Why is Amtrak Missing from the BayPass Pilot?
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Amtrak's Bay Area service doesn't take Clipper and isn't part of the BayPass pilot. That's an omission you can drive a train through
Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Caltrain
Fare Integration Takes One Step Forward, One Step Back
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The hope is that if a regionwide pass increases ridership without causing transit Armageddon, perhaps individual agencies will stop blocking and delaying real transit integration. Then the goals of S.B. 917 can be achieved via MTC--which is supposed to be the coordinating agency for Bay Area transit--without the legislation.
Update on Efforts to Integrate Transit
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"We run as one!" went the slogan of the Seamless cohort at Bay to Breakers. Unfortunately, Bay Area transit agencies still aren't on board.
Weekend Roundup: Celebrating the J.F.K. Promenade, Van Ness BRT improving service
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...and Caltrain starts testing its new trains at its facility in San Jose
Renewing the Push for Transit Integration
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"We should have a world-class transit system. We have the bones of it," said California Senator Josh Becker. "If we just do fare and schedule integration, that would make a tremendous difference."
First Caltrain Electrics Arrive
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The Peninsula's railroad just got its first modern railway equipment... its old belchy diesels will not be missed