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"content": "\u003cp>Every year, delegations of Bay Area transportation officials and business leaders travel to Washington, D.C., to lobby for federal dollars around the same time as the American Public Transportation Association's annual legislative conference.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, with worries that the Trump administration may pull the plug on $647 million to electrify Caltrain just as the project was set to start construction, the Bay Area groups will go all out when they travel to the nation's capital March 12.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're using every single leverage and contact point we have as a Bay Area and as a political infrastructure to try to make a difference on this subject,\" said Randy Rentschler, the legislative and public affairs director for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Silicon Valley delegation will include some heavyweights, including executives from nearly 70 firms, from global powerhouses to startups, who will make the case to Democratic and Republican members of Congress and administration officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Companies like Google, Facebook and Genentech have already been reaching out, said Chris O'Connor, the senior director of transportation at the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, which is organizing a trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This project really is one of the biggest local priorities for this very important business community, which drives innovation across the entire country,\" said O'Connor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mayors of San Jose, Palo Alto and Sunnyvale, along with other local elected officials, will join the lobbying effort, which grows out of a partisan political fight over California's high-speed rail system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last month, the 14 Republicans in California's delegation to the House of Representatives \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/2017_01_24-ca-delegation-letter-to-secretary-chao-on-high-speed-rail-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">sent a letter\u003c/a> to new Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao urging her to block any further funding of California high-speed rail. That would include the $647 million federal share of the Caltrain electrification work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We think providing additional funding at this time to the authority would be an irresponsible use of taxpayer dollars,\" the letter said. It called for no further funds to be granted until \"a full and complete audit of the project and its finances can be conducted.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That letter drew a rebuttal from California's Democratic congressional delegation, including Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris. They said the GOP contingent's demand would kill a project that, while it could be used by bullet trains in the future, is separate from the high-speed rail project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That point was hammered home \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/CA-Delegation-letter-to-Secretary-Chao-re-Caltrain-2.3.17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">in a Feb. 3 letter defending the project\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Rail service has operated on this corridor for over 150 years and for decades Caltrain has sought to electrify this line to replace aging diesel engines,\" the Democrats' letter stated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chao delayed the funding decision, as the Republicans requested, with the Federal Transit Administration issuing a statement Feb. 17 that said it was \"deferring a decision\" on the modernization funds \"to be considered in conjunction with the development of the president's\" budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrain's $1.9 billion modernization project will allow the transit agency to switch from diesel-hauled engines to faster, quieter and more efficient electric trains by 2021. It will help boost the system's ridership by about 70 percent by 2040.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This is a really important project for the Bay Area at an important time when our region, and especially the part of the region that delivers over half the gross domestic product of the overall Bay Area, the 101 corridor, is experiencing terrible, terrible congestion,\" said Jim Wunderman, president of the Bay Area Council.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The electrification project was scheduled to begin construction Wednesday. On Monday, Caltrain officials announced that they were able to renegotiate the project's schedule with contractors, getting an extension until June 30. Not only is the delay a setback, but it will tack on a cost of $20 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seamus Murphy, Caltrain's communications director, said the new timeline will allow the Trump administration time to make its decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We think it will be approved and we'll be able to move this project forward,\" Murphy \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/forum/2017/02/23/transportation-advocates-imagine-caltrains-future-as-trump-administration-delays-funding/\">told KQED's \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em> last Friday\u003c/a>. \"If we aren't able to do that for some reason, we would need to think about alternative sources of funding and we would have that conversation when the time is appropriate.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Murphy said one factor that weighs in favor of the project is that it \u003ca href=\"http://www.caltrain.com/Assets/Caltrain+Modernization+Program/Electrification/CalMod+Jobs.pdf\">would create 9,600 jobs in 15 states\u003c/a>. The transit agency has launched \u003ca href=\"https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/support-9600-american-jobs-tell-fta-approve-funding-caltrain-electrification\" target=\"_blank\">a petition\u003c/a> that urges the president to give the green light.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though Trump hasn't publicly laid out a transportation agenda, he \u003ca href=\"http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article132002204.html\" target=\"_blank\">has hinted\u003c/a> that his infrastructure goals would include high-speed rail. But there have been reports that the administration may take a page from \u003ca href=\"http://solutions.heritage.org/the-economy/transportation/\" target=\"_blank\">a proposal\u003c/a> by the conservative Heritage Foundation and \u003ca href=\"http://usa.streetsblog.org/2017/01/19/trumps-first-budget-may-zero-out-federal-transit-funding/\" target=\"_blank\">gut transit funding\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wunderman of the Bay Area Council said he has had conversations with House Republican Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield, who agreed Caltrain electrification is a \"viable and valued project,\" but opposes it because of its ties to high-speed rail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>O'Connor said previous threats to cut federal transit funding have split the Republican caucus because \"many Republican elected leaders have served as mayors and supervisors before joining Congress and realize how important it is to have federal investment in transportation infrastructure.