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Update on “Transit, not Traffic” Vote Counts
There is some great news to report on the Prop A/H vote counts. Last night, early absentee vote counts were reported. Those counts showed a very slight edge (essentially a tie) for Prop A on Muni reform, and a very comfortable lead of 16 points against Prop H. The updated counts were posted just a … Continue reading
The Final Push for “Yes on A, No on H”
UPDATE (November 6, 2007): Early absentee ballot results show that yes/no votes for Prop A are essentially tied, with “yes” votes in the very slight lead. In the meantime, “no” votes for Prop H have a substantial edge so far, roughly 58% no to 42% yes. This is an encouraging start at least on the … Continue reading
Leaving the “Transit” Out of Transit-Oriented Development
An article in the Chronicle today discussed the possibility of building homes on 1,433 acres of Peninsula bayshore land. The land, located in Redwood City near the crossing of Highways 101 and 84, is currently used by Cargill Inc. for salt production that the company plans on phasing out. At this point, no official plans … Continue reading
Halloween Service Updates for BART and Muni
NOTE: These service updates are for Halloween in 2007. Although Halloween in the Castro is “officially not happening” this year, the city is trying to discourage folks from making it happen anyway. Not only will the Castro be policed, but Muni and BART will operate on a quirky schedule, tailor-made to discourage anyone from going … Continue reading
Downtown Oakland Construction: 10-25-2007
There are some exciting construction projects rising in downtown Oakland these days, since many of the projects that were initially proposed in response to Jerry Brown’s 10K downtown revitalization plan are finally emerging from the planning process and becoming a reality. This post will attempt to cover some of the more high profile downtown projects, … Continue reading
Fall 2007 Central Subway Meetings
Over the next few weeks, the SFMTA will be holding a few public meetings on the Central Subway, a project which would extend the T-Third in a subway tunnel through South of Market and Union Square, terminating in Chinatown. Once the tunnel is completed, T-Third trains would proceed north from the 4th and King/Caltrain stop, … Continue reading
Yes on A, No on H: “Transit, Not Traffic” Around the Internet
Discussion on the “Yes on A, No on H” campaign for Transit, not Traffic, continues around the Internet, and so I’ll continue to post links to some of these sites, for interested readers who might not have run into them: The Bikescape blog has a posted a podcast about the Transit, Not Traffic campaign, featuring … Continue reading
At Least Beijing Can Do It
The Overhead Wire and the Live from the Third Rail blogs report the news that urban planners in Beijing have approved planning permission for six new subway lines that will begin construction by the end of the year, to be completed in 2012. From China View: The six new lines – the No. 6, 8 … Continue reading
Vote For Transit, Not Traffic
San Francisco voters this election are faced with a key choice that will have very significant effects on the city’s future. On the one hand, voters will be asked to consider Proposition A, which would reform Muni and address many issues that are fundamental to operational difficulties that Muni has faced in the past decade. … Continue reading
Volunteer for the “Transit, Not Traffic” Campaign
UPDATE: Please also read this newer post on Transit, Not Traffic. Yes on A, No on H! I’ve written once before about the opportunity to help out the “Transit, Not Traffic” (Yes on A, No on H) campaign through phone banking at the SEIU. However, if you don’t like phone banking, there are other ways … Continue reading
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