Richmond is among the Bay Area locations where BART and Capitol Corridor trains operate in close proximity. Regional transportation planners want to hear from the community about desires for an upgraded an more interconnected regional rail system that will be built by 2040. (Photo courtesy of Link21 Program)

Rail travel across Northern California could see a big shift in the coming decades as rail systems collaborate on a 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.

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Eli covers public health, transportation and state politics for the Bay City News Foundation, serves as the main editor of the Public Health and COVID-19 Information Hub and assists with Local News Matters' social media strategy. He has also previously covered local politics in San Diego County as well as college and professional sports across the Bay Area.