Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Rail

August 2022 Board Meeting Round-Up: L.A. Metro Raises Bus Driver Starting Salaries

By Joe Linton | Aug 26, 2022 | No Comments

L.A. Metro board gave its starting bus operators a raise, approving the outlines of a collective bargaining agreement that ups the starting driver salary to $23 an hour.

Why is Amtrak Missing from the BayPass Pilot?

By Roger Rudick | Aug 23, 2022 | No Comments

Amtrak's Bay Area service doesn't take Clipper and isn't part of the BayPass pilot. That's an omission you can drive a train through

Roundup: Save JFK Again, Another HSR Milestone

By Roger Rudick | Aug 22, 2022 | No Comments

High-speed rail environmental clearances done for Peninsula section

L.A. Metro Freeway Expansion Negates Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Efforts

By Joe Linton | Aug 19, 2022 | No Comments

Metro transit/bike/walk initiatives reduce GHG emissions by 2.7 million MTCO2e, while Metro highway expansions would increase emissions by 2.6 million to 10.1 million MTCO2e

Yuba Sutter Transit Authority will receive a $15 million grant for a new operations facility with solar generating capacity for a new electric fleet. Image: Yuba Sutter Transit Authority

This post is supported by GJEL Accident Attorneys

CA Gets $120 Million for 8 “Sustainable and Equitable” Infrastructure Projects

By Melanie Curry | Aug 11, 2022 | No Comments

In California, eight projects will receive grants on this go-round, for a total of about $120 million.

Advocates: Cutting High Speed Rail Out of Climate Bill Was a Mistake

By Kea Wilson | Aug 3, 2022 | No Comments

The Democrats' decision to axe high speed rail from the climate bill has some advocates wondering what it will take for lawmakers to finally understand the environmentally transformative potential of the mode.

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