Recent Streetsblog SF posts about AC Transit

Applying the Parklet Strategy to Make Transit Stops Better, Quicker

By Aaron Bialick | | 17 Comments
San Francisco’s parklet revolution has broadened the possibilities for how curb space can be used. Now, city planners in SF and the East Bay are taking the idea in a new direction: using temporary sidewalk extensions to make transit stops more efficient and attractive. Three different names for the concept have emerged from planners at three institutions where it […]

Will Caltrans Get On Board With a Contraflow Bus Lane on the Bay Bridge?

By Aaron Bialick | | 50 Comments
The proposal to improve transbay transit with a contraflow bus lane on the Bay Bridge is gaining traction, as the SF Chronicle reported yesterday. The idea has been pushed by proponents at SPUR, AC Transit, and some BART board members for years as a relatively quick and inexpensive solution to move more people between SF and the East Bay. BART is already […]

Three-Bike Bus Racks on Muni: A Solution for Late-Night Transit Woes?

By Aaron Bialick | | 22 Comments
Muni is testing front-mounted bike racks that can carry three bicycles (instead of the usual two) on some of its most hilly bus routes. If implemented widely, that third bike space could prevent some late-night travelers from getting “bumped” when racks fill up. Bike capacity on transit is particularly important in SF and the Bay Area, […]

AC Transit Asks East Bay Transit Riders to Weigh in on Service Improvements

By Melanie Curry | | 3 Comments
Under a program called PlanACT, AC Transit is holding workshops throughout October to get a sense of the public’s priorities for adjusting and adding service to bus routes in various East Bay cities. AC Transit’s ridership and revenue are increasing. After last year’s BART strike sent commuters scurrying to find alternative means of getting to work, some of those who […]

Oakland Unnecessarily Pits Safe Bicycling vs. Transit on Telegraph Avenue

By Melanie Curry | | 6 Comments
At two workshops last week in Oakland, attendees overwhelmingly called for a bolder plan to make Telegraph Avenue safer and include protected bike lanes. Oakland planners ditched their original proposals for parking-protected bike lanes, instead proposing buffered, unprotected bike lanes on most of the street. In Temescal, the street’s most dangerous and motor traffic-heavy section, planners insist […]
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