California Transit Nerd
@catransitnerd.bsky.social
Bay area native lived in LA for college. I work on Supercomputers with a Poly Sci degree. Rail nerd working on state policy RT=/= endorsement
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My focus is on regional and intercity transit statewide and ending freeway expansion.
Ask don’t assume my position on issue, 99% of the time I’ll happy answer
My focus is on regional and intercity transit statewide and ending freeway expansion.
Ask don’t assume my position on issue, 99% of the time I’ll happy answer
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It's impressive how contemporary projects' budgeting practices in Canada are made of very thin actual analytical estimates based on quantities and unit prices on top of which there is an entire enormous castle of random percentages of percentages of percentages which are suspiciously multiples of 5.
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It's impressive how contemporary projects' budgeting practices in Canada are made of very thin actual analytical estimates based on quantities and unit prices on top of which there is an entire enormous castle of random percentages of percentages of percentages which are suspiciously multiples of 5.
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It's like saying that you are planning for a budget were things will necessarily go very wrong because you, project owner, are 100% sure that you will be unable to deploy any organizational or design measure to avoid costs to escalate out of control.
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It's like saying that you are planning for a budget were things will necessarily go very wrong because you, project owner, are 100% sure that you will be unable to deploy any organizational or design measure to avoid costs to escalate out of control.
CSUEB ended their dedicated shuttle routes this fall which ran roughly every 15 mins between Hayward and campus along with hourly between campus and Castro valley. There was no increase in service to 60 and there’s been issues with crowding resulting in extra services being ran off timetable
When your bus to Cal State East Bay runs once every 40 minutes, and then one gets cancelled @rideact.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
CSUEB ended their dedicated shuttle routes this fall which ran roughly every 15 mins between Hayward and campus along with hourly between campus and Castro valley. There was no increase in service to 60 and there’s been issues with crowding resulting in extra services being ran off timetable
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Californians:
November 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Californians:
Absolutely insane. California should be planning to run extra Amtrak service this holiday season. Ideally also a supplemental LA-Oakland coach service for the coast starlight
No, we do not yet know which flights are cancelled due to the FAA's haphazardly (not at all?) planned 10% airspace reduction.
So far, this is the messaging from every airline:
So far, this is the messaging from every airline:
a bald man wearing glasses and a sweater is standing in front of a door .
Alt: jerry and george from seinfeld shrug at eachother
media.tenor.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Absolutely insane. California should be planning to run extra Amtrak service this holiday season. Ideally also a supplemental LA-Oakland coach service for the coast starlight
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Utah's UTA is state-managed, funded by 5-year investment frameworks, and uses service-led planning. It's no wonder FrontRunner has plans for electrification while Metrolink and LOSSAN are still avoiding the issue, despite serving more people. rideuta.legistar.com/LegislationD...
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Utah's UTA is state-managed, funded by 5-year investment frameworks, and uses service-led planning. It's no wonder FrontRunner has plans for electrification while Metrolink and LOSSAN are still avoiding the issue, despite serving more people. rideuta.legistar.com/LegislationD...
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LOSSAN TAC meeting tomorrow
Report on LOSSAN lead capital Projects
SLO layover is nearing construction allowing upto 4RT (or some service from Nor Cal)
Leedale Siding in Ventura County is progressing with a goal to start construction in early 2027
Report on LOSSAN lead capital Projects
SLO layover is nearing construction allowing upto 4RT (or some service from Nor Cal)
Leedale Siding in Ventura County is progressing with a goal to start construction in early 2027
November 6, 2025 at 6:34 AM
LOSSAN TAC meeting tomorrow
Report on LOSSAN lead capital Projects
SLO layover is nearing construction allowing upto 4RT (or some service from Nor Cal)
Leedale Siding in Ventura County is progressing with a goal to start construction in early 2027
Report on LOSSAN lead capital Projects
SLO layover is nearing construction allowing upto 4RT (or some service from Nor Cal)
Leedale Siding in Ventura County is progressing with a goal to start construction in early 2027
LOSSAN TAC meeting tomorrow
Report on LOSSAN lead capital Projects
SLO layover is nearing construction allowing upto 4RT (or some service from Nor Cal)
Leedale Siding in Ventura County is progressing with a goal to start construction in early 2027
Report on LOSSAN lead capital Projects
SLO layover is nearing construction allowing upto 4RT (or some service from Nor Cal)
Leedale Siding in Ventura County is progressing with a goal to start construction in early 2027
November 6, 2025 at 6:34 AM
LOSSAN TAC meeting tomorrow
Report on LOSSAN lead capital Projects
SLO layover is nearing construction allowing upto 4RT (or some service from Nor Cal)
Leedale Siding in Ventura County is progressing with a goal to start construction in early 2027
Report on LOSSAN lead capital Projects
SLO layover is nearing construction allowing upto 4RT (or some service from Nor Cal)
Leedale Siding in Ventura County is progressing with a goal to start construction in early 2027
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While CA spends more in total, there's no plan more than 3 years out. And Utah spends 10x more per area served by transit, as most of the state lives in the Wasatch Front. Plus, money goes farther in a 5-year investment framework than with CA's competitive grants. bsky.app/profile/cale...
