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More Sophistry in Favor of a Second Bay Bridge for Cars
Chronicle Op-Ed massages stats and makes false equivalencies to support another highway bridge between SF and Oakland
February 12, 2018
Amtrak Crash Highlights Need to Accelerate Safety Upgrades in Bay Area
Yesterday morning Amtrak Cascades #501 derailed on a curve in Dupont, Wash. Jim Hamre and Zack Willhoite, advocates with the Rail Passengers Association (RPA), were two of the three people killed in the crash. They were riding the train on its inaugural run on a new track alignment that reduces travel times on the popular service between Seattle and Portland.
December 19, 2017
SPUR Gets Preview of State Rail Plan
Take Caltrain from San Francisco to San Jose, and it costs $9.75. But come back on the other side of the Bay, to Oakland's Jack London Square Amtrak station, and it will cost you between $17 and $37 on Amtrak. The tickets are completely different, purchased from different agencies, from different machines.
September 27, 2017
