Category Archives: Tri-Valley

On Walkability, Density, and Transit Villages

17 July 2008 – 10:44 pm

It’s official: according to the WalkScore.com rankings, San Francisco has been determined to be America’s most walkable city, as reported by the Chronicle. Our fair city’s score of 86 out of 100 just edged out New York’s 83, Boston’s 79, Chicago’s 76, and Philadelphia’s 74. The WalkScore algorithm does have some shortcomings (which the site [...]

By Eric | Also posted in BART, Beyond the Bay, Contra Costa, East Bay, Oakland, Pedestrian Experience, Peninsula, Project Proposals, San Francisco, Transit Villages | Comments (0)

June 2008 Election: State Legislature Roundup

2 June 2008 – 2:11 am

This post will provide some information on the Democratic primary for the California legislature campaigns. The blurbs that follow are essentially endorsements, but I hesitate to use the word “endorsement” here, because to my mind, use of that word ought to be supported by a fuller discussion, drawing on a large range of issues. Because [...]

By Eric | Also posted in Berkeley, California, Contra Costa, East Bay, Election Coverage, North Bay, Oakland, Peninsula, San Francisco | Comments (0)

Altamont Bypassed

11 January 2008 – 8:07 pm

This is a post I started to write a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, a couple weeks of illness and the general pandemonium of the holidays prevented me from finishing it in a timely fashion, but better late than never, right? Somehow, this blog has been running for a few months now, with barely a single [...]

By Eric | Also posted in California, East Bay, High-Speed Rail, South Bay | Comments (20)

Hefty Development Proposed for Dublin

17 August 2007 – 7:47 pm

Dublin is a suburb in the outer East Bay that in the past has not shied away from development, but if a new project proposed by Pleasanton-based developer Charter Properties is built, the town could finally be placed on the map. Sources on this project seem slightly contradictory and could just be reporting two different [...]

By Eric | Also posted in East Bay, Project Proposals | Comments (0)