LINK21 Q&A: How a proposal for a second transbay rail corridor could overhaul Northern California’s transit network

Have you ever wanted a faster, more efficient way to travel across Northern California, from Santa Cruz to San Rafael and Merced to Marysville? It may be on the horizon via a passenger rail improvement program called Link21.  

The program, announced in January by BART and the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, would include the construction of a second transbay rail tunnel by 2040 and additional rail system improvements across the 21-county Northern California Megaregion in an effort to reduce vehicle traffic and make public transit more accessible.