UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies

High-speed rail leaders presented potential aerial and underground routes through San Jose to roughly 150 residents at the Gardner Community Center on March 2....The meeting was the first time high-speed rail leaders included tunnel expert Juan Duran, and he said technology exists to dig a potential station 140 feet underground at Diridon station and the planned BART station....Duran cautioned that only 2 percent of the engineering work had been done on a tunnel, and it could cost up to $3 billion....If built

When President Obama unveiled his budget allocation for high-speed rail, he said, “In France, high-speed rail has pulled regions from isolation, ignited growth [and], remade quiet towns into thriving tourist destinations.” His remarks emphasize how high-speed rail is increasing the accessibility of isolated places as an argument for similarly investments.

As the Senate finally considers long-stalled legislation this week to speed modernization of the air traffic system, the bill won't resolve one crucial question: Who pays for the technology that planes need to make it work? Airlines and private jet owners want taxpayers to fund the gear that would let them benefit from an

A planned Los Angeles subway expansion could cut traffic and greenhouse emissions and give jobs a boost, but Mayor Villaraigosa wants it now, instead of waiting 30 years. He is in Washington Thursday seeking funds to accelerate construction of the 'Subway to the Sea.'

The government is recommending a route for a new line between London and Birmingham with a future extension to northern England and Scotland. Network Rail said high-speed rail "can drive economic growth and boost jobs".

Will cutting carbon kill jobs in California? That's the premise of a November ballot initiative proposed by Republican lawmakers, whose cause got a boost this week from a report by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office that concluded the state's landmark global warming law might hurt employment. The report made headlines because it contrasts sharply with an earlier analysis by the California Air Resources Board, which concluded that the law, AB 32, would actually create 120,000 jobs by 2020.

In the past five years, a nonprofit has paid for more than 6,000 people to carpool and split the bill for more than 275 bike racks and lockers in San Mateo County. But in some cases, fewer people have been using the resources. It wasn’t a significant drop, but in 2008, Commute.org — a nonprofit funded by major transportation agencies such as the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District — paid for half of 77 bike lockers.

BART, Muni and Caltrain could be in line to collect more than $350 million for infrastructure improvements this year as part of a bond measure passed by voters in 2008 for the state’s high-speed rail project.

Major changes are in store for AC Transit riders starting March 28 as the bus agency rolls out new routes and schedules aimed at reducing costs...In central and southern Alameda County, more than a dozen bus lines will be discontinued and replaced — mostly with shorter routes, several of which will run less frequently.