Today’s Headlines
SFCTA Studying Bicycle, Ped, Motor Vehicle Patterns on Octavia Boulevard (SF Examiner) Traffic Nightmare at LA Schools (NYT via Streetsblog LA) Pedestrian Killed on 280/1 Connector Ramp (BCN via CBS5) Homeland Security Doles Out Money to Bay Area Transit Agencies (BCN via ABC7) Merc Editorial: “High-Speed Rail Still Makes Sense” Obama to Announce Plans for … Continued
April 13, 2009
Streetscast: An Interview with MTA Chief Nat Ford, Part 1
Municipal Transportation Agency Executive Director Nat Ford has been on the job for more than three years now and is a veteran public transportation manager. He began his career as a train conductor 26 years ago at New York's MTA before moving on to a number of managerial positions. He was an assistant chief transportation officer at BART before being named to oversee Atlanta's public transit system.
April 10, 2009
Today’s Headlines
BART Board Considers Fare Hike, Service Cuts, Parking Fee Increases (SF Gate, Merc) Man Arrested After Red Paint Attack On BART GM During Meeting (ABC7, SF Gate) Bill Requiring Civilian Oversight of BART Police Faces Key Assembly Committee Test (SFBG) AC Transit Will Discontinue Magnetic-Strip Tickets on Transbay Bus Lines (BCN via CBS5) Cables Cars … Continued
April 10, 2009
Supervisor Dufty Blasts SFPD Over MTA Work Orders
Supervisor Bevan Dufty, armed with numbers and documents he obtained detailing MTA work orders from other city departments, scolded two members of the San Francisco Police Department's top brass Wednesday, calling the department's raid on Muni's budget "excessive" and "unbelievable."
April 9, 2009
Today’s Headlines
BART Fare Hikes, Cuts on the Table As Agency Grapples with Deficit (SF Examiner) Obama Appoints Federal Transit Administrator (TOW via Streetsblog.net) Speed Limit to Be Lowered on Section of Bay Bridge (SF Examiner) SFBG: SFPD’s Crackdowns and Shakedowns Fox Plaza Expansion Planned (SocketSite) Sprawl Development Shouldn’t Qualify as ‘Green Building’ (City of Lakes via … Continued
April 9, 2009
MTA Board Tweaks Budget Proposal Following First Public Hearing
The Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors, in a marathon meeting that lasted nearly six hours, voiced support for fare hikes, but balked at a budget proposal to charge 50 cents for transfers and indicated it favors service reduction options that will impose the least impact on Muni riders to close a $129 million deficit.
April 8, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Beyond Chron: Is Gavin Newsom Holding Muni Budget Hostage? Chronicle’s Take on Yesterday’s MTA Budget Hearing (SF Gate) Tweets from the MTA Meeting (Transbay Blog) Benicia Bus Routes Won’t Be Eliminated After All (Benicia Breeze) Cost of Bay Bridge Bike Lanes Examined (SF Gate) Former Menlo Park Car Lot Could Be Site of Mixed Housing … Continued
April 8, 2009
Eyes on the Street: When Repaving Becomes a Hazard
If you've pedaled along Howard Street in SoMa lately, you've no doubt noticed the shoddy paving between 6th and 8th Streets. A DPW contractor repaved the street as part of a sewer main replacement project but in several areas left a two inch shelf in the middle of the bike lane, which is causing many cyclists to drift into traffic or struggle to keep upright, especially at night.
April 7, 2009
MTA Budget Hearing Today
The MTA holds its first public hearing today on its proposals to raise fares, fines, fees and reduce service. The agency is facing a $129 million deficit and proposing eliminating up to nine bus routes and reducing service on at least 29 other routes. The hearing is part of the MTA Board's regular meeting. It begins at 2 p.m. in Room 400 at City Hall. We'll be staffing.
April 7, 2009
Today’s Headlines
High-Speed Rail Authority Gets $29 Million Infusion (AP) East Bay Rail Blues (CHSRB) Draft EIS Released on BART Warm Springs Extension (SVBC) Rail Service to Resume Rolling Through Novato Next Month (Marin IJ) IL Legislature Approves $496M in Capital Projects for Chicago Transit (CTA Tattler via Streetsblog.net) Lennar Unveils Renderings of Proposed Hunter’s Point Townhomes … Continued
April 7, 2009