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BayRail Alliance general meeting – Transbay Terminal/Caltrain Downtown SF extension update
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"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 […]
Today’s Headlines
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AC Transit Board Votes to Raise Fares (SF Gate, Coco Times) A Rundown of the Fare/Service Cuts Facing Bay Area Transit Agencies (Santa Rosa CityBus) Study: Calif. Coastal Cities Must Plan for a Rise in Ocean Levels (SF Gate, LAT, Merc) Van Jones will Take Role as White House Green Jobs Advisor (Alternet) Agency Squabbling […]
AC Transit Board of Directors Meeting
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Agenda On the agenda: Quarterly report on the East Bay Bus Rapid Transit Project Quarterly report on the Transbay Transit Center Project
San Francisco, We Have a Problem
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Cracked Beam Closes New Salesforce Transit Center
Board of Supervisors: Vote on Transbay Transit Center Development Tax
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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. […]
Despite Outcry, MTC Board Approves OAK Connector Funds
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Advocates packed the MTC hearing room Transportation and social justice advocates packed the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) board meeting today to demand that the agency not spend a proposed $70 million of federal stimulus money on the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) project. MTC commissioners heard testimony for over two hours from some of the more […]