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The delegation, which is seeking a meeting with Transportation Secretary Chao, plans to make it clear to both Republicans and Democrats how important the Caltrain electrification funding is to Silicon Valley and in promoting new economic corridors and facilitating commerce, said O'Connor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We do think it's a very strong argument with many Republicans who don't agree with the Heritage Foundation's recommendations precisely,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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That would include the $647 million federal share of the Caltrain electrification work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We think providing additional funding at this time to the authority would be an irresponsible use of taxpayer dollars,\" the letter said. It called for no further funds to be granted until \"a full and complete audit of the project and its finances can be conducted.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That letter drew a rebuttal from California's Democratic congressional delegation, including Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris. They said the GOP contingent's demand would kill a project that, while it could be used by bullet trains in the future, is separate from the high-speed rail project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That point was hammered home \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/CA-Delegation-letter-to-Secretary-Chao-re-Caltrain-2.3.17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">in a Feb. 3 letter defending the project\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Rail service has operated on this corridor for over 150 years and for decades Caltrain has sought to electrify this line to replace aging diesel engines,\" the Democrats' letter stated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chao delayed the funding decision, as the Republicans requested, with the Federal Transit Administration issuing a statement Feb. 17 that said it was \"deferring a decision\" on the modernization funds \"to be considered in conjunction with the development of the president's\" budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrain's $1.9 billion modernization project will allow the transit agency to switch from diesel-hauled engines to faster, quieter and more efficient electric trains by 2021. 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"content": "\u003cp>Gov. Jerry Brown is calling on the state to \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/docs/2.24.17_Finance_Letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">invest more than $400 million\u003c/a> in flood control and emergency response. The governor's move on Friday comes after heavy storms damaged a spillway at \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/02/12/photos-oroville-dam-spillway-trouble-and-evacuation/\" target=\"_blank\">Oroville Dam\u003c/a> earlier this month, forcing the evacuation of more than 100,000 people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the end of this fiscal year, $50 million for immediate flood prevention will be redirected to the general fund. Brown is also requesting the Legislature approve spending more than $380 million from the \u003ca href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_1,_Water_Bond_(2014)\" target=\"_blank\">water bond\u003c/a> voters approved in 2014. That money would go to various flood control projects over the coming two fiscal years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brown says, overall, California has $187 billion worth of infrastructure needs that it must start addressing right away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When the roof is leaking, if you don’t fix it, it will cost more later. So yeah, it’s serious, but I wouldn’t panic,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11332277\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11332277\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-800x600-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"The damaged main Oroville Dam spillway next to the resultant severely eroded hillside.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-800x600-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-800x600-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-800x600-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-800x600-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The damaged main Oroville Dam spillway next to the resultant severely eroded hillside. \u003ccite>(William Croyle/California Dept. of Water Resources)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Brown has \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/docs/2.24.17_Infrastructure_Letters.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">sent a letter to President Trump\u003c/a> listing 10 high-priority infrastructure projects he hopes the White House can assist with. But Brown acknowledges the state's currently tense relationship with the administration presents some challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have to, I think, walk a very thoughtful line here seeking help that we need, but also calling attention to those things that we object to and fighting vigorously when required,\" Brown said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California may have recently gotten a glimpse of what its contentious relationship with the federal government could cost the state. Last week, federal transportation officials said they're delaying a \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/02/17/feds-delay-caltrain-electrification-money/\" target=\"_blank\">$647 million grant\u003c/a> that would have helped electrify Caltrain between San Jose and San Francisco. Brown called the project a no-brainer and questioned the motives behind the delay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If you're not for that, you're really not for infrastructure,\" he said. \"The only thing you can say for that is it's scoring political points by politicians that know better and should do better.