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Muni Proposes New Bus Route, Curbside Transit Lanes on 16th Street
By Aaron Bialick |
Muni plans to launch a new bus line this month to beef up service along eastern 16th Street, connecting the BART station at Mission Street to the soon-to-open University of California SF hospital at Mission Bay. The 55-16th Street route would complement existing 22-Fillmore service on 16th, extending beyond the 22’s endpoint all the way […]
Central Subway Pagoda Deal Will Take $9 Million From Muni Operating Funds
By Aaron Bialick |
Updated 2/23 A deal struck by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency to extract tunnel drills at the site of the abandoned Pagoda Theatre will cost the agency an estimated $9.15 million. While the lease deal with building owner Joel Campos allows the SFMTA to move forward with an extraction plan that’s less disruptive to the […]
SFMTA Board Meeting
By Aaron Bialick |
Agenda Of note: N-Judah bulbs on Carl St. Revising taxi standards Approval of the Central Subway Funding Plan Charging for SFMTA Employee Parking First meeting with inaugurated Director Leona Bridges
SFMTA Board of Directors Policy and Governance Committee Meeting
By Aaron Bialick |
Agenda 6. Discussion of upcoming SFMTA Board/Parking Authority Commission items. (No explanatory documents.) Childcare permits FY11 2Q Overtime Report FY12 Budget Update and FY11 year-end projections Strategic Plan Open Taxi Access pilot program 7. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding the operation of the SFMTA Board of Directors/Parking Authority Commission.
SFMTA Board of Directors Meeting
By Lisa Ratner |
Agenda Key topics: Update on Northeast Mission Parking Plans Presentation and discussion regarding the SFMTA’s long range vision for transit – initial policy analysis.
This Week: Is Bay Area Transit Ready for Climate Change?
By Aaron Bialick |
A SPUR forum on Wednesday will consider how the Bay Area can strengthen its transportation system in the face of storms and rising sea levels brought on by climate change in the coming decades. New York City was forced to confront the reality of climate change last fall when Hurricane Sandy, given added force by warmer ocean […]