North County cities await clarification on SB 79
SOLANA BEACH — As the implementation date for a new law allowing high-density housing near certain transit stations draws closer, affected North County cities are...
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MTS, NCTD propose first transit fare hike since 2009
REGION — The first fare increase for the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System and North County Transit District since 2009 will go before the San...
Transit safety operation nets 15 arrests along Sprinter rail line
OCEANSIDE — Authorities today announced 15 arrests during a transit operation aimed at improving public safety along the North County Transit Sprinter rail line. The...
NCTD re-elects Bhat-Patel, Sannella as board leadership
REGION — The North County Transit District Board of Directors has re-elected Carlsbad Mayor Pro Tempore Priya Bhat-Patel as board chair and San Marcos Deputy...
Two arrested after illegally riding atop Coaster train
DEL MAR — The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office arrested two individuals on Friday evening on suspicion of trespassing on railroad property, after residents reported...
All aboard the Holiday Express in Oceanside
OCEANSIDE — North County Transit District’s Holiday Express is back in town and spreading cheer down the coast, welcoming around 11,000 people on board to...
Oceanside, transit officials celebrate new pedestrian tunnel mural
OCEANSIDE — After several months of work, a team of artists has transformed the once-gray, stagnant pedestrian tunnel at the Oceanside Transit Center into a...
Oceanside moves forward on transit center redevelopment
OCEANSIDE — After delaying its vote last month, the Oceanside City Council has recently signed off on two major redevelopment proposals that will overhaul the...
NCTD suspends coastal rail service next weekend
OCEANSIDE — The North County Transit District will suspend all coastal rail service to perform routine railroad maintenance and major infrastructure work next weekend. The...
Newsom signs sweeping housing bill opposed by local leaders
DEL MAR — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed Senate Bill 79, a sweeping housing law allowing taller and denser residential development near major public...
Commentary: Hydrogen rail not the answer
I am a doctoral candidate at UCLA’s Institute of Environment and Sustainability and an expert on transportation decarbonization, with a focus on rail. I am...
San Marcos riders embrace NCTD+ microtransit pilot program
SAN MARCOS — Fifteen months after its launch, North County Transit District and San Marcos officials are calling the pilot year of the city’s on-demand...
North County Transit to pilot zero-emission FLIRT trains
OCEANSIDE — The North County Transit District is flirting with the concept of zero-emission, hydrogen-fueled trains through a planned pilot program with the California State...