools for Your New Gig
A few items and supplies a progressive SFMTA leader needs in his toolkit
December 19, 2019
SMART Celebrates Larkspur Extension
Tomorrow, Saturday, regular service begins... with more frequent service to come
December 16, 2019
Housing at Transit: Berkeley Moves to Comply with New State Zoning Law
Step one: creating a Memorandum of Understanding between BART and Berkeley so they can work together. The MOU will guide Berkeley's accelerated rezoning of these two parcels.
December 12, 2019
