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Screen Doors Coming to Oakland BART Station
Could this be the first step towards driverless trains?
February 21, 2018
L.A. Metro Board to Vote on $6 Billion 710 Freeway Widening
It is difficult to believe that, in the 21st Century, Caltrans and Metro are still seeking to spend billions widening a highway in order "to improve air quality, mobility, and quality of life."
February 14, 2018
BART Managers Suss Out Long Term Plans at Annual Workshop
A second Transbay tube or tunnel crossing, the extension to Silicon Valley, and Communications-Based Train Control were some of the topics discussed today and yesterday at BART's annual board workshop.
February 12, 2018
Bay Area Transit Update: BART Signs, Caltrain Electrification, Amtrak, SFMTA Annual Report
Small but significant announcements came out of several large transit agencies last week.
February 5, 2018
1966 BART Headline Gives Perspective and Context on High-Speed Rail
HSR's cost overruns are real: but so were overruns on systems that are now vital to the economic life of the region.
January 31, 2018
Beverly Hills School District Files New Lawsuit Against Purple Line Subway
Last week the Beverly Hills School District filed a new lawsuit against the FTA and Metro again aimed at preventing the Purple Line from tunneling below Beverly Hills High School.
January 30, 2018
High-Speed Rail Cost Overrun Reporting Raises Questions of Media Bias
Cost overruns are bad, but aren't they equally bad for highway and rail projects?
January 24, 2018
L.A. Metro Retires Regional Connector Tunnel Machine
"Angeli" has completed work on two mile-long subway tunnels below downtown L.A.
January 22, 2018
Look for New BART Train for the Evening Commute
It took a while, but BART's "Fleet of the Future" is about to become, well, the train of today.
January 22, 2018
Amtrak Crash Highlights Need to Accelerate Safety Upgrades in Bay Area
Amtrak's Capitol Corridor, Caltrain and rail generally are twelve times safer than driving...but safety upgrade delays still present a risk
December 20, 2017
