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Speak at the Oakland City Council Airport Connector Meeting, Win a Prize
There’s a big agenda ahead for the Oakland City Council at its meeting, on Tuesday, October 6 at 7:00 p.m. Discussion of the parking meter fees, which occupied a large chunk of the last meeting, will be continued at this next meeting. And then, right after the parking discussion, the full Council will finally turn … Continue reading
The New Market Street: 6th and 8th Street Turns
After years of seemingly-endless discussion, the quest to remake San Francisco’s Market Street took a step forward, moving beyond talk and studies to action. In a six-week trial that began today, motorists traveling inbound on Market Street are encouraged to turn south off of Market at 10th Street, and are required to turn right on … Continue reading
Whither East Bay BRT?
Courtesy of AC Transit. The AC Transit Board of Directors held a meeting to confront head-on the risk that the agency’s current financial crisis poses to its planned 17-mile bus rapid transit (BRT) project, which would extend from downtown Berkeley to San Leandro, via Telegraph Avenue, downtown Oakland, and East 14th Street. The State has … Continue reading
PARK(ing) Day 2009
Last week on PARK(ing) Day, I carved out some time to run around to a few different neighborhoods in San Francisco, enjoying parking spots that were transformed temporarily into miniature parks and pockets of usable public space. While I had planned to get a post up with some pictures much sooner than this, I didn’t … Continue reading
FTA and TIFIA Funds for AC Transit, Central Subway, and Transbay
This week, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced various grants, including money that will be coming to the Bay Area. One pot of money in the ARRA federal stimulus bill that we have not yet discussed here are the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) grants. Not to be confused with the … Continue reading
Charting the Bay Area Seismic Retrofit Effort
On October 17, 2009, the Bay Area will remember the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake. By the numbers, the Loma Prieta was not something to sneeze at. Roughly 7.0 magnitude; 63 people killed; thousands injured; significant damage in places like the Marina District; and, of course, the silver lining: the collapse and ultimate … Continue reading
Another Year, Another BART Service Change
You’ve probably already heard, but just in case you hadn’t, BART will revert to its pre-2008 headways starting Monday, September 14. The longstanding dream of 15-minute off-peak headways — that sweet spot where more riders are willing to head to a station spontaneously, and use the system like a true metro service — lasted less … Continue reading
Trans-Beale Terminal
The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s seemingly favorite question — exactly where should high-speed rail terminate in San Francisco? — has again reared its head. By now, we are accustomed to this agency’s shifting moods — like last year, when then-chairman Quentin Kopp opined that the Transbay Transit Center was not really necessary, and that 4th … Continue reading
Bay Bridge Update: It’s Open!
NOTE: This post was written following the Labor Day bridge closure, and is not about the October 28, 2009 emergency closure. For more information on that closure, see this post. Original Post: At a 6:10 a.m. press conference this morning, Caltrans Director Randy Iwasaki announced that after almost 70 hours of nonstop work by construction … Continue reading
Bay Bridge Update: Reopening is Postponed, Use Transit Options
UPDATE (8 September 2009): The Bay Bridge is open! Caltrans has announced that the Bay Bridge will not reopen Tuesday at 5:00 a.m., as previously planned. An inspection of the east span revealed a cracked eyebar, the repair of which will require another day. The new deadline for the reopened bridge is now Wednesday, September … Continue reading
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