More Sophistry in Favor of a Second Bay Bridge for Cars
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Chronicle Op-Ed massages stats and makes false equivalencies to support another highway bridge between SF and Oakland
Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Caltrain
BART Signs, Caltrain Electrification, Amtrak and SFMTA’s Annual Report
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Small but significant announcements came out of several large transit agencies this week. Here are a few highlights to start your weekend: BART: The agency reports that it has recovered from yesterday’s mishap with a maintenance truck that damaged the third rail on the Warm Spring/Fremont line. Meanwhile, the agency announced earlier this week that it […]
Amtrak Crash Highlights Need to Accelerate Safety Upgrades in Bay Area
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Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. 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 […]
Dumbarton Study Outreach Begins Tonight
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The San Mateo Transit District (SamTrans) released its report today on improving transportation links across the Dumbarton bridge and right of way. The agency will be soliciting public comment on the document–which runs 267 pages–over the next couple of months. The study proposes phased implementations of improved bus services and, somewhere down the line, rebuilding […]
Preview: Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition to Hold Bike Summit August 8
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The SVBC Summit agenda includes a talk by Tamika Butler, former head of the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition.
Caltrain Electrification Groundbreaking
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“Some people hate trains,” joked Governor Jerry Brown, at this morning’s groundbreaking ceremony for the Caltrain electrification and modernization project, at the Millbrae Caltrain station. The audience of business leaders, well-known politicians, Caltrain staffers, high-speed rail people, and many others involved in the project laughed. “I didn’t say the majority!” Brown recalled riding the Daylight […]