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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 […]
Options for Geary BRT Come Into Focus
By Aaron Bialick |
Just after San Francisco approved a preferred design for its first Bus Rapid Transit route on Van Ness Avenue, the SF County Transportation Authority showcased the latest conceptual proposals for a companion BRT project on Geary Boulevard. Geary BRT, which has been fraught with delays over the years, is expected to bring relief to riders on Muni’s […]
Geary BRT and Safety Project Break Ground
By Roger Rudick |
But even at this ceremony celebrating Geary improvements, officials acknowledge it should have been a subway--and that the city continues to fall behind on Vision Zero
Hampered by Tunnels, Center BRT Lanes on Geary Limited to the Richmond
By Aaron Bialick |
Correction 12/17: The next community meeting on Geary BRT is tonight, Tuesday, at 5:30 p.m. at the Main Public Library. The latest iteration of the plan for bus rapid transit on Geary Boulevard includes center-running bus lanes only on the Richmond District segment between Arguello Boulevard and 27th Avenue — about a quarter of the street’s […]
SFCTA: Geary BRT Will Take Hundreds of Cars Off the Street Every Hour
By Aaron Bialick |
Once bus rapid transit is finally up and running, Geary Boulevard will carry thousands fewer cars every day in 2020, compared to a scenario where it doesn’t get built. That’s according to a preliminary analysis [PDF] presented by the SF County Transportation Authority. The traffic counts vary, depending on which of several design alternatives are […]
Geary Corridor BRT Project Community Meetings
By Robert Prinz |
From sfcta.org: Join us for an update on the Geary Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project. Learn about project alternatives under evaluation, view design options being considered for key intersections, and provide your feedback to the project team. Three community informational meetings will be held: Richmond Neighborhood Monday, June 25, 2012, 6:30–8:30 PM Richmond Rec […]