Transbay Blog
Eric
Bay Bridge Update: New Section Inserted, Crack Repairs Underway
UPDATE (7 September 2009): The reopening of the Bay Bridge is postponed to Wednesday, September 9 at 5:00 a.m. Please use transit alternatives to get to work on Tuesday. Construction on the Bay Bridge has made swift progress this weekend with the swapping-in of the detour tie-in, a 3600-ton section of double-decker roadway inserted into … Continue reading
Bay Bridge Update: Crack Discovered During Inspection
UPDATE (6 September 2009): The repair work for the eyebar crack is underway. Construction work on the Bay Bridge east span proceeded according to schedule today as construction crews carried out the impressive feat of swapping in a new section of roadway for the Bay Bridge east span, sliding into place a 3600-ton double-decker section … Continue reading
Bay Bridge Update: Old Section of Roadway Removed, New Section Ready to Go In
UPDATE (5 September 2009, 11:00 p.m.): A crack is discovered on the eastern span of the Bay Bridge, separate from the construction work being carried out this weekend. The planned Tuesday 5:00 a.m. reopening of the bridge may be postponed. After a snag on Friday afternoon, construction crews for the Bay Bridge were able to … Continue reading
Sunday Streets to be a Permanent Program
Mayor Gavin Newsom’s office announced today that Sunday Streets, San Francisco’s homegrown ciclovía, will become a permanent city program — officially led by the SFMTA, and with the excellent Livable City serving as a fiscal sponsor. One final event will be hosted this weekend on September 6, at Golden Gate Park and the Great Highway; … Continue reading
Complaint Filed with the FTA Against the OAC
In the latest chapter in the saga of the BART Oakland Airport Connector (OAC), Public Advocates has filed a formal complaint (PDF) with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on behalf of Urban Habitat, TransForm, and Genesis, claiming that BART has not fully met its obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Those obligations … Continue reading
Another Year, Another Bay Bridge Closure
UPDATE #1 (5 September 2009, 11:30 a.m.): We’ve also posted a Saturday update on the construction progress. UPDATE #2 (5 September 2009, 11:00 p.m.): A crack is discovered on the eastern span of the Bay Bridge, separate from the construction work being carried out this weekend. The planned Tuesday 5:00 a.m. reopening of the bridge … Continue reading
“Stranded at the Station”
Transportation for America and the Transportation Equity Network have released a new joint report, Stranded at the Station, that is only a few dozen pages (including colorful pictures) and well worth your time to read. The report, which builds on T4America’s well-circulated maps that compile transit budget crunches from around the nation, clarifies the perverse … Continue reading
Is the Oakland Airport Connector a Good TIGER-TIFIA Project? (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this post, we gave a little background on the TIFIA and TIGER federal funds that BART will pursue so that it will have enough money to build the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC). In order to tap into both the TIGER and TIFIA pots of money, the OAC will have to pass … Continue reading
Counter-CultureBus
Courtesy of Flickr user MSPdude. This Saturday, a momentous event occurred — not just once, but twice: the number of riders on Muni’s 74X CultureBus reached double digits. No, really — we saw it with our own eyes. Of course, that’s only thanks to the party organized by the SF Appeal to honor the final … Continue reading
Is the Oakland Airport Connector a Good TIGER-TIFIA Project? (Part 1)
Short answer: not exactly. But with the suspense now cleared from the air, let’s back up a bit. As we’ve discussed here a few times before, BART is about $100 million short of the funds it needs to build the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC), a gap which accounts for approximately 20% of the total capital … Continue reading
Subscribe
Links
If you are interested in California water issues, you may want to check out my other blog on that topic.
Copyright © 2007-2021 Transbay Blog.
Transbay Blog 