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Eyes on the Street: North Berkeley BART Bike Improvements

Advocates celebrate another ribbon cutting on some great bike infrastructure to improve connections at North Berkeley BART. It needs more concrete though.

October 28, 2025

SGV Connect Episode 143: A Line Extension Tour

Streetsblog walks, talks, and eats the brand new Metro A Line Extension in Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne and Pomona.

October 27, 2025

L.A. Union Station Run-Through Tracks Complicated By Vernon Challenge

Much needed improvements now face potential cost increases and delays over a planned relocation of a short stretch of private rail storage tracks.

October 17, 2025

The Audacious Idea to Connect America With Trails Is More Necessary Now Than Ever

Seattle's bike blogger takes a ride on some of Washington's best rail trails — and makes the case for extending the "Great American Rail Trail" across the country.

October 14, 2025

The Shocking Untold History of America’s Rails-to-Trails Movement

Some of the fiercest battles for the future of public space in America have happened on abandoned railway corridors — and the battles aren't over yet.

October 7, 2025

Save the Date: Attend a Talk with High Speed Rail CEO Ian Choudri

Streetsblog's editor will host a Q&A with the head of the California High Speed Rail Authority at Manny's in the Mission, October 22.

September 26, 2025

Caltrain Celebrates Electric Train Anniversary as Gov. Signs Bill for More

Gavin Newsom's signature on "Cap-and-Invest" means there will be even more rail electrification in the future.

September 22, 2025

Metro Pomona A Line Extension is Open

With nine new miles of light rail, four new stations - Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne, and Pomona - the world's longest light rail line now extends 57.6 miles from Pomona through Pasadena and downtown L.A. to Long Beach.

September 19, 2025

Windsor Stoked About its New Train

All about my car-free mini-vacation in the Sonoma town of Windsor, which is truly embracing the bike/train lifestyle. But there's still work left to do.

September 17, 2025

High Speed Rail by 2032?: CHSRA Plans for Future as Feds Pull More Money from Project

High-speed rail in the Central Valley by 2032, to the Bay by 2038, and to L.A. by...sometime...

August 26, 2025