At its May board meeting, the Caltrain board advanced a 2-year budget with plans to provide steady service, and with the likelihood of partner contributions…
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New polling data from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission shows that voters support transit but want improvements – and there’s a virtuous cycle between better transit…
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In late February, the BART board held its annual board workshop. Major themes this year were financial stability and improving customer experience to regrow ridership.…
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This week the state legislature is holding the last two key hearings on transportation funding before the “May Revise” of the governor’s budget proposal. At…
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This week and next, the California state legislature will start to consider whether to step in to address the fiscal cliff that risks steep service…
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The state legislature in Sacramento is looking into the challenges facing public transportation as the fiscal cliff facing agencies comes into sharper focus. On Monday,…
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On Thursday, February 2, the Caltrain board will discuss short-term opportunities to regrow transit ridership. Caltrain is looking at single agency strategies that it can…
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On January 31, the State of California announced that it is awarding $367 million to Caltrain to finish its electrification project, which is scheduled to…
Leave a CommentGovernor Newsom’s proposed budget grapples with a projected $22.5 billion state budget deficit by slashing funding for public transportation capital projects (and other climate investments)…
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The San Francisco Central Subway just opened after over a decade in construction and about $1.6 billion. The BART Silicon Valley project may get better…
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