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One way to make this better is to support the plan to inline the Capitol Corridor and ACE trains with Caltrain via the unused and abandoned Dumbarton rail bridge [0]. Make sure to tell your elected officials you support this.

[0]: http://www.greencaltrain.com/2017/08/dumbarton-corridor-stud...

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I wonder what they're doing in other parts of the world where the population is much larger?

http://www.metro-report.com/news/single-view/view/beijing-ma...

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2017-08/15/content_306...

Well, for one thing, Beijing is miles and miles of 20+story apartment highrises. I don't know why San Francisco is so resistant to that, seems inevitable to me.

Also, as our nation's metro areas become more dense, we need to make sure we have train connections that are co-located. For example, Pleasanton ACE and Pleasanton BART, or in San Francisco Caltrain and Muni/BART, which they are doing with the multi-year Downtown Extension project. These little things make a huge difference. Commuters eliminate an additional connection and get a small walk in.

Diesel trains will eventually be replaced as well and then we can begin inlining but we should at least plan cities and stations to make public transit easier.

Same with Fremont. A terrible missed opportunity.

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