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to more spending for flood prevention, Brown also wants more detailed inspections of dam structures and legislation requiring emergency action plans for state-regulated dams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The administration's Department of Finance estimates that damages from storms throughout the state in January and February, including the Oroville Dam, will cost California more than $1 billion.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrain's average weekday ridership in August decreased 2.7 percent from the same month in 2015. Year-over-year ridership declined 3.3 percent in September and 3.5 percent in October. And according to data to be presented at Caltrain's Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, average weekday ridership dropped 1.8 percent in November compared to the same month in 2015.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We might be victims of our own success,\" Reisman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Translation: Caltrain is now known for having very crowded trains during the morning and evening commutes. That congestion is turning some riders away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency wants to find a way to bring riders back, but it has to do so in the face of growing competition from ride-service companies like Lyft and Uber.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We are a little concerned,\" said Reisman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says the train agency wants to make off-peak travel more attractive to its riders. In the coming months, the district plans to try to draw more very early morning commuters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In April Caltrain will add six stops on its northbound weekday Train 305, a San Francisco-bound \"baby bullet\" run that leaves San Jose's Diridon Station at 5:45 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're trying to find ways to make the commute more relaxing and less crowded as a way of bringing back the passenger numbers,\" Reisman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He emphasized, though, that the long-term solution is coming: the electrification of the system. When that happens, expected in early 2021, Caltrain plans to have more trains per hour and greatly expand capacity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Peninsula train agency is not the only local transit system experiencing a drop in ridership.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART saw year-over-year ridership declines of 1 to 2 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From August, September, October through December, BART's weekday ridership dropped about 1 percent to 2 percent each month compared to the same period in 2015.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Where are the riders going? It's not easy to say. But in the case of BART, some riders turned off by chronic commute-hour overcrowding might be driving across the bay instead of riding the train.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Between July and December, there was a small increase in crossings over all of the Bay Area's seven state-owned bridges compared to the same time last year, according to statistics from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Between July and December, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission says, the Bay Bridge saw a 1.3 percent increase in crossings, the Dumbarton Bridge increased by 1.2 percent and the San Mateo Bridge increased by 2.7 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED's Nina Thorsen contributed to this report. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Since you may not be thinking as clearly after your end-of-year celebrations, here's what you need to know to plan ahead for your return trip home on Saturday night (or Sunday morning). If you live in San Francisco, the East Bay or parts of the South Bay, you should be able to do it without money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By comparison, Lyft and Uber are expected to have high surge pricing on the busy New Year's Eve, especially in the 12:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. window. And we're not aware of any free taxi ride programs in the Bay Area this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you really want to get in a car, you could use \u003ca href=\"http://newsroom.aaa.com/safety/holiday-safe-ride-program/\" target=\"_blank\">AAA's \"Tipsy Tow\" program\u003c/a> to call 1-800-AAA-HELP for a free tow up to 10 miles, or \u003ca href=\"https://www.dryver.com/cities/san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\">hire your own designated driver\u003c/a> -- which is pretty much the opposite of \"free.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or just take one of the many, many public transit options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2016/news20161214\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>BART\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There will be regular service until 8 p.m., and then BART will run special extended service from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. During that time, BART will use a stop-skipping schedule to minimize overcrowding. Pittsburg/Bay Point and Richmond trains will not stop at Embarcadero; Dublin/Pleasanton and Fremont trains will not stop at Montgomery Street, and will not stop at West Oakland after the midnight \u003ca href=\"http://sf.funcheap.com/san-francisco-new-years-eve-fireworks/\">fireworks show\u003c/a> in San Francisco. Check\u003ca href=\"http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2016/news20161214\" target=\"_blank\"> the BART announcement \u003c/a>for full details. BART will not be free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/calendar/alerts/ride-muni-free-extra-service-new-years-eve\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Muni\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Free rides for everyone! SFMTA will have free rides from 8 p.m. on Saturday to 5 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1. Do not tag your Clipper Card during this time or it will be charged. Some extra service is scheduled, though there is currently no rerouting planned or street closures. Check \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/calendar/alerts/ride-muni-free-extra-service-new-years-eve\" target=\"_blank\">the SFMTA\u003c/a> for information on all route changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.caltrain.com/schedules/holidayservice.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Caltrain\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrain will also have free service starting at 8 p.m. on Dec. 31. Post-fireworks, there will be service at 12:45 a.m., 1: 15 a.m., 1:45 a.m., and 2:15 a.m. leaving from the main San Francisco station at Fourth and King streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2016/12/22/free-rides-new-year%E2%80%99s-eve/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>AC Transit\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>AC Transit rides will be free from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. And you may want to check the schedule for their \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/rider-info/stops/all-nighter/#800\" target=\"_blank\">All Nighter bus lines\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.samtrans.com/about/MediaRelations/news/SamTrans_to_Offer_Free_Service_on_New_Year_s_Eve__Sunday_Schedule_on_New_Year_s_Day.