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Board of Supervisors: Vote on Transbay Transit Center Development Tax
By Aaron Bialick |
Developers who are building towers around the Transbay Transit Center in SoMa are fighting to reduce a special property tax that will be levied on developments in the area. The biggest loser could be the downtown rail extension to bring Caltrain and California high-speed rail into the terminal, as funds for the regional rail hub and other long-term projects would disappear. […]
This Week: Tell Supes to Hold Developers to the Transbay Plan
By Streetsblog |
Tomorrow, the Board of Supervisors is expected to approve a development tax to help fund the Caltrain/high-speed rail extension to the Transbay Transit Center, but could reduce the rate for developers and slash revenue for the project. You can help ensure this crucial regional transit connection gets completed by telling the supes to stick with […]
Supervisors Committee Discussion on High-Speed Rail Platform Length
By Stan Parkford |
Land Use and Economic Development Agenda [PDF] Item of Note: 2. Hearing – Transbay Transit Center and Downtown Extension Platform Compatibility Sponsor: Kim Hearing requesting presentations from Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (JBP), California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA), and Transbay Join Powers Authority on the issue of platform compatibility, vehicle width, and its impaction the […]
BayRail Alliance general meeting – Transbay Terminal/Caltrain Downtown SF extension update
By Abigail Shull |
"Robert Beck from the Transbay Joint Powers Authority will provide an update on the project to extend the rail alignment for Caltrain and California High Speed Rail to a new Transbay Transit Center in downtown San Francisco. This project has made a tremendous progress since last year. Later this year, the current terminal is expected […]
New Draft San Francisco Transbay Development Plan Unveiled Today
By Matthew Roth |
Conceptual rendering of the San Francisco skyline with Transbay towers. Image: SF Planning Department The San Francisco Planning Department will release the Draft Plan for the new Transbay Terminal and development project after the Planning Commission meeting tonight at 5:30 p.m. According to Planning’s Joshua Switzky, the plan will be presented to the commission but […]
This Week: Learn About BART’s Bikes-On-Board Pilot
By Robert Prinz |
This week, the SF Board of Supervisors holds a hearing on an appeal of the Transbay Transit Center District Plan, the SFBC talks about BART’s upcoming bikes on board pilot, and the East Bay Bike Party brings the Tour de France home. Here are all the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Monday: SF Supes Land Use and […]