Month: July 2020

How much service will Amtrak be cutting this fall?

Like all travel providers, Amtrak has been hit hard by the effects of COVID-19, as the vast majority of people have cut down on their travel. However, unlike airlines that received huge sums of bailout money, Amtrak is less posed to get government assistance. That is because Republicans for years (decades?) have been trying to eliminate Amtrak, so they’re not rushing to save the organization now.

In the short term, Amtrak cut service in order to match reduced demand. For example the San Joaquin line cut three daily round trips on March 26th, and the Capitol Corridor went from 15 to just 5 trips a day. Other Amtrak lines, like the Downeastern (in Maine) and Keystone (in Pennsylvania) completely shut down for a couple of months. Click to read more!

Public Meeting for Proposed Palm Avenue Bikeway

Will Fresno finally get a protected bikeway, like in the San Francisco photo above? They’ve been talked about in the past, including a proposed couplet on Fulton and Van Ness that never came to be. But tomorrow there will be a public meeting on a new proposed bikeway along Palm and Belmont. See the flyer:

Zoom link:

https://zoom.us/j/99170680769

If you can’t attend, a survey is available online:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/T5NNCCS?fbclid=IwAR3SwCMBRx6tPoZT2UlWW2aKDP5RsPvzxNToWGRZC6d8072AQtnGvAF38NA

Make sure your voice is heard! There’s been almost zero progress on bike projects in Fresno over the last five years, so this could be a much-needed push. Click to read more!