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Clipper Card Upgrade Could Bring Seamless Regional Travel, Or Not
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission will soon renew its contract for Clipper, the Bay Area's "all-in-one transit card." Transit advocates are urging MTC to use the opportunity to create a more seamless fare system, and remove barriers that could allow Clipper payments on both the region's transit agencies and "first-and-last-mile" trip services.
May 13, 2014
Warriors Arena Moving to Mission Bay: A Win for Transit Accessibility?
The Warriors announced this week that the site for the basketball team's proposed arena would be moved from Piers 30-32 on the Embarcadero to Mission Bay, quelling opposition from waterfront development foes. Whether or not the new site will work out for better or worse in terms of accessibility to regional transit, however, is still up for debate.
April 23, 2014
Eyes on the Street: BART Lets Station Agents Park Inside MacArthur Station
Think the inside of a transit station is a completely inappropriate place to store automobiles? BART begs to differ.
November 27, 2013
BART Lifts Bike Bans Permanently
BART has finally dropped its outdated policy of banning bicycles aboard trains during rush hours. After an uneventful four-month trial, the BART Board of Directors voted unanimously this morning to lift the bans permanently.
October 24, 2013
Civic Center Bike Station Delayed Another Year, Riders Left Crossing Fingers
The bike station that was supposed to be installed at Civic Center Station in June won't come for at least another year, according to BART Bike Program Manager Steve Beroldo. No word yet on what's caused the delay, but Beroldo said the station hasn't even been fully designed yet (it's at "95 percent"). BART does have full funding to build the station, however.
August 9, 2013
SPUR on What the BART Strike Means for the Regional Transit Agenda
Cross-posted from the SPUR blog. Gabriel Metcalf and Ratna Amin are SPUR's executive director and transportation policy director, respectively.
July 5, 2013
BART Board Votes to Lift Bike Bans for Another Five-Month Trial
The BART Board of Directors last night voted to lift bike blackout periods for another five-month trial starting in July. At the end of November, the board will once again consider changing the policy permanently.
May 24, 2013
Will the BART Board Take the Sensible Step of Lifting Bike Bans?
After a second uneventful trial, it's as clear as ever that BART is due to lift the ban on bikes during rush hours.
May 14, 2013
A Week of Bikes on BART: How’s Your Commute Been?
In the third day of BART's week-long trial to let bikes aboard during rush hours, the sky doesn't seem to have fallen, just as it didn't in the first trial during Fridays last August.
March 20, 2013
BART to Launch Second Trial Week Without Rush-Hour Bike Ban
BART will implement another trial to allow bikes aboard trains during rush hours, the agency announced today. Unlike the first trial, which tested the policy change during four Fridays in August, the new trial will run during the entire work week from Monday, March 18, through Friday, March 22.
February 14, 2013