VTA needs new leader after BART extension debacles
The lack of transparency and the refusal to seriously address the soaring costs of the planned BART extension through San Jose indicate the need for leadership change at the Santa …
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Bay Area BART bailout tax plan goes off the rails
Efforts to craft a Bay Area transportation funding plan are coming off the rails as South Bay leaders make clear that they don’t want their constituents taxed for up to …
VTA will keep blocking independent BART extension review
Later this year, Bay Area residents should learn whether the federal government will fund about half the cost of the $12.8 billion BART extension through San Jose. Until that happens, …
Key San Jose leaders call BART extension ‘municipal madness’
The five miles of tunneling for the BART extension from the Berryessa station through San Jose to Santa Clara will begin soon. A boring machine will tunnel 80 feet, roughly …
San Jose BART $12.8 billion extension should be scrutinized
As the price for the South Bay BART extension continues to soar, elected officials must decide whether they want to honestly evaluate the project or rubber-stamp it. In just the last …
Will VTA change its tunnel design for the San Jose BART extension after completing a new cost estimate?
With BART’s Silicon Valley extension expected to cost upwards of $12 billion, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is conducting a new cost analysis of a different approach — the …
VTA approves East San Jose light rail extension
More than two decades in the making, the Eastridge to BART Regional Connector light rail extension got a unanimous stamp of approval from the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority on …
Why does a state legislator want to merge all 27 of the Bay Area’s transit agencies together?
For state Sen. Aisha Wahab, the 27 agencies that oversee public transportation in the Bay Area are too many cooks in the transit kitchen. The state legislator, who represents parts …
Caltrain’s San Francisco extension costs more than it’s worth
The San Jose BART extension is proving to be quite costly, but, on a per-mile basis, it is a bargain compared to a proposed Caltrain extension in San Francisco. The …
Can Bay Area leaders meet the moment before it’s too late?
Population growth. Transit ridership. Office demand. Property tax revenues. The coronavirus pandemic upended the Bay Area economy — and many of the changes are likely to be permanent. The question …