The California High Speed Rail Authority today released its preferred alternatives for routes in Northern California, detailing how the system would connect the Central Valley to the Bay Area.
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California High-Speed Rail Authority Releases Recommendations for Preferred Alternatives in Northern California
Salesforce Transit Center Poised for July 1 Reopening
The Peer Review Panel convened in 2018 by MTC to review activities undertaken in response to the fracturing of two steel girders at the Salesforce Transbay Transit Center announced on June 10, 2019 that it takes no exception to a recommendation that the facility be reopened.
Caltrain Electrification Project Charges Forward
Work is getting under way on the long-awaited Caltrain electrification project, thanks to the Federal Transit Administration’s action in May 2017 to finally approve a Full-Funding Grant Agreement (
Rail~Volution 2016 Conference Comes to San Francisco Bay Area in October
This pathbreaking conference brings together thought leaders and innovators to discuss the relationship between public transit and land-use, examine best practices in transit-oriented development, and look at how to maintain diversity in the face of a changing urban landscape.
High Speed Rail Turns Toward the Bay Area
In a major development for the Bay Area, the California High Speed Rail Authority has released a draft business plan that proposes to connect the Central Valley segment (now under construction) to the Bay Area's Silicon Valley as the next phase of work on the statewide system.
Quotes From California and Bay Area Leaders in Support of Stand Up for Transportation
Top officials from more than a dozen local and state transportation agencies joined together in San Francisco to show solidarity with the national Stand Up for Transportation campaign.
Bay Area Leaders to Stand Up for Transportation, Urge Congress to Pass Long-Term Funding Bill
Top officials from more than a dozen Bay Area transit agencies will join together on Thursday, April 9
California High-Speed Rail Authority Hosts Official Groundbreaking Ceremony
Marking significant progress toward modernizing California’s transportation infrastructure, the California High-Speed Rail Authority yesterday brought together hundreds of supporters and government
MTC Engineers Regional Consensus on High-Speed and Commuter Rail Package to Benefit From Economic Stimulus Funds
MTC today adopted a plan for using federal economic stimulus funds to expedite the arrival of high-speed rail service to the San Francisco Bay Area while at the same time upgrading commuter rail se
High-Speed Rail Bond Measure Passes
The November 4 election brought sweeping changes across the nation, including in the realm of transportation.