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Is there a Place for Aerial Gondolas in the Bay Area’s Transit Picture?
The city of Gothenburg, Sweden, selected Amsterdam-based UNStudio to design its new aerial tramway. "The new cable car system will comprise one cable car line with four stations and six towers," announced UNStudio in a statement issued last month. "The cable car will provide an alternative form of public transport by way of aerial shortcuts across the RiverCity. Travel times will be significantly reduced with minimum environmental impact, while an efficient and direct connection will be established between areas north of the river and the old city to the south."
March 5, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Better Bus Stops on the Cheap
A bus stop can be a pole with a sign on it. Or it can be something safe and inviting. The city of Albany figured out a way to make a bus stop way better–they combined it with a parklet (see lead photo and below). Stephen Newhouse, who now works for Vancouver, Canada’s transit agency, … Continued
March 2, 2018
ULI Talk: The Bay Area’s Transportation Future
It costs $2.25 to go one block on the Geary 38 bus, but someone driving a Tesla can use all of San Francisco’s streets for free. “It’s fundamentally inequitable” said Jeff Tumlin, Principal and Director of Strategy at NelsonNygaard Consulting, during a panel discussion at San Francisco’s Urban Land Institute. “We even manage traffic signals based on … Continued
February 28, 2018
SPUR Talk: A Very Ferry Future for the Bay Area?
Is ferry expansion key to addressing the Bay Area's transportation needs?
February 22, 2018
Screen Doors Coming to Oakland BART Station
Could this be the first step towards driverless trains?
February 20, 2018
Valentine’s Muni Malfunction Underscores Lack of Interagency Cooperation
A switch fault Wednesday left thousands of Muni customers delayed and peeved.
February 15, 2018
More Sophistry in Favor of a Second Bay Bridge for Cars
Chronicle Op-Ed massages stats and makes false equivalencies to support another highway bridge between SF and Oakland
February 12, 2018
BART Managers Suss Out Long Term Plans at Annual Workshop
A second Transbay tube or tunnel crossing, the extension to Silicon Valley, and Communications-Based Train Control were some of the topics discussed today and yesterday at BART's annual board workshop. The workshop, held at the Renaissance Club Sport Hotel in Walnut Creek, is a chance for board directors and staff to discuss a panoply of issues and formulate a general direction for the agency.
February 9, 2018
San Francisco Wants More Transportation Options
A majority of San Francisco voters want more subways, more bike lanes, more buses, and more investment in Caltrain, according to the 2018 Dignity Health CityBeat Poll, released by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.
February 6, 2018
BART Signs, Caltrain Electrification, Amtrak and SFMTA’s Annual Report
Small but significant announcements came out of several large transit agencies this week. Here are a few highlights to start your weekend:
February 2, 2018
