Bay Area transportation funding bill paused
Bay Area lawmakers have hit the brakes on state legislation that would have asked voters to approve a $750 million yearly public transit bailout for up to three decades. The …
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Caltrain service suspended this weekend for final electric train testing
Caltrain is suspending service between San Francisco and San Jose on Saturday and Sunday to test its new electric train fleet that is slated to begin carrying passengers in September. …
Caltrain service suspended June 8-9 from SJ to SF – The Mercury News
Training for electrification Caltrain is suspending all train service between San Francisco and San Jose the weekend of June 8-9 to accommodate the testing of its new electric fleet. Limited capacity replacement bus …
Futuristic downtown San Jose rail and transit hub might cost billions
SAN JOSE — A wide-ranging plan to usher in a dramatic revamp of the area around a historic train station in downtown San Jose might cost billions of dollars to develop, …
Morgan Hill set to receive millions for transportation updates – The Mercury News
Morgan Hill is slated to receive about $2 million in federal funds for transit, the city announced this week. The funds, secured by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, will help the city …
YIMBYs react to ex-Caltrain employees’ secret apartments
In the Bay Area, where it can easily cost north of $900,000 to build a single new-unit of affordable housing, how did former Caltrain officials end up building two secret …
Criminal charges after Caltrain station home scheme
REDWOOD CITY — A former employee and former contractor for Caltrain have been charged with felonies after the transit agency uncovered a scheme in which they secretly spent taxpayer funds …
A bigger bureaucracy won’t fix Bay Area’s transit problems
When government agencies face daunting problems, it’s not uncommon for lawmakers to propose some “solution” that amounts to rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic — i.e., a pointless bureaucratic …
Why does a state legislator want to merge all 27 of the Bay Area’s transit agencies together?
For state Sen. Aisha Wahab, the 27 agencies that oversee public transportation in the Bay Area are too many cooks in the transit kitchen. The state legislator, who represents parts …
40 reasons why it’s the best time to live in SF right now
It’s a great time to live in San Francisco. Yes, the city has its struggles, from inequality and the ongoing drug crisis to government bureaucracy that can be almost comically …