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>SamTrans\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All buses will be free from 8 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. on Sunday. (\u003ca href=\"http://www.samtrans.com/Accessibility/Paratransit.html\">Redi-Wheels,\u003c/a> the paratransit provider for the county, will also be offering free rides to its users during that time.) SamTrans will run a regular Saturday schedule on New Year's Eve and a Sunday schedule on New Year's Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.vta.org/getting-around/new-years-service\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>VTA\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA rides will also be free from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. -- standard partying hours. 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"content": "\u003cp>Just last month, BART -- or should we say \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFBART\" target=\"_blank\">@SFBART\u003c/a> -- sent out a tweet that rocked the world for social media pundits and at least some customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amid a service meltdown in the East Bay, the BART Twitter account let it be known that yes, the system's infrastructure was old, frayed and kind of screwed up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/SFBART/status/710274963987570689\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This is our reality\" became a mini-meme and hashtag, touched off a mostly thoughtful conversation with the system's riders and made \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/iwriterealgood\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Huckaby\u003c/a>, the BART employee who works the @SFBART account, a bit of a celebrity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The general tenor of \u003ca href=\"http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a20019/taylor-huckaby-bart/\" target=\"_blank\">the ensuing coverage\u003c/a> was laudatory: Just imagine a public agency being so real with the public! (Not everyone was buying BART's \"truth bombs,\" though. Daniel Borenstein, a columnist for the \u003ca href=\"http://www.eastbaytimes.com/\" target=\"_blank\">East Bay WhateverYouCallIt\u003c/a> who has long been a bruising critic of BART management, called the tweets \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_29704142/borenstein-bart-ratchets-up-diversionary-propaganda-tax-vote\" target=\"_blank\">diversionary propaganda\u003c/a>.\")\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anyway. That was last month. BART has run for several weeks with its usual crowding, normal delays and \u003ca href=\"http://www.eastbaytimes.com/\" target=\"_blank\">a mishap involving a brand-new train car\u003c/a>. #ThisIsOurReality is all but forgotten.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now another Bay Area transit agency is upping the ante for social media attention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, the guy running the official account for Caltrain noticed a tweet from someone who was debating whether to drive up the Peninsula to San Mateo, a trip that would take 48 minutes, or take the train, which would take 18 minutes. Here's how \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Caltrain\" target=\"_blank\">@Caltrain\u003c/a> responded:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/Caltrain/status/725836973923913728\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The message there, of course, is that \"Caltrain doesn't suck, and you'd be crazy to drive.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrain's gambit, as explained in a series of exchanges with Twitter followers who expressed amazement that the account had not been hacked, aimed to promote a conversation about its service. And the conversation included some @SFBART-like straight talk about the agency's shortcomings, along with customer surprise and gratitude:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10941087\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 633px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/Screenshot-2016-04-29-10.33.45.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10941087\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/Screenshot-2016-04-29-10.33.45.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Twitter conversation between @Caltrain and some of its followers. \" width=\"633\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/Screenshot-2016-04-29-10.33.45.png 633w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/Screenshot-2016-04-29-10.33.45-400x252.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot of Twitter conversation between @Caltrain and some of its followers. \u003ccite>(Twitter screenshot)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Caltrain spokesman Will Reisman confirmed Friday that the @Caltrain tweets were real and originated with the agency's social media officer, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Calif0rnio\" target=\"_blank\">Jeremy Lipps\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The point is that Caltrain is a very reliable transportation source,\" Reisman said. \"He was using wry humor and a little sarcasm to make that point.\"\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Caltrain is making more room for bicycles on some of its trains starting today. A third bike car will be added to the system’s Bombardier-style trains, increasing bike capacity from 48 bikes to 72. The move will mean fewer cyclists getting left behind at stations due to overcrowding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know that people who ride their bikes and try to bring them on board are often bumped and unable to bring them on the train,” says Chris Cassidy with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. “That impacts their life dramatically. They’re late getting home, late to pick up their kids, late to make dinner and late to meet their love ones.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10919815\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10919815\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/config-400x577.jpg\" alt=\"New Bombardier train configuration.\" width=\"400\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/config-400x577.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/config-800x1153.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/config-1180x1701.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/config-960x1384.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/config.