SFTRU Talks Forum: Geary BRT

From SFTRU:

Please join us and hear a presentation on the transportation history of Geary Boulevard, learn about Bus Rapid Transit Projects around the world, listen to a presentation on the proposed Geary BRT project, view the compiled results from our survey, and be a part of the discussion on what our specific recommendations should be for the SFMTA and SFCTA.

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By Aaron Bialick |
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Options for Geary BRT Come Into Focus

By Aaron Bialick |
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Geary BRT Plan Watered Down to Appease Parking-Obsessed Merchants

By Aaron Bialick |
Update: This plan may not be “watered down” after all. See our follow-up report here. Planners are touting a new proposed configuration for Geary Bus Rapid Transit that would forgo bus passing lanes in order to preserve car parking to appease merchants. Separated, center-median bus lanes would be retained, and project backers hope the changes […]

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By Aaron Bialick |
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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 […]

Livable Streets Concerns Overshadowed at Geary Blvd BRT Meeting

By Michael Rhodes |
Supervisor Eric Mar, right, sought to ease concerns and set straight untrue rumors about the Geary BRT project. Photos: Michael Rhodes At a community meeting in the Richmond last night, planners from the San Francisco County Transportation Authority and Supervisor Eric Mar sought public input on the Geary Boulevard Bus Rapid Transit project – and […]