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Dublin BART Parking Battle Takes a New Twist
A local assemblymember secured a promise of $20 million in state funding to build a parking garage for BART. But in the interim staff had come up with intriguing alternative proposals, and the board of directors opted for the quicker and less expensive option.
August 8, 2017
Caltrain Celebrates Electrification Project
A victory lap for Caltrain proponents in Millbrae.
July 24, 2017
New Concept Considered For Union Station Re-Vamp: Above-Grade Concourse
The estimated $2.75 billion LinkUS project is planned to convert Union Station from a stub-end station to a run-through station. Metro staff introduced a new concept under consideration: an above-grade concourse.
July 20, 2017
Metro Offers Update on Rail-to-River Bike/Ped Path Design
Metro expects to see the preliminary (30 percent) design completed shortly and to hire a design/build construction contractor to finish the plans and break ground by mid-2018. The project would be completed in late 2019, around the time that the Crenshaw/LAX Line would be opening.
July 10, 2017
Milestones in Bay Area Transport: SMART Train and Bike-Share
SMART began offering free rides, although the official launch of the train service is still up in the air. And Bay Area bike-share, rebranded as Ford GoBike, began rolling out bikes in San Francisco, with other cities coming soon.
June 30, 2017
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
