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With Clipper Card Change, Some Communities Bemoan Lack of Outreach
By Matthew Roth |
FTA Regional Director Lesley Rogers, SFMTA CEO Nat Ford, and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Appointment to the MTC, Jon Rubin, at a press conference in the Civic Center Muni Metro station. Photos: Matthew Roth. With the roll-out of the Bay Area-wide Clipper smart card, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the many transit operators adopting […]
MTA Crews Will Begin Painting New Bike Lanes Tomorrow
By Bryan Goebel |
This bike box on Scott Street will be painted green in a six-month trial. Photo by Bryan Goebel. San Francisco is about to get its first new bike lane in more than three years along with a colored bike box! Progress has been long stalled by the injunction but the fact that the MTA is […]
The Oakland Airport Connector: BART’s Little Engine that Could?
By Matthew Roth |
The fatigue is palpable, but the battle over BART”s Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) is nowhere near its conclusion. That’s the message coming out of yet another marathon hearing today at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the region’s transportation planning body, over the merits of the airport connector, which I would argue has now become the […]
SFPD Chief Suhr Misses the Point of the “Bike Yield Law”
By Aaron Bialick |
SF Police Department Chief Greg Suhr doesn’t seem to grasp the point of the “Bike Yield Law” proposed by Supervisor John Avalos. “Stop signs are pretty simple. They say ‘stop,'” Suhr told KQED today. “They don’t say ‘yield,’ they don’t say ‘slow down.'” Suhr added that anyone who violates the letter of the stop sign law “will be […]
Clipper Card Transition for Bay Area Transit is Now Official
By Matthew Roth |
MTC Commission Chair Scott Haggerty announcing the launch of the Clipper Card. Photos: Matthew Roth. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, which sets the Bay Area’s regional transportation and land use policies, officially announced the transition from the Translink card to the newly branded Clipper smart card for transit trips today. The new blue card with eight […]
Plan Bay Area Passes in a Room Full of Paranoid Conservative Activists
By Aaron Bialick |
Plan Bay Area, the 25-year regional development and transportation funding strategy, was approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association of Bay Area Governments last night. The commissions passed a plan that includes some highway expansions and won’t meet the region’s own goals for sustainable transportation, according to projections, but which nevertheless represents a step forward for smart […]