Is San Jose Destined to Be a Train Wreck for California Transportation?
The Bay Area City Could Be the State’s Rail Capital. But Plans Are Veering Off Track
Can Californians find their way to San Jose?
That spin on the old song, made famous by Dionne Warwick, might be the most important question facing the state’s transportation system. Because plans to bring trains and transit into the 21st century depend on transforming the Bay Area city of 1 million people into our state’s rail capital.
But, in dysfunctional California, can all these plans stay on track?
Transportation expectations for San Jose are a function of the economy—it’s the capital of Silicon Valley—and of geography. San Jose sits about halfway between California’s …