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Bombardier train configuration. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Caltrain)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The third bike car will be positioned next to the existing bike car on the southern side of the train. This effectively adds a sixth car to the train, and does not reduce overall seating capacity at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrain officials say more than 7,000 bikes are brought aboard their trains each day, about triple what they were seeing in 2004.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cassidy sees Caltrain’s addition as a promising step forward for the biking community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Caltrain, the commuter rail service that runs between Santa Clara County and San Francisco, doesn't lead the nation or even the state for suicides on its tracks, but the numbers are troubling enough. There have been 10 suicides already this year. The average for an \u003cem>entire\u003c/em> year is typically 10.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's a statistic that's just as startling: Last year, Caltrain stopped 40 people from killing themselves on the tracks. For every suicide that does happen, there are four that don't.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Mateo Deputy Sheriff Michael Baron agreed to talk with me at the Palo Alto train station. Many people think of Palo Alto as the nexus of this crisis. There has been a highly publicized cluster of teen suicides here, and there \u003cem>are\u003c/em> more suicides in Palo Alto than in any other city Caltrain serves. Suicides in this city account for 27 percent of the total since 2009, when suicides began to spike on Caltrain tracks in Palo Alto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/207307745\" params=\"color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" iframe=\"true\" /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Baron is part of the transit police bureau, whose members show up here and other places along the rails when a call comes in. He's part of the system in place to catch those in distress before they try to kill themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Deputies get dispatched if a person is spotted standing at a boarding platform for too long, conspicuously \u003cem>not\u003c/em> catching a train, or smoking cigarette after cigarette near an elevated crossing. The system is waiting in a heightened state of awareness, watching for any sign of suicidal intent, in a way that brings to mind the Homeland Security campaign, “\u003ca href=\"http://www.dhs.gov/see-something-say-something/about-campaign\" target=\"_blank\">If you see something, say something\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10524385\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15154_MichaelBaron-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10524385 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15154_MichaelBaron-qut-800x942.jpg\" alt='San Mateo County Deputy Sheriff Michael Baron. \"How many people put themselves in a situation where they could be killed, and then regret it? And I try to impart that to people. It’s kind of sad to think that maybe they’re so convinced that that’s the right solution, and then they don’t have an opportunity to take it back.\" ' width=\"800\" height=\"942\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15154_MichaelBaron-qut-800x942.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15154_MichaelBaron-qut-400x471.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15154_MichaelBaron-qut-1440x1696.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15154_MichaelBaron-qut-1180x1390.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15154_MichaelBaron-qut-960x1131.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15154_MichaelBaron-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Mateo County Deputy Sheriff Michael Baron: \"How many people put themselves in a situation where they could be killed, and then regret it? I try to impart that to people. It’s kind of sad to think that maybe they’re so convinced that that’s the right solution, and then they don’t have an opportunity to take it back.\" \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"First, I just try to have some kind of casual conversation with them,\" Baron says, \"so I can establish some kind of rapport. You know? 'Oh hey, I notice you’ve got a Metallica patch on your backpack. You really into the band or what? Have you ever seen them in concert? Oh yeah, they’re really great. I went to a concert several years back and really enjoyed it.' ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the time a deputy arrives to strike up a conversation, train conductors in the area have already been told to slow down or stop. If it’s determined the person in question \u003cem>is\u003c/em> suicidal, there will be what emergency responders call a \u003ca href=\"http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=wic&group=05001-06000&file=5150-5155\" target=\"_blank\">5150\u003c/a>: a three-day involuntary hold and psychiatric evaluation. Family will be notified.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Better that, Baron says, than the other kind of notification. \"I tell them, from personal experience, I don’t want to have to tell your parents that you’re dead. There’s someone out there that loves and cares for you, and you will be missed if you’re not here. And that, at least for me, seems like a reason to live.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the time somebody is standing near the tracks, he or she is often at the tail end of a long thought process. Some will have planned their deaths for weeks, carefully reviewing train schedules. Others pick the tracks because it’s what’s convenient, close at hand. And maybe they do want to get caught.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"People might come here contemplating suicide and not have the actual plan to carry it out, but maybe their actions are kind of crying for help a little bit,\" Baron says. \"And they go to a place that’s populated, where people might notice them, where we’re out doing station checks or walk-throughs, where we might have a chance to intervene.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10524387\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15153_GradeCrossing-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10524387\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15153_GradeCrossing-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"If anybody with Caltrain sees somebody on the tracks, trains in the area will be asked to slow or stop. It's a common strategy employed by urban commuter rain lines across the country.