The amount budgeted for *all* transit, not just regional rail - is far less than we need to complete the State Rail Plan on time. And starting soon, all of it will be awarded as competitive grants that cause years of delay. CA urgently needs to fix funding to meet climate goals.
November 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
While CA spends more in total, there's no plan more than 3 years out. And Utah spends 10x more per area served by transit, as most of the state lives in the Wasatch Front. Plus, money goes farther in a 5-year investment framework than with CA's competitive grants. bsky.app/profile/cale...
As we get the garbage rename to Gold Runner thought about a better set of unified names
Shasta Daylight (Sac Redding bi hourly)
Sierra Daylight (Sac-Reno tri hourly)
Capitals Daylight (SJ Sac 2x hourly)
Delta Daylight (Merced Oak hourly)
San Joaquin Daylight (Merced Sac hourly)
Shasta Daylight (Sac Redding bi hourly)
Sierra Daylight (Sac-Reno tri hourly)
Capitals Daylight (SJ Sac 2x hourly)
Delta Daylight (Merced Oak hourly)
San Joaquin Daylight (Merced Sac hourly)
November 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
As we get the garbage rename to Gold Runner thought about a better set of unified names
Shasta Daylight (Sac Redding bi hourly)
Sierra Daylight (Sac-Reno tri hourly)
Capitals Daylight (SJ Sac 2x hourly)
Delta Daylight (Merced Oak hourly)
San Joaquin Daylight (Merced Sac hourly)
Shasta Daylight (Sac Redding bi hourly)
Sierra Daylight (Sac-Reno tri hourly)
Capitals Daylight (SJ Sac 2x hourly)
Delta Daylight (Merced Oak hourly)
San Joaquin Daylight (Merced Sac hourly)
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New Mineta Institute report on CA High-Speed Rail explains that CAHSR was given certain "superpowers", but lack of special powers on eminent domain or 3rd party permits slow the project. CAHSR needs to be empowered to finish faster - but imagine if Metrolink had even CAHSR's powers?
November 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
New Mineta Institute report on CA High-Speed Rail explains that CAHSR was given certain "superpowers", but lack of special powers on eminent domain or 3rd party permits slow the project. CAHSR needs to be empowered to finish faster - but imagine if Metrolink had even CAHSR's powers?
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hard pill to swallow for some technologists/futurist tech fetishists out there that the most efficient, greenest form of land transportation was invented 200 years ago and it just keeps reinventing itself
Love this Eco friendly message brought to you by Japanese Railways.
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
hard pill to swallow for some technologists/futurist tech fetishists out there that the most efficient, greenest form of land transportation was invented 200 years ago and it just keeps reinventing itself
California as part of growing state capacity and standardization across the mainline rail network should produce a document like this. Standard stations is an easy win. Right now there’s no standardization between the operators
www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/u...
www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/u...
www.networkrail.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
California as part of growing state capacity and standardization across the mainline rail network should produce a document like this. Standard stations is an easy win. Right now there’s no standardization between the operators
www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/u...
www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/u...
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We’re working hard in the Bay Area to invest in transit — to strengthen & modernize it & improve service, safety & cleanliness.
We need to take this fight national. The US severely under-invests in transit & Trump is making it worse. The U.S. should lead the world on rail & other transit, not lag.
