Peninsula Moves!
The Official Blog of Caltrain, SamTrans and TA.
This month the San Mateo County Transit District launched the San Mateo County Mobility Resource Center – a new informational program designed to match older adults and those with accessibility […]
On Friday March 8, Caltrans broke ground on San Mateo County’s first highway express lane system. The project will construct new toll lanes in each direction along a 22-mile stretch […]
By Alex Eisenhart | @AlexOnTransit 2018 was a year of positive and substantial change for the San Mateo County Transit District. In the face of an ever-changing transportation landscape in […]
From Jim Dear SamTrans Family: “The eleventh day of the eleventh hour of the eleventh month…,” the day once regarded as the end of World War I, the “war to […]
By Tasha Bartholomew, @tashbart This blog post is the first of a three-part series highlighting bus operators and maintenance workers who have 20 to 30 years of perfect on the […]
By Tasha Bartholomew, @tashbart Art contest winners announced this week: This Wednesday, May 6, winners of the 12th annual Art Takes a Bus Ride Contest will be announced at the SamTrans Board of Directors meeting at 2 p.m. SamTrans, in partnership with the San Mateo County Office of Education, gives 1st to 6th graders a chance to have their artwork […]
By Tasha Bartholomew, @tashbart The San Mateo County Transit District is joining a collection of Bay Area transportation leaders in support of Stand Up for Transportation Day – a national campaign […]
Our Take on Exciting and Important Bay Area Events by Will Reisman, @willreisman Transit Changes for Christmas Holiday: Christmas is right around the corner, which usually means eating too much, days […]
Over the past 38 years, he has overseen complex negotiations for the purchase of a railway on the brink of disappearance, helped implement legislation of a countywide transportation tax, and, […]
By Christine Dunn, @VtownCommuter SamTrans Data Technician Amy O’Campo is going to miss decorating the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno for Veteran’s Day this year. That’s because O’Campo […]
By Will Reisman, @WillReisman In September, local officials fit another piece into the County’s “transportation puzzle” with the groundbreaking of a $75 million infrastructure improvement project at the Highway 101 […]
By Will Reisman, @WillReisman Thursday marked the ninth annual Dump the Pump Day, an event sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) that encourages commuters to get out of […]
SamTrans and Caltrain are asking Bay Area transit leaders to demonstrate how easy it is to replace a car trip with a transit trip for Dump the Pump Day Thursday, […]
By Christine Dunn, @VTownCommuter Otto is an outstanding employee at the San Mateo County Transit District – enthusiastic, detail-oriented, and eager to do a good job. A team player, he […]
By Jayme Ackemann, @JaymeAckemann Jim Gallagher, the fifth employee ever hired by SamTrans when it was formed in 1976, passed away at his Redwood City home on Thursday. Mr. Gallagher […]
By WIll Reisman, @WillReisman While there are plenty of places to grab a tasty bite to eat in San Carlos—as noted by ace food correspondent Hubert Chan—employees at the San […]