Is This the Bay Area's Finest Transit System? (Episode 2 - Caltrain)

All aboard! Welcome to the one commuter line connecting two of the nation's largest economic powerhouses: San Francisco and the Silicon Valley. The corridor is jam-packed with small, quaint towns with very walkable central business districts and dense, mixed-use developments just steps away from the platform. Join me in analyzing TODs around the 31 stations on this episode delving deep into Caltrain.




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