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Eric
Storm-Related Service Updates
Pretty crazy storm last night, wasn’t it? We could definitely use the rain, but there have been a lot of problems. Earlier today, over half a million people were without power in the Bay Area alone, and many more around the state. That number is reducing as PG&E works to restore power, but outages could … Continue reading
Pilot Program for Bus-Only Lane Cameras
The planning of bus rapid transit projects on Geary and Van Ness may make it seem as though BRT is wholly new to San Francisco, but in fact, we have been trying to incorporate at least some BRT elements for quite awhile now, most notably the so-called “bus only” lanes used on certain routes. So-called, … Continue reading
Ringing in 2008
I was hoping to write another substantive post before the New Year, but it does not seem like that will happen, so instead, I would just like to wish everyone a safe and happy new year. I hope that those who celebrated a December holiday found some time for rest and relaxation. As usual, there … Continue reading
Subway Dream (East Bay)
If you haven’t gotten to it already, please check out the introductory post. Also, the San Francisco half of the map can be found in this post. Unlike the San Francisco half of the map, which takes a stab at expanding both the BART and Muni Metro systems, the East Bay half of the map … Continue reading
Subway Dream (San Francisco)
If you haven’t gotten to it already, please read the introductory post. Also, click here for the East Bay half of the map, which has now been posted. This first post will cover the San Francisco half of the subway dream; tomorrow’s post will address the East Bay half. In the introductory post, I stated … Continue reading
An Old Dream, A New Dream
A couple weeks ago, the author of The Overhead Wire blog lamented the Bay Area’s lack of a true urban metro system and offered some ideas for what his dream subway might look like for San Francisco and Oakland. I thought that it might be fun to do a response to those posts. In the … Continue reading
Temporary Terminal Referrals
I’ve gotten a couple email notes over the weekend from newer readers, wondering why the Transbay Blog has been apparently silent on an important Transbay-related issue: namely, the planning and upcoming construction of the temporary Transbay Terminal, which will be in use for about five years (from 2009 to 2014), while the new Transit Center … Continue reading
Best Wishes for 2008 from BART: Extra Service, Higher Fares
Okay, let’s get the bad news out of the way first. Starting January 1, 2008, BART fares will increase 5.4%, between 10 and 30 cents, depending on the trip. The minimum fare will rise from $1.40 to $1.50. The good news is that also starting January 1, we’ll be seeing substantial service increases. The previous … Continue reading
Test Runs for the Double-Decker Buses
Sorry, everyone, for the dearth of updates. Things have been busy lately, so there hasn’t been a great deal of time to prepare posts. I’ll try to get back on it soon. Courtesy San Francisco Chronicle. For now, just a quick note. You’ve probably already read in the Chronicle that the SFMTA is working to … Continue reading
A Fight Over the Secret Garden
The Oakland Tribune reports today about a public scoping meeting that will take place at Oakland City Hall, tonight at the 6:00 pm Planning Commission meeting. The goal of the meeting is to receive public commentary about a project in planning, a new tower at 222 19th Street known as Emerald Views. Soaring to 457 … Continue reading
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