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15153_GradeCrossing-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15153_GradeCrossing-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15153_GradeCrossing-qut-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15153_GradeCrossing-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15153_GradeCrossing-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15153_GradeCrossing-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">If anybody with Caltrain sees somebody on the tracks, trains in the area will be asked to slow or stop. It's a common strategy employed by urban commuter rain lines across the country. \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Young, old. Rich, poor. Day, night. Caltrain hasn’t been able to identify a pattern, other than the easy proximity of its rails and the steady stream of trains between San Francisco and Gilroy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Rail companies and operators all across the country are grappling with this,\" says \u003cspan class=\"st\">Metrolink spokesman Jeff Lustgarten\u003c/span>. \"Passenger and freight.” The Southern California commuter rail line sees about 15 suicides a year on average.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Metrolink operates over 512 route-miles. “We have a very large system, a very open system,\" Lustgarten says. \"We do everything that we can, but it’s a challenge, to say the least. If someone is really determined, they’re going to find a way onto the tracks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Suicide by rail is nowhere near the No.1 method in the United States. According to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.suicidology.org/Portals/14/docs/Resources/FactSheets/2013datapgsv3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">American Association of Suicidology\u003c/a>, far more people pick firearms, suffocation or poison -- but that’s cold comfort for urban and suburban commuter rail lines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Metrolink employs the \u003ca href=\"http://metrolinktrains.com/news/news_item/news_id/957.html\" target=\"_blank\">same set \u003c/a>of prevention strategies that Caltrain does. BART recently \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/04/14/bart-takes-action-as-suicides-on-system-increase\" target=\"_blank\">moved in the same direction\u003c/a>, boosting its budget for fencing, signs and community outreach with local mental health care providers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10524390\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15156_There-is-Help-Sign-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10524390\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15156_There-is-Help-Sign-qut-800x500.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds of signs along Caltrain tracks and stations urge people to reach out for support.\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15156_There-is-Help-Sign-qut-800x500.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15156_There-is-Help-Sign-qut-400x250.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15156_There-is-Help-Sign-qut-1440x900.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15156_There-is-Help-Sign-qut-1180x738.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15156_There-is-Help-Sign-qut-960x600.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15156_There-is-Help-Sign-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signs posted along Caltrain tracks and at stations urge people to reach out for support. \u003ccite>(Mark Hamburg/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Caltrain has spent $9 million on new fencing over the last decade. But holes can be made in fences, and are regularly made by those seeking to cut across the tracks with greater ease, or homeless people seeking places to camp.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Palo Alto has asked Caltrain to: improve the fencing along the 4 miles of tracks that run through the city; install motion-detection cameras to alert Palo Alto's Emergency Operations Center to potential trespassers; and clear trees and shrubs that block visibility along the corridor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We've already done the vegetation clearance,\" says Jayme Ackemann, spokeswoman for Caltrain. \"Now we're lining up a contractor to do the fencing.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrain balked at the city's initial proposal to fully fence the corridor in Palo Alto up to 8 feet. The price tag on that would have been $1.2 million. Both sides eventually agreed to more modest upgrades. As for the cameras, several manufacturers are engaging in a \"proof of concept\" phase, providing free cameras for testing in the hopes they'll win a contract at the end of the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stephanie Weisner runs Wellness and Recovery Services at \u003ca href=\"http://www.star-vista.org/\" target=\"_blank\">StarVista\u003c/a>, a San Mateo County nonprofit. Weisner credits Caltrain with sending its employees into the community to participate on boards and committees focused on suicide intervention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have monthly meetings,\" Weisner explains, \"where we all sit around and brainstorm, and we work closely with other counties, including Santa Clara County.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Does she want more fencing and security cameras? Yes, she says. But she adds that none of that frees the \u003cem>rest of us\u003c/em> from having to pay more attention to the people around us: in school, at work, at home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Weisner says, \"People often give out signs that they’re thinking of really hurting themselves, or taking their lives, and there’s things that we can do -- reducing the stigma around getting mental health services, and encouraging people to reach out for that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's no small challenge. A recent \u003ca href=\"http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR1000/RR1074/RAND_RR1074.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Rand survey\u003c/a> of California adults experiencing psychological distress found only 41 percent of those surveyed believe other people are caring and sympathetic to those with mental illnesses -- while 81 percent believe people with mental illness experience high levels of prejudice and discrimination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I wish I had a simple answer,\" says Baron. \"If I did, I certainly wouldn’t be keeping it to myself.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, he's on patrol, watching for an opportunity to step in and offer a kind, distracting word that just might stop the awful impulse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>If you're feeling depressed, troubled or suicidal, call 1-800-784-2433 to speak with a crisis counselor.