Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bus Rapid Transit

Can VTA’s Bus Route Changes Keep Up With Suburban Office Park Growth?

By Andrew Boone | Sep 16, 2014 | 11 Comments

Office development is booming in Santa Clara County. As the number of jobs increases, will the Valley Transportation Authority ramp up bus service to keep pace, or will streets become overrun with traffic? VTA hosted a public meeting last week to present a set of proposed changes to its bus service that the agency calls its North Central County […]

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SFMTA Says Van Ness BRT Can’t Have High Platforms for Level Boarding

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 18, 2014 | 42 Comments

The SFMTA says it’s impossible for stations on the coming Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit route to have one of the key recommended features of BRT: High platforms, at the same level as bus floors, that allow passengers to quickly step onto the bus. SFMTA planners say that complications with the design of Muni’s buses […]

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Report: In Cutting Emissions, CAHSR Expensive Compared to Local Upgrades

By Melanie Curry | Mar 25, 2014 | No Comments

Streetfilms featured Los Angeles’ Orange Line BRT and bike path in 2009. A new UCLA report says infrastructure projects like the Orange Line are a better way to invest cap-and-trade funds than CA High-Speed Rail. UCLA’s Lewis Center published a report yesterday finding that California’s High-Speed Rail project is a relatively expensive way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) […]

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Hampered by Tunnels, Center BRT Lanes on Geary Limited to the Richmond

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 16, 2013 | 66 Comments

Correction 12/17: The next community meeting on Geary BRT is tonight, Tuesday, at 5:30 p.m. at the Main Public Library. The latest iteration of the plan for bus rapid transit on Geary Boulevard includes center-running bus lanes only on the Richmond District segment between Arguello Boulevard and 27th Avenue — about a quarter of the street’s […]

First Polk, Now Geary: Half-Measures Won’t Fix the Problems on SF Streets

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 6, 2013 | 78 Comments

For those who dream of better transportation options on San Francisco’s streets, which were engineered in the 20th century to maximize space for cars at the expense of safety and efficient transit, the lack of city leadership on two recent major re-design projects has been troubling. The concessions offered by city planners and politicians will […]

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