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Moving forward to deliver on an election mandate

Posted by Eric ⋅ 13 November 2026

The featured photo depicts a juxtaposition that invited capture — the current Muni headsign du jour, thanking voters for approving the transit funding measures, while announcing a bus that is stuck in traffic. Forcing transit vehicles to idle in persistent traffic congestion, as so many buses in the Bay Area do on a daily basis, … Continue reading →

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How the OAC fares: An updated financial outlook

Posted by Eric ⋅ 23 April 2014 ⋅ 6 Comments

BART’s Oakland Airport Connector now under construction may be soaring through the air above Hegenberger Road, but its projected operating budget lies much closer to the ground — so close that it’s digging a hole underground. Back in 2009, when BART was lining up all the local approvals it needed to obtain federal stimulus funding, … Continue reading →

When compromise may be futile

Posted by Eric ⋅ 25 March 2014 ⋅ 11 Comments

Over the past couple of years, the SFMTA has made small but important streetscape changes to boost performance of the N-Judah. The N is San Francisco’s most well-used light rail line with over 40,000 daily riders, but the condition of certain surface street segments is less than ideal. Daily boardings at a few of the … Continue reading →

Parking rates begin to stabilize as the SFpark program approaches two-year milestone

Posted by Eric ⋅ 27 March 2013 ⋅ 10 Comments

It has been nearly two years since San Francisco first launched the SFpark program to study how a parking crunch could be alleviated without increasing the supply of parking spaces. In that time, SFpark has attracted the attention of transportation professionals and geeks in the Bay Area and beyond, who are following along with interest … Continue reading →

Transit lanes for Church Street

Posted by Eric ⋅ 25 March 2013 ⋅ 8 Comments

On Church Street in San Francisco near the intersection of Market Street — a nexus of light rail, streetcar, and bus lines — a simple but potentially transformative street improvement was put in place over the weekend. The center lanes of Church Street between Duboce Avenue and 16th Street were painted a bright, fierce red, … Continue reading →

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