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San Francisco apparently is missing the point of sharing streets. Photo: Walk San Francisco.

Weekend Roundup: Crowded Sidewalks, Shared Streets, and Shiny Trains

By Roger Rudick | Jun 26, 2020 | No Comments

Streetsblog San Francisco will be taking a much-needed vacation next week, returning after the 4th of July Holiday on Tuesday. Headlines, syndication and some 'light publishing' will be done by other California editors. Before singing off we wanted to leave you with a couple of shorties to start out your summer.

The San Joaquin River Viaduct, part of the creation of the ROW for California High-speed Rail. Photo: CaHSRA

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Over 100 Miles of High-Speed Rail Under Construction

By Joe Linton | Feb 6, 2020 | No Comments

Central Valley High-Speed Rail construction contracts total four billion dollars. There are currently 30 active construction sites spanning 119 miles across five counties: Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern.

Caltrain carries 60,000 people on an average weekday, far below its potential. Photo: Sergio Ruiz

Advocates Envision a Transit-Rich Caltrain Highway 101 Corridor

By Andrew Boone | Jun 30, 2017 | 17 Comments

How can we make it easier to get around between San Francisco and San Jose? That was the topic discussed by a group of transit advocates and professionals last Wednesday in Palo Alto at a Caltrain / 101 Corridor Vision Forum. The corridor is today plagued by crowded trains, a congested Highway 101, and ineffective public bus […]

Bay Area Transit Agencies Build on Parking Lots

By Andrew Boone | Jul 15, 2016 | 20 Comments

Last Thursday representatives from Caltrain, the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), and Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) presented [PDF] current plans for building housing and offices on top of station parking lots, at the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) in downtown San Jose. Rail station parking lots offer the ultimate in […]

San Mateo County Still Thinks the Wider the Better

By Andrew Boone | Mar 9, 2016 | 33 Comments

San Mateo County’s City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG) is leaving an expansion of Highway 101 with new carpool lanes on the table, even after the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) concluded they will jam up with traffic the day they open. If constructed–by 2024 at the earliest–a 14-mile section of the highway from San Bruno to Redwood City would be widened from eight to […]

Riders Feel Railroaded by Caltrain Fare Hikes

By Andrew Boone | Feb 11, 2016 | 30 Comments

Public transportation becomes less accessible for low-income Peninsula residents and workers this year with fare increases for both Caltrain and SamTrans buses. Caltrain tickets go up by fifty cents on February 28 while SamTrans bus tickets were raised by 25 cents on January 10. Unlike Muni, neither agency offers discounted tickets to transfer between buses […]

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