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10524392\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15152_CaltrainTrain-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10524392\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15152_CaltrainTrain-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"In 2011, the Federal Railroad Administration issued new rules requiring railroads to collect and report trespassing fatalities, including suicides. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Caltrain, the commuter rail service that runs between Santa Clara County and San Francisco, doesn't lead the nation or even the state for suicides on its tracks, but the numbers are troubling enough. There have been 10 suicides already this year. The average for an \u003cem>entire\u003c/em> year is typically 10.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's a statistic that's just as startling: Last year, Caltrain stopped 40 people from killing themselves on the tracks. For every suicide that does happen, there are four that don't.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Mateo Deputy Sheriff Michael Baron agreed to talk with me at the Palo Alto train station. Many people think of Palo Alto as the nexus of this crisis. There has been a highly publicized cluster of teen suicides here, and there \u003cem>are\u003c/em> more suicides in Palo Alto than in any other city Caltrain serves. Suicides in this city account for 27 percent of the total since 2009, when suicides began to spike on Caltrain tracks in Palo Alto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='100%' height='166'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/207307745&visual=true&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false'\n title='https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/207307745'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Baron is part of the transit police bureau, whose members show up here and other places along the rails when a call comes in. He's part of the system in place to catch those in distress before they try to kill themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Deputies get dispatched if a person is spotted standing at a boarding platform for too long, conspicuously \u003cem>not\u003c/em> catching a train, or smoking cigarette after cigarette near an elevated crossing. The system is waiting in a heightened state of awareness, watching for any sign of suicidal intent, in a way that brings to mind the Homeland Security campaign, “\u003ca href=\"http://www.dhs.gov/see-something-say-something/about-campaign\" target=\"_blank\">If you see something, say something\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10524385\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15154_MichaelBaron-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10524385 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15154_MichaelBaron-qut-800x942.jpg\" alt='San Mateo County Deputy Sheriff Michael Baron. \"How many people put themselves in a situation where they could be killed, and then regret it? And I try to impart that to people. It’s kind of sad to think that maybe they’re so convinced that that’s the right solution, and then they don’t have an opportunity to take it back.\" ' width=\"800\" height=\"942\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15154_MichaelBaron-qut-800x942.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15154_MichaelBaron-qut-400x471.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15154_MichaelBaron-qut-1440x1696.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15154_MichaelBaron-qut-1180x1390.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15154_MichaelBaron-qut-960x1131.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15154_MichaelBaron-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Mateo County Deputy Sheriff Michael Baron: \"How many people put themselves in a situation where they could be killed, and then regret it? I try to impart that to people. It’s kind of sad to think that maybe they’re so convinced that that’s the right solution, and then they don’t have an opportunity to take it back.\" \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"First, I just try to have some kind of casual conversation with them,\" Baron says, \"so I can establish some kind of rapport. You know? 'Oh hey, I notice you’ve got a Metallica patch on your backpack. You really into the band or what? Have you ever seen them in concert? Oh yeah, they’re really great. I went to a concert several years back and really enjoyed it.' ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the time a deputy arrives to strike up a conversation, train conductors in the area have already been told to slow down or stop. If it’s determined the person in question \u003cem>is\u003c/em> suicidal, there will be what emergency responders call a \u003ca href=\"http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=wic&group=05001-06000&file=5150-5155\" target=\"_blank\">5150\u003c/a>: a three-day involuntary hold and psychiatric evaluation. Family will be notified.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Better that, Baron says, than the other kind of notification. \"I tell them, from personal experience, I don’t want to have to tell your parents that you’re dead. There’s someone out there that loves and cares for you, and you will be missed if you’re not here. And that, at least for me, seems like a reason to live.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the time somebody is standing near the tracks, he or she is often at the tail end of a long thought process. Some will have planned their deaths for weeks, carefully reviewing train schedules. Others pick the tracks because it’s what’s convenient, close at hand. And maybe they do want to get caught.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"People might come here contemplating suicide and not have the actual plan to carry it out, but maybe their actions are kind of crying for help a little bit,\" Baron says. \"And they go to a place that’s populated, where people might notice them, where we’re out doing station checks or walk-throughs, where we might have a chance to intervene.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10524387\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15153_GradeCrossing-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10524387\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15153_GradeCrossing-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"If anybody with Caltrain sees somebody on the tracks, trains in the area will be asked to slow or stop. It's a common strategy employed by urban commuter rain lines across the country.