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At Torrance Event, Governor Brown and Local Leaders Defend Gas Tax
Governor Brown urges voters to reject "crazy efforts" to repeal the state's recent gas tax increase
May 30, 2018
BART, BART, Muni for Bay Area Memorial Day Weekend Roundup
The BART Board, by a 5 to 4 vote, rejected the proposed Livermore extension of the Dublin/Pleasanton line down the center of I-580.
May 25, 2018
Streetsblog Editorial: BART Needs to Kill the Freeway Widening, Livermore Extension
The BART Board of Directors is scheduled to vote on a $1.6 billion investment on an extension to Livermore that would still not connect BART riders to downtown Livermore nor other regional rail.
May 24, 2018
Metro’s Excessive West Santa Ana Branch Cost Estimates Are for Wrong Type of Project
Metro's bogus numbers dismiss surface heavy rail by citing inflated 20-mile tunnel costs
May 17, 2018
SPUR Talk: How to Get More out of Rail
"We need development tools so you don’t just get off the train in California and there's nothing there but a platform...or a parking lot and a Costco."
May 17, 2018
Metro Estimates West Santa Ana Branch Surface Heavy Rail Could Cost More Per Mile Than Purple Line Subway
Would surface heavy rail on the West Santa Ana Branch really cost more per mile than Purple Line subway tunnels? No.
May 15, 2018
Decision time: Sustainable and Equitable Transportation or a Bankrupt BART?
Build the BRT, address the needs of current riders, and grow ridership by investing in improved reliability and affordability so that all Bay residents have better access to equitable and sustainable transportation now and in the future.
May 15, 2018
New “Sacramento Morning Express” Delivers Early Morning Travelers to the Capital
The new train service is expected to stimulate ridership in the San Joaquin Valley and offer travelers with business in the capital an alternative to driving.
May 8, 2018
State Funds Meant for “Transformative” Transit Projects Will Go For an Unwanted Parking Lot
BART came up with a less expensive, more environmentally appropriate way to accommodate riders at a terminus station, but the state said: nah, build a parking structure.
May 4, 2018
Possible West Santa Ana Branch Win-Win: Heavy Rail Connection to Union Station
Running heavy rail on the West Santa Ana Branch could be cheaper, faster, higher-capacity - and a win-win for communities the line will serve.
May 4, 2018