We need to take this fight national. The US severely under-invests in transit & Trump is making it worse. The U.S. should lead the world on rail & other transit, not lag.
November 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We’re working hard in the Bay Area to invest in transit — to strengthen & modernize it & improve service, safety & cleanliness.
We need to take this fight national. The US severely under-invests in transit & Trump is making it worse. The U.S. should lead the world on rail & other transit, not lag.
We need to take this fight national. The US severely under-invests in transit & Trump is making it worse. The U.S. should lead the world on rail & other transit, not lag.
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California has some of the most lenient drunk driving laws in the nation.
You can still get a license after receiving 6(!!) DUIs!
You can still get a license after receiving 6(!!) DUIs!
October 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
California has some of the most lenient drunk driving laws in the nation.
You can still get a license after receiving 6(!!) DUIs!
You can still get a license after receiving 6(!!) DUIs!
Muni alone in the Bay Area moves ~510k a weekday. That doesn’t count BARTs ~200k or the other bus or operators who have another 300k+ (I’m too lazy to count them all VTA, Samtrans, AC transit and CC are 293k)
That’s over a million people a day on transit in the 5 county core home to 6.8M people
That’s over a million people a day on transit in the 5 county core home to 6.8M people
That's ~1/8th of what the subway system does on any given weekday.
You know it’s serious when corporates begin to complain.
$DAL
$DAL
October 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Muni alone in the Bay Area moves ~510k a weekday. That doesn’t count BARTs ~200k or the other bus or operators who have another 300k+ (I’m too lazy to count them all VTA, Samtrans, AC transit and CC are 293k)
That’s over a million people a day on transit in the 5 county core home to 6.8M people
That’s over a million people a day on transit in the 5 county core home to 6.8M people
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That's ~1/8th of what the subway system does on any given weekday.
You know it’s serious when corporates begin to complain.
$DAL
$DAL
October 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
That's ~1/8th of what the subway system does on any given weekday.
Happy to see more protected bikeways
Only thing I see that really needs to get done is remove the rest of the parking for bus lanes and double the service on the 6 bus from every 20 to every 10.
Only thing I see that really needs to get done is remove the rest of the parking for bus lanes and double the service on the 6 bus from every 20 to every 10.
Last night Berkeley City Council approved the staff recommendation for a wide parking-protected bikeway & bus boarding islands on Telegraph Ave, Woolsey to Dwight! The plan includes bus lanes around Ashby to address the primary transit delays.
October 30, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Happy to see more protected bikeways
Only thing I see that really needs to get done is remove the rest of the parking for bus lanes and double the service on the 6 bus from every 20 to every 10.
Only thing I see that really needs to get done is remove the rest of the parking for bus lanes and double the service on the 6 bus from every 20 to every 10.
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Read TSP.
Look inside.
"Extended Green 10 seconds max or truncated red 5 seconds max"
Seriously, this is better than nothing, but the rigidity of signal phases in suburban contexts plus limited headways (3 buses/hour) makes it very difficult to "monetize" the modest time savings for operations.
Look inside.
"Extended Green 10 seconds max or truncated red 5 seconds max"
Seriously, this is better than nothing, but the rigidity of signal phases in suburban contexts plus limited headways (3 buses/hour) makes it very difficult to "monetize" the modest time savings for operations.
October 30, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Read TSP.
Look inside.
"Extended Green 10 seconds max or truncated red 5 seconds max"
Seriously, this is better than nothing, but the rigidity of signal phases in suburban contexts plus limited headways (3 buses/hour) makes it very difficult to "monetize" the modest time savings for operations.
Look inside.
"Extended Green 10 seconds max or truncated red 5 seconds max"
Seriously, this is better than nothing, but the rigidity of signal phases in suburban contexts plus limited headways (3 buses/hour) makes it very difficult to "monetize" the modest time savings for operations.
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AC Transit just released an analysis of the travel time savings from installing Transit Signal Priority (TSP) at 32 intersections along Mission Blvd/Decoto in Hayward and Fremont.
Between 4-12% trip time savings and high end 4 minutes saved.
actransit.legistar.com/LegislationD...
Between 4-12% trip time savings and high end 4 minutes saved.
actransit.legistar.com/LegislationD...
