Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Caltrain

Millbrae’s Transit Hub Plans: Lots of Parking, Same Car-Dominated Streets

By Andrew Boone | Jul 24, 2015 | 9 Comments

BART and the City of Millbrae are moving ahead with plans for two major mixed-use developments on the Millbrae BART/Caltrain Station’s surface parking lots and along El Camino Real just west of the station. The projects are expected to bring over 2,000 new residents and 2,000 jobs within walking distance of San Mateo County’s busiest transit hub. […]

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Caltrain Board Ups Bike Capacity, Dumps Bathrooms on Electric Trains

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 2, 2015 | 153 Comments

Note: An earlier version of this article’s headline indicated that the increase in bike capacity came at the expense of bathrooms. The two were features were essentially unrelated. The Caltrain Board of Directors voted today to increase the share of space on its future electric trains devoted to bike capacity, though the trains may lack […]

Redwood City’s Plan for Wider Roads Will Confound Its Bid to Cut Traffic

By Andrew Boone | Jun 18, 2015 | 1 Comment

As Redwood City plans to develop a more compact, walkable downtown, the city is ramping up efforts to encourage transit, bicycling, walking, and carpooling to avert the surge in car traffic that many residents fear would come as a result. At the same time, the city plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on […]

Design of High-Speed Trains Threatens to Diminish Caltrain Capacity

By Andrew Boone | May 19, 2015 | 127 Comments

The insistence of California High Speed Rail officials on running trains with floors 50 inches above the tracks threatens to reduce the capacity of Caltrain and hamper the benefits of level boarding for the commuter rail agency. Last Tuesday, Caltrain officials gave an update on the electric trains the agency plans to purchase next year, which will […]

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Why Townsend Street Needs Protected Bike Lanes at 4th and King Station

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 13, 2015 | 81 Comments

Anyone who uses Townsend Street’s eastbound bike lane to commute to Caltrain is sure to run into a litany of obstacles: Taxis, shuttles, private autos, and Muni buses obliterate the poor bike lane in the fight for curb space. (Much of the curb is reserved as a taxi stand.) Sam McCandlish sent in this video, filmed by a friend of his, showing […]

Better Bike Parking Options Can Alleviate Crowding On-Board Caltrain

By Andrew Boone | Apr 9, 2015 | 25 Comments

Facing a continuing surge of nearly 5,000 additional weekday passengers each year, Caltrain is looking into better bike parking to alleviate overcrowding on the trains while improving access to its stations. The agency was awarded a $150,000 state grant in early April to write a bicycle parking management plan that aims to prioritize the next phase of bike improvements at stations. Current bike parking facilities include […]

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