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Archive for August 2010
An alternative approach to setting SB 375 targets
Earlier this month, agency staff at the State Air Resources Board (ARB) recommended a set of targets, which quantify how much regions throughout California should plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles and light duty trucks. Those targets will soon be evaluated by the Board, which is required under Senate Bill 375 to … Continue reading
Cornered
Yesterday, the Appeal published a weekend Muni update mentioning a permanent bus stop relocation that will go into effect starting this weekend. The update is ostensibly sourced from the SFMTA, although the agency’s official transit updates page lacks any mention of this particular item. The bus stop at issue — served by the 8X, 30, … Continue reading
Are the proposed SB 375 targets ambitious enough to achieve California’s goals?
The State Air Resources Board (ARB) has now proposed regional targets for California’s eighteen metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and Senate Bill 375 requires that the Board adopt the final targets by September 30, 2010. As previously discussed, the proposed targets are the product of a “bottom-up” approach, in which ARB has relied heavily on technical … Continue reading
Transbay Transit Center: Groundbreaking Ceremony
News media writeups: KTVU, ABC, CBS, Examiner, and SF Gate blog posts here and here.
Air Resources Board proposes final regional targets for SB 375
Agency staff from the State Air Resources Board (ARB) has now proposed final targets for Senate Bill 375, which quantify each region’s target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the years 2020 and 2035. The targets are the product of the “bottom-up” approach that ARB has adopted — the direct outgrowth of a collaborative process … Continue reading
Transbay Terminal: The Final Hour
In the early morning hours of August 7, a relatively small but devoted group of transit advocates gathered at First and Mission to participate in the historic final closure of the Transbay Terminal. We were joined by many others — including AC Transit Director Chris Peeples, TJPA Executive Director Maria Ayerdi-Kaplan, as well as photographers … Continue reading
Farewell, Transbay Terminal
The day has finally arrived. The Transbay Terminal — in operation since January 15, 1939, first as a rail hub, and then as a bus station since 1959 — will close permanently tonight, in preparation for its upcoming demolition. The Terminal will close shortly after midnight, following a few final AC Transit runs. After several … Continue reading
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