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Metro’s Plan Would Electrify Bus Fleet by 2030
Metro staff presented a plan for an all-electric bus fleet by 2030. The only concrete steps the agency is committed to is electrifying the Orange and Silver Lines by 2020 and 2021.
June 19, 2017
Update on Plans to Get Trains into S.F. Transbay Terminal
The San Francisco Planning Department will be presenting the San Francisco Board of Supervisors with updated plans for getting trains from the Caltrain corridor into the lower level of the Transbay Transit Center.
June 19, 2017
The Crazy Idea of Running Caltrain onto Muni’s Tracks
Maybe it's not quite as crazy as it sounds
June 14, 2017
Foothill Gold Line Montclair Extension Early Construction Will Start This Year
The Metro Gold Line is being extended 12.3 miles to Montclair. Early utility relocation work will be getting underway this year, with the line expected to open in 2025-26.
June 5, 2017
A Multimodal Field Trip in Honor of CA’s New Bike and Pedestrian Plan
Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty was joined by Caltrans staff to mark the release of Caltrans' new statewide bike and pedestrian plan with a multimodal field trip: a train ride from Sacramento to Emeryville, and from there a bike ride on the Alex Zuckerman Bicycle/Pedestrian Path along the Oakland Bay Bridge to the new Vista Point on Yerba Buena Island.
May 26, 2017
Caltrain Electrification Approved
After months of back and forth, Trump administration signs off on Caltrain electrification project.
May 23, 2017
The Wait Continues on Caltrain Electrification
Nobody knows if Elaine Chao will sign, but at least we can pick a color for the trains.
May 17, 2017
Only Six Cities Are Worthy of Rail Funding, Manhattan Institute Scholar Decrees
A new report from Manhattan Institute senior fellow Aaron Renn argues that the federal government should stop supporting new rail lines in cities across the country.
May 5, 2017
Some Good News for Caltrain
After a whole lot of grim news about the Caltrain electrification project it looks as if, finally, there's a glimmer of hope. Funding for electrification is included in the budget compromise on the federal budget deal announced last week.
May 4, 2017
