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BART Board of Directors Meeting
By Robert Prinz |
Agenda [pdf] On the agenda: Public Hearing on Fiscal Year 2013 Budget El Cerrito Plaza Station Sidewalk and Wayfinding Improvements Procurement of On Board Communications Units MTC Sustainability Project – Inner East Bay Comprehensive Operational Analysis Introduction of BART Metro Strategy
BART Board Meeting to Finalize 2014 Budget
By Aaron Bialick |
Agenda [PDF] From TransForm: The BART Board is expected to approve their Fiscal Year 2014 budget, which we believe should focus on core system maintenance instead of unrealistic and unaffordable extensions. While the Board has committed to a sensible process for evaluating investments that should lead them to prioritize responsible maintenance projects, some directors are still pushing […]
This Week: Will Board of Supes Approve 8 Washington?
By Robert Prinz |
Tomorrow, the Board of Supervisors could greenlight the parking-saturated 8 Washington projects. On Wednesday, help shape the SF Planning Department’s plans for development along the Central Subway corridor on Fourth Street, and Thursday’s SPUR forum will look at curbing suburban sprawl in the Bay Area. Here are all the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Monday: Catalyzing Change: […]
BART Accessibility Task Force Meeting
By Robert Prinz |
Agenda [pdf] On the agenda: Fiscal Year 2013 BART Preliminary Budget Overview (Information) Fleet of the Future – New Car Train Design Update (Information) Earthquake Safety Contract at El Cerrito Station; staff will address signage and path of travel issues (Information)
BART Board Will Soon Debate Raising Parking Fees
By Matthew Roth |
Raising the price of parking is a contentious issue anywhere, but it’s particularly divisive for the BART Board of Directors, who may be debating a proposal from their finance committee as soon as next Thursday’s board meeting to raise parking fees to mitigate their soaring budget deficit. "Free parking is not free for BART," said […]
BART Mulls Options for Spending (or Saving) Small Budget Surplus
By Matthew Roth |
Photo: Matthew Roth BART Board meetings over the past year have been tumultuous, from the public fury over the Oscar Grant killing, which included the arrest of a protester for dousing BART General Manager Dorothy Dugger with red paint, to vigorous debate over whether to spend stimulus funds on the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC), to […]