Carter Rubin
@carterrubin.com
Urban planner in Southern California working to transform transportation. Posting my way to a better world to walk, bike and roll. Talk to me about DOTs, MPOs, RTPs and SCSs. Day job at NRDC.
Some interesting details about @cahsra.bsky.social plans in this Fresno Bee piece:
- Bring in private investors to build and operate segments
- Borrow backstopped by the $1 billion/yr GGRF allocation
- Build tracks to Gilroy to integrate with Caltrain and create 1-steat-ride from SF to Bakersfield
- Bring in private investors to build and operate segments
- Borrow backstopped by the $1 billion/yr GGRF allocation
- Build tracks to Gilroy to integrate with Caltrain and create 1-steat-ride from SF to Bakersfield
January 7, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Some interesting details about @cahsra.bsky.social plans in this Fresno Bee piece:
- Bring in private investors to build and operate segments
- Borrow backstopped by the $1 billion/yr GGRF allocation
- Build tracks to Gilroy to integrate with Caltrain and create 1-steat-ride from SF to Bakersfield
- Bring in private investors to build and operate segments
- Borrow backstopped by the $1 billion/yr GGRF allocation
- Build tracks to Gilroy to integrate with Caltrain and create 1-steat-ride from SF to Bakersfield
We already do, David, and he was magnificent.
January 7, 2026 at 1:02 AM
We already do, David, and he was magnificent.
Reminds me of this one in Tulare
January 6, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Reminds me of this one in Tulare
That’s a big “No thanks!” for me bud!
December 27, 2025 at 4:34 AM
That’s a big “No thanks!” for me bud!
I saw them at KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas in 2000 with this lineup. Wild times!
December 16, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I saw them at KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas in 2000 with this lineup. Wild times!
As California cities ramp up automated traffic enforcement of speeding and bus/bike lane violations, here's an important warning from New York. Nearly 30% of attempts to read a plate were stymied by plate fraud. www.nyc.gov/html/dot/dow...
December 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM
As California cities ramp up automated traffic enforcement of speeding and bus/bike lane violations, here's an important warning from New York. Nearly 30% of attempts to read a plate were stymied by plate fraud. www.nyc.gov/html/dot/dow...
New report from the California Energy Commission shows Californians spent $60 billion on gasoline last year www.energy.ca.gov/sites/defaul...
December 3, 2025 at 12:18 AM
New report from the California Energy Commission shows Californians spent $60 billion on gasoline last year www.energy.ca.gov/sites/defaul...
I recently learned from a CARB official that Chinese car companies are selling 100,000 EVs in Mexico every year. Spotted this Jaecoo 7 PHEV near SD. Starts at $32,000. 55 miles electric range.
November 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I recently learned from a CARB official that Chinese car companies are selling 100,000 EVs in Mexico every year. Spotted this Jaecoo 7 PHEV near SD. Starts at $32,000. 55 miles electric range.
seeing someone hotbox a Waymo wasn’t on my bingo card.
November 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
seeing someone hotbox a Waymo wasn’t on my bingo card.
Nice, hope you post some after pics/videos. I’ve dreamed of electrifying a surrey.
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Nice, hope you post some after pics/videos. I’ve dreamed of electrifying a surrey.
November 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
instagram sells ad space to companies selling illegal license plate wraps and there’s no way to report it. If you select “illegal products” the only choices are drugs, animals or weapons.
November 8, 2025 at 4:56 AM
instagram sells ad space to companies selling illegal license plate wraps and there’s no way to report it. If you select “illegal products” the only choices are drugs, animals or weapons.
CA's economy shows strong growth while we slash carbon emissions. Interesting note: "Emissions from cars and light-duty pickup trucks reached an all-time low as fossil fuel use continued to fall. This drop occurred despite a 1% increase in vehicle miles travelled." ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/defaul...
November 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
CA's economy shows strong growth while we slash carbon emissions. Interesting note: "Emissions from cars and light-duty pickup trucks reached an all-time low as fossil fuel use continued to fall. This drop occurred despite a 1% increase in vehicle miles travelled." ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/defaul...
This is a great piece on efforts to envision a truly transformational regional rail system for So Cal. Looks at all these publicly-owned tracks! We should have have 15 minute peak service running under overhead wires powered by 100% renewable energy.
November 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
This is a great piece on efforts to envision a truly transformational regional rail system for So Cal. Looks at all these publicly-owned tracks! We should have have 15 minute peak service running under overhead wires powered by 100% renewable energy.
It's so wild that we have tracks, for example, from Van Nuys to Burbank to Glendale to Atwater Village to Chinatown, a corridor with a probably half a million people, and we're not running rapid transit service on those tracks.
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It's so wild that we have tracks, for example, from Van Nuys to Burbank to Glendale to Atwater Village to Chinatown, a corridor with a probably half a million people, and we're not running rapid transit service on those tracks.
Very discouraging. The state should have a 10-figure e-bike incentive program. CC4A does fund e-bikes and transit passes as an option. But not a substitute for a robust e-bike incentive program.
November 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Very discouraging. The state should have a 10-figure e-bike incentive program. CC4A does fund e-bikes and transit passes as an option. But not a substitute for a robust e-bike incentive program.
Maybe not quite the spirit of what you’re going for but the bike path along I-80 passing over the YOLO Bypass.
October 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Maybe not quite the spirit of what you’re going for but the bike path along I-80 passing over the YOLO Bypass.
My extremely normie opinion is that LA developers should use brick facades more.
October 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
My extremely normie opinion is that LA developers should use brick facades more.
California will spend $31 billion on transportation this year with about 3% of that budgeted for support for transit agencies. lao.ca.gov/Publications...
October 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
California will spend $31 billion on transportation this year with about 3% of that budgeted for support for transit agencies. lao.ca.gov/Publications...
New report on the decline in affordability of new cars. A Toyota Carolla wagon in 1990 cost around $12K. Or about $30K today. EVs have the potential to get much cheaper than gas vehicles as battery costs fall, production capacity increases and the supply chain matures atlaspolicy.com/affordableve...
October 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
New report on the decline in affordability of new cars. A Toyota Carolla wagon in 1990 cost around $12K. Or about $30K today. EVs have the potential to get much cheaper than gas vehicles as battery costs fall, production capacity increases and the supply chain matures atlaspolicy.com/affordableve...
Have you seen these double-articulated five-door buses from Switzerland?
October 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Have you seen these double-articulated five-door buses from Switzerland?
Barry (9) and Bobby Bonds (0) combined for 9. I think this technically counts. can you confirm? @ericstephen.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Barry (9) and Bobby Bonds (0) combined for 9. I think this technically counts. can you confirm? @ericstephen.bsky.social
I was at Dodger Stadium for Limatime 😢
October 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I was at Dodger Stadium for Limatime 😢