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Van Ness BRT Delayed 2 More Years After Caltrans Pushes Wider Car Lanes
By Aaron Bialick |
Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit is now scheduled to open in 2018, two years later than the previous target of 2016. It’s the latest setback for a project that was originally set to open in 2012. In fleshing out the conceptual design approved in June 2012, the SF County Transportation Authority “encountered greater than expected […]
This Week: J.F.K., Board Meeting, Treasure Island
By Roger Rudick |
Here is a list of events this week.
This Week: Bay Area Families, Housing, Van Ness
By Roger Rudick |
Here is a list of events this week.
Transit Riders Celebrate Van Ness Opening
By Steve Pepple |
No joke: San Francisco's first Bus Rapid Transit system opens today, April 1, 2022
The Future of Van Ness Avenue is a Full-Feature BRT Route
By Matthew Roth |
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 […]
Parking-First “Save Polk Street” Crowd Attacks Van Ness BRT
By Aaron Bialick |
“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 […]