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  • Reversing the dangerous trend of train-auto collisions on Caltrain on by andy, [Uncategorized] Hatena Bookmark

    Recently there’s a dangerous trend where car drivers intrude onto the rail right of way. In many cases, the car simply got stuck on the track and trains were held while waiting for the tow truck to remove the vehicle. In other cases, the train hit the unoccupied vehicle. Either way, trains were delayed and […]

  • East Bay Coast Line Passenger Rail? on by andy, [Uncategorized] Hatena Bookmark

    For almost 20 years, I have been looking at the issues with passenger rail between the East Bay, San Jose, and on the Peninsula. In the late 90s, before the focus towards extending BART south of Fremont, there were various ideas of building a rail connection via commuter trains. There were 3 existing rail corridors […]

  • VTA tells stadiums: pay up or else on by andy, [Uncategorized] Hatena Bookmark

    This is what VTA telling Sharks fan this season: VTA will no longer offer direct service to or from Santa Teresa light rail station to San Fernando and Diridon Station for special events and games at SAP. In June the VTA Board of Directors adopted a Special Events Policy for event venues to reimburse VTA […]

  • Comments on Dumbarton Transportation Corridor Study on by andy, [Uncategorized] Hatena Bookmark

    In August, SamTrans released a Facebook funded study of the Dumbarton Transportation Corridor. This study was a follow up to the rail project on the same corridor which was canceled due to lack of funding. This study proposes various improvements on the highway corridor to speed up high occupancy vehicle traffic and buses, as well […]

  • Transit agencies and TNCs on by andy, [Uncategorized] Hatena Bookmark

    This is a response to comments made by SamTrans board members at its board meeting in April. Considering the suburban environment and the desire for more transportation options, there seems to be an interest by transit agencies in leveraging Transportatation Networking Companies. While I support the concept of having more transportation choices, I am also concerned […]