SPUR Transportation Committee Meeting

From SPUR:
Advocates for a wide range of transportation initiatives, including Muni reform, Central Subway and BRT construction, the downtown extension of Caltrain, Better Streets Plan, bicycling and pedestrian infrastructure and more. Contact Sarah Karlinsky, at skarlinsky@spur.org.

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SPUR: How Will 1.7 Million More People Cross the Bay?

By Bryan Goebel |
Crossing the Bay from SPUR on Vimeo. SPUR has produced a new video that asks: How will 1.7 million more people cross the Bay? From the SPUR blog: In the last century, visionary planners made major investments linking San Francisco and the East Bay. When the 20th century dawned, the only way to get from […]

Will Caltrans Get On Board With a Contraflow Bus Lane on the Bay Bridge?

By Aaron Bialick |
The proposal to improve transbay transit with a contraflow bus lane on the Bay Bridge is gaining traction, as the SF Chronicle reported yesterday. The idea has been pushed by proponents at SPUR, AC Transit, and some BART board members for years as a relatively quick and inexpensive solution to move more people between SF and the East Bay. BART is already […]

Congestion Pricing: Vital for Funding a Sustainable Transpo Future in SF

By Aaron Bialick |
Take a shot at budgeting San Francisco’s future transportation revenue with the new online “Budget Czar” simulator from the SF County Transportation Authority, and it will quickly become clear: If residents want better transit and safer streets for walking and biking over the next 25 years, the city needs to collect new sources of transportation revenue […]

Is the Geary Bus Rapid Transit Project in Jeopardy?

By Dave Snyder |
Photo: plug1 If the Geary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project doesn’t get some love from advocates and the general public, the project could be in trouble, according to several people closely following the process. "I look to the left, I look to the right, all I see is opposition and criticism," says Joel Ramos, a […]