Archive for July 2009

Market Street: Learning to Share

Posted by Eric ⋅ 29 July 2009 ⋅ 11 Comments

Arguing about how to solve the Market Street problem — usually via some sort of ban on automobiles — is a San Francisco pastime, given how often the topic resurfaces. So it should come as no surprise that although we discussed Market Street on this blog one full year ago, we are discussing it again … Continue reading »

Disconnect the Connector

Posted by Eric ⋅ 21 July 2009 ⋅ 21 Comments

UPDATE (22 July 2009): MTC voted to allocate the $140 million to the Oakland Airport Connector. This Wednesday (tomorrow), the Metropolitan Transportation Commission will consider the formal allocation of $140 million to the long-flailing Oakland Airport Connector (OAC). The allocation includes $70 million of ARRA stimulus funds, which MTC assigned last spring to the OAC … Continue reading »

Downtown Berkeley’s Growing Pains

Posted by Eric ⋅ 15 July 2009 ⋅ 15 Comments

The Berkeley skyline, if one could call it that, has long been dominated by the Campanile and the two mid-rises on Shattuck Avenue that flank Center Street. That is poised to change, at least somewhat, now that the Berkeley City Council has approved the Downtown Area Plan. Downtown Berkeley: looking south from Shattuck toward Downtown … Continue reading »

Bay-Delta: Shaking Things Up

Posted by Eric ⋅ 10 July 2009 ⋅ 6 Comments

This is the 3rd post in a series of posts on the crisis facing the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. It has been a few months since posting the first two installments, but it’s my intention to start it up again. Click here to see a list of all posts in the series and to refresh … Continue reading »