The Green Caltrain blog is sponsored by BayRail Alliance, an all-volunteer non-profit organization supporting green rail transit in the Bay Area. This blog and BayRail have no affiliation with Caltrain.Stop the downward spiral…Save Caltrain
On May 7, the Caltrain JPB scheduled two public hearings on possible fare and service changes as well as to declare a fiscal emergency. Caltrain is facing a projected $10.1 million deficit for the next fiscal year which starts this July.
Over the years, the introduction of Baby Bullet service and other one-time measures managed to get Caltrain through several years of structural deficits, but it appears they’ve run out of one-time measures. However, raising fares and/or cutting service would be a dire hit to the positive momentum of the last several years.
BayRail Alliance believes that major changes are needed to address the structural deficits. Without major changes, Caltrain’s plan to cut service and raise fares could be the beginning of a downward spiral. Read More
