Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Downtown Extension

A 200 mph train in the Netherlands. A Dutch TV crew asks: will California ever catch up? Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Dutch Television Takes a Look at California’s Lagging Rail Infrastructure

By Roger Rudick | May 30, 2019 | 32 Comments

When it comes to infrastructure, will the U.S. ever catch up with the rest of the world?

The transfer between Amtrak and BART, currently the fastest way to get from Sacramento to San Francisco without a car. Photo: City of Richmond

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Amtrak to S.F. via a New Transbay Tube?

By Roger Rudick | Feb 6, 2019 | 39 Comments

Capitol Corridor and BART are discussing building a second Transbay tube to carry trains from both systems

A rendering of the downtown extension of Caltrain. Image: Transbay Authority

Downtown Extension Finally Moves Forward

By Roger Rudick | Apr 11, 2017 | 22 Comments

The San Francisco County Transportation Authority (CTA) Board authorized $5.5 million in Prop K funds for the downtown extension rail tunnel (DTX) project that will one day connect Caltrain's mainline to the Transbay Terminal.