Tag: high speed rail

  • Future transbay tube fantasy planning

    Recently there’s been talk of building a second rail tube under the San Francisco Bay. This new tube would be larger than the existing transbay tube and serve two major purposes: If we put aside the question of when to build this second crossing the next question is where? There’s no pressing reason to build…

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  • SF Central Subway vs. California High Speed Rail

    A while back, San Francisco’s MTA got a big bundle of federal cash to build Muni’s “Central Subway” project. This new subway line will create an underground connection between CalTrain’s 4th and King station, Union Square, and Chinatown. This area is horribly congested with traffic so the idea has merit. It would allow folks from…

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