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SPUR Forum: Assessing Contraflow on the Bay Bridge

From SPUR:

From SPUR:

When the Transbay Transit Center opens in late 2017, more than 300 buses are planned to arrive or depart each hour, though that number depends on Bay Bridge traffic. A morning contraflow lane on the bridge may help facilitate that flow, but it could also make traffic worse. Learn why, and whether such a project could be successful.

+ Tony Bruzzone / Arup
+ Bob Beck / Treasure Island Development Authority
Robert del Rosario / AC Transit
Al Zahradnik / Golden Gate Transit

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Stan Parkford is a graduate of the Urban Studies and Planning Department at SF State University.

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