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15153_GradeCrossing-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15153_GradeCrossing-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15153_GradeCrossing-qut-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15153_GradeCrossing-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15153_GradeCrossing-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15153_GradeCrossing-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">If anybody with Caltrain sees somebody on the tracks, trains in the area will be asked to slow or stop. It's a common strategy employed by urban commuter rain lines across the country. \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Young, old. Rich, poor. Day, night. Caltrain hasn’t been able to identify a pattern, other than the easy proximity of its rails and the steady stream of trains between San Francisco and Gilroy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Rail companies and operators all across the country are grappling with this,\" says \u003cspan class=\"st\">Metrolink spokesman Jeff Lustgarten\u003c/span>. \"Passenger and freight.” The Southern California commuter rail line sees about 15 suicides a year on average.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Metrolink operates over 512 route-miles. “We have a very large system, a very open system,\" Lustgarten says. \"We do everything that we can, but it’s a challenge, to say the least. If someone is really determined, they’re going to find a way onto the tracks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Suicide by rail is nowhere near the No.1 method in the United States. According to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.suicidology.org/Portals/14/docs/Resources/FactSheets/2013datapgsv3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">American Association of Suicidology\u003c/a>, far more people pick firearms, suffocation or poison -- but that’s cold comfort for urban and suburban commuter rail lines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Metrolink employs the \u003ca href=\"http://metrolinktrains.com/news/news_item/news_id/957.html\" target=\"_blank\">same set \u003c/a>of prevention strategies that Caltrain does. BART recently \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/04/14/bart-takes-action-as-suicides-on-system-increase\" target=\"_blank\">moved in the same direction\u003c/a>, boosting its budget for fencing, signs and community outreach with local mental health care providers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10524390\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15156_There-is-Help-Sign-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10524390\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15156_There-is-Help-Sign-qut-800x500.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds of signs along Caltrain tracks and stations urge people to reach out for support.\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15156_There-is-Help-Sign-qut-800x500.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15156_There-is-Help-Sign-qut-400x250.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15156_There-is-Help-Sign-qut-1440x900.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15156_There-is-Help-Sign-qut-1180x738.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15156_There-is-Help-Sign-qut-960x600.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/RS15156_There-is-Help-Sign-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signs posted along Caltrain tracks and at stations urge people to reach out for support. \u003ccite>(Mark Hamburg/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Caltrain has spent $9 million on new fencing over the last decade. But holes can be made in fences, and are regularly made by those seeking to cut across the tracks with greater ease, or homeless people seeking places to camp.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Palo Alto has asked Caltrain to: improve the fencing along the 4 miles of tracks that run through the city; install motion-detection cameras to alert Palo Alto's Emergency Operations Center to potential trespassers; and clear trees and shrubs that block visibility along the corridor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We've already done the vegetation clearance,\" says Jayme Ackemann, spokeswoman for Caltrain. \"Now we're lining up a contractor to do the fencing.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrain balked at the city's initial proposal to fully fence the corridor in Palo Alto up to 8 feet. The price tag on that would have been $1.2 million. Both sides eventually agreed to more modest upgrades. As for the cameras, several manufacturers are engaging in a \"proof of concept\" phase, providing free cameras for testing in the hopes they'll win a contract at the end of the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stephanie Weisner runs Wellness and Recovery Services at \u003ca href=\"http://www.star-vista.org/\" target=\"_blank\">StarVista\u003c/a>, a San Mateo County nonprofit. Weisner credits Caltrain with sending its employees into the community to participate on boards and committees focused on suicide intervention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have monthly meetings,\" Weisner explains, \"where we all sit around and brainstorm, and we work closely with other counties, including Santa Clara County.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Does she want more fencing and security cameras? Yes, she says. But she adds that none of that frees the \u003cem>rest of us\u003c/em> from having to pay more attention to the people around us: in school, at work, at home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Weisner says, \"People often give out signs that they’re thinking of really hurting themselves, or taking their lives, and there’s things that we can do -- reducing the stigma around getting mental health services, and encouraging people to reach out for that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's no small challenge. A recent \u003ca href=\"http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR1000/RR1074/RAND_RR1074.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Rand survey\u003c/a> of California adults experiencing psychological distress found only 41 percent of those surveyed believe other people are caring and sympathetic to those with mental illnesses -- while 81 percent believe people with mental illness experience high levels of prejudice and discrimination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I wish I had a simple answer,\" says Baron. \"If I did, I certainly wouldn’t be keeping it to myself.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, he's on patrol, watching for an opportunity to step in and offer a kind, distracting word that just might stop the awful impulse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Caltrain and communities in the South Bay have been working for several years to send a simple, compassionate message to anyone who may be in psychiatric crisis near the train tracks: “There is help.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s written on signs dotting the tracks near Caltrain intersections and stations, with a crisis hotline number under it. South Bay transit police with crisis intervention training intervene in dozens of potentially lethal incidents every year. 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