February 2023

Sacramento legislators examine transit crisis and transformation as fiscal cliff comes into sharper focus

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The state legislature in Sacramento is looking into the challenges facing public transportation as the fiscal cliff facing agencies comes into sharper focus. On Monday, February 27, a Joint Assembly/Senate Transportation Committee hearing will cover the impending public transportation fiscal cliff that is impacting 72% of transit agencies in California, and opportunities to regrow ridership […]

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Caltrain board discusses short-term ridership regrowth strategies

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On Thursday, February 2, the Caltrain board will discuss short-term opportunities to regrow transit ridership.  Caltrain is looking at single agency strategies that it can fully control. These strategies will be helpful,  but this narrow focus on short-term independent actions underestimates the depth of the challenge Caltrain is confronting.  The railroad is struggling to break

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New funds for Caltrain to complete electrification, defer fiscal cliff 

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On January 31, the State of California announced that it is awarding $367 million to Caltrain to finish its electrification project, which is scheduled to be completed in Fall 2024. The funding for Caltrain complements $43 million in federal funding, adding up to the full $410 million gap needed to complete electrification, which will enable

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