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Metro Board Approves Link US Union Station Run-Through Tracks
The Metro board approved environmental studies for Union Station run-through tracks which will improve overall station efficiency for Metrolink, Amtrak, and high-speed rail.
June 28, 2019
Muni Train Door Sensors Belie a Bigger Problem: Operators Can’t See
A combination of no mirrors and inadequate video screens makes it impossible for operators to do a proper look back
June 28, 2019
L.A. Metro to Consider Adopting Transit-to-Parks Strategic Plan
The plan lists various initiatives that Metro and other local agencies could do to improve transit access to parks, such as increasing service, incorporating park access into bus service changes, mapping, and improving first/last mile connections.
June 25, 2019
Guest Commentary: BART’s New Manager Could Save Bay Area Transit
...or oversee its continued decline
June 19, 2019
Metro Introduces Purple Line Extension Section 2 Tunneling Machines: Harriet and Ruth
Metro tunnel machines Ruth and Harriet will soon be tunneling eastward from Century City through Beverly Hills
June 18, 2019
California Still Wants its Bullet Train
Despite years of mudslinging and attacks, people still just want a modern train system in California
June 13, 2019
Eyes on the Street: West Portal Transit-Only Lane Pilot
It's early, but so far it's hard to believe city is really trying to make this work, given the meager implementation and total lack of enforcement
June 11, 2019
Caltrain Unswayed by Pleas for Secure Bike Space on New Fleet
Railroad will not increase the number of bike cars on electric fleet
June 10, 2019
L.A. Union Station Plans Reduce Costs by Cutting Some Pieces
Eliminating new concourse and loop track would shave nearly a billion dollars from L.A.'s needed Union Station re-vamp
June 7, 2019
SPUR Talk: The Future of Rail in Northern California
More trains, more frequency, more speed coming to California
June 7, 2019
