Boris Lipkin
@blipkin.bsky.social
Current VP of Program Development at STV and San Carlos School Board Trustee. Former NorCal Regional Director for the California High-Speed Rail Authority. All posts and opinions are my own.
Wood-clad Bernal Heights home with turret seeks $1.1 million
Column hides a spiral staircase.
sf.curbed.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Be careful - sometimes pad does weird things on the app with delayed trains. If there is pad in that segment and the train catches up it might be listed as running behind but actually end up leaving earlier than forecasted. Saw that a couple months back.
November 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Be careful - sometimes pad does weird things on the app with delayed trains. If there is pad in that segment and the train catches up it might be listed as running behind but actually end up leaving earlier than forecasted. Saw that a couple months back.
Trolleybuses have to be the most underrated vehicle types. They’re the best and for places that kept the wires up for them, massively invaluable.
October 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Trolleybuses have to be the most underrated vehicle types. They’re the best and for places that kept the wires up for them, massively invaluable.
In Europe, yes. But in North America…
October 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
In Europe, yes. But in North America…
“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation.” -Gustavo Petro (as mayor of Bogota)
September 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM
“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation.” -Gustavo Petro (as mayor of Bogota)
Metrolink’s capital program and operating agreements are largely driven by the counties. Start there.
August 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Metrolink’s capital program and operating agreements are largely driven by the counties. Start there.
It’s all about leverage in negotiation and who has it and it’s not the transit operators running on freight lines.
August 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
It’s all about leverage in negotiation and who has it and it’s not the transit operators running on freight lines.
It’s not about whether it’s technically feasible. It’s that the freights get to say no. So until you get them to change their tune that’s why it won’t happen unless the corridor is publicly owned.
August 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
It’s not about whether it’s technically feasible. It’s that the freights get to say no. So until you get them to change their tune that’s why it won’t happen unless the corridor is publicly owned.
Take turns finding each letter from A to Z on signs outside the train. Usually lasts at least 20/30 minutes and keeps them actively engaged. Q is hard.
July 25, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Take turns finding each letter from A to Z on signs outside the train. Usually lasts at least 20/30 minutes and keeps them actively engaged. Q is hard.
🛎️ 🛎️ 🛎️ spot on! Not to mention that in what world is 72 hours high speed?
July 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
🛎️ 🛎️ 🛎️ spot on! Not to mention that in what world is 72 hours high speed?
Also be ware of the NYT views on California issues. Read local news.
May 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Also be ware of the NYT views on California issues. Read local news.