Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Caltrain

Commentary: Adding More Bike Capacity on Caltrain Will Benefit Everyone

By Shirley Johnson | Nov 16, 2010 | 31 Comments

Dr. Shirley Johnson is the chair of the newly formed Caltrain Bicycle Advisory Committee and the head of the Bikes ONboard project sponsored by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. Caltrain recently released a Bike Count and Dwell Time Study, conducted over five weeks during April and May. The study results support bicycle advocates’ position that […]

Mandatory Switch from Muni Paper Passes to Clipper Card Begins Soon

By Matthew Roth | Oct 18, 2010 | 24 Comments

As Bay Area transit agencies transition from paper passes to the Clipper smart card, operators like the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which runs Muni, are hoping their most loyal customers take the switch in stride. To this end, the SFMTA started selling its November Muni A Fast Passes and disability Regional Transit Connection […]

Advocates say Bicycle Riders Could Save Caltrain from Service Cuts

By Bryan Goebel | Aug 3, 2010 | 35 Comments

Photo: sfbike With Caltrain facing a $2.3 million deficit, and its governing board considering service cuts and fare hikes, bicycle advocates from three Bay Area counties who have been leading the call for more bicycle capacity have calculated that the commuter rail line could stave off reductions if it would just accommodate the increasing demand […]

Caltrain Adds Fare Increases to List of Budget Crisis Solutions

By Michael Rhodes | Jun 3, 2010 | 18 Comments

Flickr photo: Rev Dan Catt Facing a budget deficit that threatens to end train service altogether, the Caltrain Board of Directors voted today to declare a fiscal emergency and began considering some new options to cover the deficit for the next fiscal year, including raising fares. Caltrain has whittled together enough money through partially restored […]

Caltrain Chief: We’ll Be Fine If We Don’t Starve on the Way to the Banquet

By Michael Rhodes | May 6, 2010 | 32 Comments

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Executive Director Nat Ford at today’s Caltrain Board meeting. Photo: Michael Rhodes There’s still no relief in sight for Caltrain, which faces a dire financial situation that could force the agency to cut 50 percent of service by next year. Even if the train operator pulls a rabbit out of […]

Caltrain Riders Try to Prevent Dramatic Service Cuts as New Blog Launches

By Michael Rhodes | Apr 7, 2010 | 30 Comments

Deep cuts could leave Caltrain closing its gates much earlier every day. Flickr photo: prawnpie At Streetsblog, we’ve covered a lot of transit cuts over the past year, from Muni to AC Transit to SamTrans. But none of those agencies has seen cuts quite as devastating as what appears to be on the way at […]

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