Week in Transit: ART, SOCCER, ENGINEERING AND STAR WARS!
By Dan Lieberman, @LiebermanTweets Belmont Art Fair @ Carlmont Village: Spring has sprung, and with it comes art festivals up and down the Peninsula. Belmont is first out the gate with […]
A Conversation with Caltrain Bike Planner Dan Provence
By Alex Eisenhart | @AlexOnTransit | March 25, 2019 Caltrain’s ridership is growing. Since 2010, there’s been a nearly 75 percent increase in ridership–and the Caltrain Business Plan projects that […]
Transit District Launches San Mateo County Mobility Resource Center
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 […]
San Mateo US 101 Express Lanes Breaks Ground
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 […]
SamTrans Honors 2018 Employees of the Year
By Alex Eisenhart | @AlexOnTransit The SamTrans Board of Directors recently celebrated an annual tradition for the agency by acknowledging its 2018 Employees of the Year. Candidates are chosen from […]
Week in Transit: BASKETBALL, BRITISH NANNYS, TRAVEL, APPRECIATION AND THE FUTURE OF CALTRAIN!
By Dan Lieberman, @LiebermanTweets NCAA Basketball @ SAP Center: It’s great that the Warriors are dominating, but it has had the unfortunate side effect of pricing some folks out of watching […]
Week in Transit: SAINT PATTY’S DAY, MACBETH AND INDIE DANCE PARTY!
By Dan Lieberman, @LiebermanTweets St. Patrick’s Day @ San Francisco: Personally, I think St. Patrick’s Day is a day for quiet contemplation about how great corned beef is, but if you […]
Caltrain Implements Bikes Board First System-Wide
On Monday, March 11, following the success of Caltrain’s pilot program to make boarding faster and smoother for all riders, the agency is instituting a Bikes Board First procedure at […]
Caltrain to Hold Public Meeting on Electrification in Sunnyvale
Caltrain will host a community meeting to discuss the continued construction activities for the Caltrain Electrification project in Sunnyvale. In the coming months crews will begin construction of a paralleling station, […]
Take Caltrain and SamTrans to the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival
The annual Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival is returning to Silicon Valley and Caltrain and SamTrans are ready to get you to screenings and post-film gatherings. Festival screenings and events […]
Week in Transit: Crawl. Cars. Corridor.
90’s Bar Crawl @ Downtown San Jose Those looking to relive the glorious 90’s alongside some discounted drinks need look no further than the upcoming 90’s Bar Crawl on Saturday, […]
10 Key Takeaways from the SamTrans US-101 Express Bus Study
By Alex Eisenhart | @AlexOnTransit As commuters are well aware, US-101 through San Mateo, San Francisco and Santa Clara counties is one of the most infamously congested freeway corridors in […]
SamTrans Electric Bus Campaign Wins APTA AdWheel Award
By Alex Eisenhart | @AlexOnTransit The District is thrilled to announce that SamTrans is being recognized for its outreach efforts on the “Plug into SamTrans” campaign promoting the introduction of […]
Public Meetings Begin to Evaluate New Transit Service Along Dumbarton Corridor
The San Mateo County Transit District and Cross Bay Transit Partners (CBTP) are hosting a series of introductory meetings about the future of the Dumbarton Rail Corridor in both the […]
22nd Street Station Gets a Landscape Makeover
By Alex Eisenhart | @AlexOnTransit Caltrain riders in the Dogpatch and Potrero Hill neighborhoods are in for a welcome change of scenery in the coming weeks. The 22nd St. Station, […]
Take Caltrain to the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco this Saturday
By Dan Lieberman, @LiebermanTweets The New Year of the Pig is here, meaning it is time again for the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year’s Festival & Parade in San Francisco. For […]