October 17, 2025 at 11:51 PM
AC Transit just released an analysis of the travel time savings from installing Transit Signal Priority (TSP) at 32 intersections along Mission Blvd/Decoto in Hayward and Fremont.
Between 4-12% trip time savings and high end 4 minutes saved.
actransit.legistar.com/LegislationD...
Between 4-12% trip time savings and high end 4 minutes saved.
actransit.legistar.com/LegislationD...
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This state ebike rebate program was such a clusterf**k all the way through. Meanwhile similar, locally-organized programs on the county & city level have been very successful.
If anything, the state funding should have just been redistributed to the local programs.
If anything, the state funding should have just been redistributed to the local programs.
From the CalBike Blog: Response to CARB on Ending the E-Bike Incentive Project
CARB’s decision to absorb the remaining funding from the E-Bike Incentive Project into Clean Cars 4 All is a telling political moment—one that mistakes “cleaner cars” for genuine progress.
CARB’s decision to absorb the remaining funding from the E-Bike Incentive Project into Clean Cars 4 All is a telling political moment—one that mistakes “cleaner cars” for genuine progress.
October 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This state ebike rebate program was such a clusterf**k all the way through. Meanwhile similar, locally-organized programs on the county & city level have been very successful.
If anything, the state funding should have just been redistributed to the local programs.
If anything, the state funding should have just been redistributed to the local programs.
Dumbarton rail would be amazing but I’ll take a bus lane on Willow rd between Middlefield and 84 with 20 mins service from 5am-10pm 7 days a week for DB
I’ve now had 90 mins+ of delays this week outside of the usual traffic.
I’ve now had 90 mins+ of delays this week outside of the usual traffic.
October 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Dumbarton rail would be amazing but I’ll take a bus lane on Willow rd between Middlefield and 84 with 20 mins service from 5am-10pm 7 days a week for DB
I’ve now had 90 mins+ of delays this week outside of the usual traffic.
I’ve now had 90 mins+ of delays this week outside of the usual traffic.
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The Pacific Surfliner is the 2nd busiest passenger rail line in the country. In recent years, it has suffered frequent closures due to erosion.
In August, @thecacoast.bsky.social delayed repairs because just 1 (!!) person complained. Now that permit isn't being considered again until November.
In August, @thecacoast.bsky.social delayed repairs because just 1 (!!) person complained. Now that permit isn't being considered again until November.
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Pacific Surfliner is the 2nd busiest passenger rail line in the country. In recent years, it has suffered frequent closures due to erosion.
In August, @thecacoast.bsky.social delayed repairs because just 1 (!!) person complained. Now that permit isn't being considered again until November.
In August, @thecacoast.bsky.social delayed repairs because just 1 (!!) person complained. Now that permit isn't being considered again until November.
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It seems bad that only $668 million of California's $31 billion transportation budget is for public transit capital projects next year.
HSR gets another $798 million.
$1.45 billion out of $31 billion. It's a hidden form of climate arson.
HSR gets another $798 million.
$1.45 billion out of $31 billion. It's a hidden form of climate arson.
The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation
In this post, we summarize some of the most notable components of transportation program budgets in the 2025-26 spending plan.
lao.ca.gov
October 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
It seems bad that only $668 million of California's $31 billion transportation budget is for public transit capital projects next year.
HSR gets another $798 million.
$1.45 billion out of $31 billion. It's a hidden form of climate arson.
HSR gets another $798 million.
$1.45 billion out of $31 billion. It's a hidden form of climate arson.
Crazy to be building a brand new bridge and have a Class 2 bike lane rather than a class 4 on a rural highway with permitted speeds of 55mph
This also looks to be 3+3 though lanes which is just insane when on all sides its 2+2 or 1+1
www.oxnard.gov/project/rice...
This also looks to be 3+3 though lanes which is just insane when on all sides its 2+2 or 1+1
www.oxnard.gov/project/rice...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Crazy to be building a brand new bridge and have a Class 2 bike lane rather than a class 4 on a rural highway with permitted speeds of 55mph
This also looks to be 3+3 though lanes which is just insane when on all sides its 2+2 or 1+1
www.oxnard.gov/project/rice...
This also looks to be 3+3 though lanes which is just insane when on all sides its 2+2 or 1+1
www.oxnard.gov/project/rice...