If San Francisco were an hour closer, how would that change Davis? We might find out in the next 10 to 20 years, thanks to an emerging ambitious program starting.
Link21, sponsored by BART and the Capitol Corridor, would add a second transbay rail crossing as part of a long-term and expensive plan to extend rail connections in the 21-county “megaregion” that stretches from Yuba to Monterey County. The components include faster Capitol Corridor train service between Sacramento and the Bay Area, among other changes.
Planners say they want an equitable program and will ask people and communities throughout the region to help define the work.