Two major projects completing the ring of rail around San Francisco Bay advanced in recent weeks. The $12.75B project to bring BART from Berryessa to…
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On Friday, VTA announced that the federal government would fund $5.1Billion toward the BART Silicon Valley project, about 41% of the cost of the project,…
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A bill in the legislature this year, AB2503 (Lee), proposes to exempt rail electrification projects from the sort of delay that impacted Caltrain electrification. Back…
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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…
Leave a CommentSeptember 12: Panel on MTC Megaproject Advancement Policy On Monday September 12, SPUR is hosted a panel with Kenneth Folan of Metropolitan Transportation Commission, discussing…
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In May, following requests from the BART board and San Jose City Council the VTA board agreed to move forward with two parallel review processes…
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What travel needs would be met by a second transbay rail crossing between San Francisco and the East Bay? How might the project benefit or…
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On December 2, the BART board supported a review of the BART Silicon Valley project to assess the current design against the twin-bore alternative studied…
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