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Transit Riders Celebrate Van Ness Opening
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No joke: San Francisco's first Bus Rapid Transit system opens today, April 1, 2022
Parking-First “Save Polk Street” Crowd Attacks Van Ness BRT
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“Save Polk Street” has aimed its parking-first agenda at Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit. A couple dozen speakers protested the project an SFMTA hearing last week, distributing fearmongering flyers [PDF] claiming that removing some parking and banning left turns would “kill small businesses,” back up car traffic, and make the street more dangerous. The long-delayed Van Ness […]
The Future of Van Ness Avenue is a Full-Feature BRT Route
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Van Ness BRT at City Hall, Alternative 5: center-center median option. With overwhelming approval for the Proposition K half-cent transportation sales tax in 2003, San Franciscans signaled they not only wanted to maintain a state of good repair and operational solvency for their transit system, they were willing to dedicate more than 25 percent of […]
Op-ed: Before Breed Axes Transit Chief, Crucial Changes Needed at City Hall
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Sacking Ed Reiskin won't accomplish anything without a paradigm shift in governance
If Trees on Van Ness Matter So Much, Good Thing They’ll Double With BRT
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After the construction of bus rapid transit, Van Ness Avenue will have more than twice the number of trees it does today. But the SF Chronicle and local broadcast news reporters didn’t let that get in the way of blowing a story about tree removal notices completely out of proportion. Reports from the Chronicle, which kicked off […]
Bay Area’s First BRT System Coming to the East Bay By 2016
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Transit riders in the East Bay will get a boost in 2016 with the arrival of the region’s first Bus Rapid Transit corridor, connecting San Leandro and Oakland. The project recently reached a major milestone with the release of its final environmental impact report (EIR). AC Transit will begin fielding public feedback on the EIR […]