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BART Board Member Urges Agency to Consider Unlimited Monthly Pass
By Matthew Roth |
At a recent BART board meeting where directors discussed various options for spending or saving an operating budget surplus, Director Tom Radulovich suggested the board consider the ramifications of instituting an unlimited ride monthly pass, which had been previously discussed but never seriously pursued. The issue came up most recently in 2005 and 2006 when […]
NIMBYs Fight Glen Park GoBike Station
By Roger Rudick |
Neighborhood objections and fear of lost car parking are tying up a planned bike share rack at the corner of Chenery and Randall Streets
Streetsblog Editorial: BART Needs to Kill the Freeway Widening, Livermore Extension
By Roger Rudick |
The BART Board of Directors is scheduled to vote on a $1.6 billion investment on an extension to Livermore that would still not connect BART riders to downtown Livermore nor other regional rail.
BART Board Gets Closer to Dublin/Pleasanton Line Extension Decision
By Roger Rudick |
The BART Board of directors spent two and a half hours this morning debating and hearing from staff and constituents about a proposed $1.6 billion extension of the Dublin/Pleasanton branch to Livermore.
BART Bond Will Be on November Ballot
By Roger Rudick |
It’s been one of the most talked about bond measures ever. And now it’s official. Thursday morning, the BART board voted nine to zero to place the “BART Safety, Reliability, and Traffic Relief Program” bond on the November 8 ballot. Voters will be asked to authorize $3.5 billion in general obligation bonds. From the BART […]
Caltrain Board Ups Bike Capacity, Dumps Bathrooms on Electric Trains
By Aaron Bialick |
Note: An earlier version of this article’s headline indicated that the increase in bike capacity came at the expense of bathrooms. The two were features were essentially unrelated. The Caltrain Board of Directors voted today to increase the share of space on its future electric trains devoted to bike capacity, though the trains may lack […]