California holds off on HSR bonds for Caltrain electrification while...
The state of California Treasurer’s office has decided to float bonds in April for the California High Speed Rail project as authorized by Proposition 1a, but is holding off on selling Prop1A bonds for...
View ArticleUpcoming High Speed Rail community meetings in April and May
In April and May, the California High-Speed Rail Authority will be hosting Community Open House meetings on the range of alternatives being considered for the segments from San Francisco to San Jose...
View ArticleTrump admin will consider new transit projects through September; Caltrain...
Facing bipartisan pushback against transit cuts, the Trump administration transportation department says it will continue to consider approving new transit capital projects projects through September....
View ArticleElectric Caltrain: the product is the service
Now that Caltrain electrification is moving forward, what do we want electric Caltrain service to become? This summer, starting with the July 6 board meeting there will be important discussions about...
View ArticleThe State Rail Plan and the Caltrain network
A “pulse system” with precise, timed rail and feeder bus connections. Much greater capacity in constrained corridors, with a new tunnel carrying conventional rail from San Francisco through to Oakland....
View ArticleThe State Rail Plan and the Caltrain Network
“Imagine if you could board a train at least every 30 minutes in urban regions, or every 60 minutes at any station in the rest of the state, and travel seamlessly to any city in California? Instead of...
View ArticlePalo Alto Grade Separation conversation about to get practical
Before the end of 2017, Palo Alto released the results of a study showing rough estimates of revenues of local funding options to supplement grade separation funding, and cost estimates to implement...
View ArticleState Rail Plan supports more than 10 trains/hour on Peninsula corridor; 2nd...
At an lunch forum at SPUR San Jose on February 20, representatives of Caltrain and Caltrans talked about how the State Rail plan was supporting more passenger capacity on the Peninsula Corridor, and...
View ArticleShould Caltrain plan to keep up with ridership growth? Board workshop next month
On Thursday, October 4 at 9am, the Caltrain board will hold a workshop on one of the biggest topics to consider in the business plan for the service – how aggressively to plan for ridership growth....
View ArticleDumbarton Update: Facebook considers light rail on city streets due to...
Facebook disclosed more information about the options it is considering for Dumbarton Rail at a community meeting on Tuesday October 1, at Fair Oaks Health Center. The meeting was intended to be a...
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