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Walk Score Goes Multimodal With the Addition of Transit Score
One
of the simplest and best tools for promoting walkable development has
branched out into the full range of car-free transportation. Walk Score,
the website which measures how many neighborhood amenities are within
walking distance of a given location, has added a wealth of information
about other forms of travel, including transit and cycling. The improved
Walk Score provides a more complete sense of what is accessible from
your apartment or workplace.
August 18, 2010
BART Sees $4 Million Budget Surplus at End of This Fiscal Year
BART has once again bucked the trend of financial pain among other Bay Area transit operators by realizing a budget surplus at the end of fiscal year 2010, in large part due to strong sales tax receipts in the fourth quarter. In a letter to the BART Board yesterday [PDF], General Manager Dorothy Dugger outlined the projected $4 million surplus, though she offered no recommendation for how to spend it or whether to save it.
August 11, 2010
Mayor Newsom, SFMTA Announce More Muni Service Restorations
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced today that Muni will restore 61 percent of the service it cut in May, or about 178,781 service hours, after identifying about $15 million in funding sources and "operational savings," which involves scaling back stand-by hours, or non-driving time, for operators.
August 3, 2010
Win for Union as Judge Issues Injunction in AC Transit Labor Dispute
An Oakland judge granted a temporary injunction late this afternoon that prevents AC Transit from unilaterally imposing its last, best and final offer on the agency's 1,100 bus drivers, saying it not only has the potential to cause harm to the operators and their families, but to the agency's 236,000 riders.
August 2, 2010
Judge Expected to Issue Decision Monday in AC Transit Labor Dispute
Lawyers for AC Transit and the Amalgamated Transit Union squared off in an Oakland courtroom today in the ongoing dispute over a new contract. After two hours of arguments, Superior Court Judge Judith D. Ford indicated she would issue a ruling as early as Monday, but AC Transit attorneys predicted a final agreement might take much longer, and the legal ordeal could potentially drag into early next year.
July 30, 2010
New Study Recommends Augmenting the Benefits of Private Shuttle Service
With Bay Area public transit languishing, market forces have evolved a "shadow industry" solution: fleets of shuttle buses, operating outside of any agreement with public transit agencies, carrying employees between work and home with greater efficiency and comfort than Muni could ever hope to offer.
July 26, 2010
The Heyday of Horsecars
Editor's note: This is one in an occasional series of stories on the history of transit in San Francisco.
June 14, 2010
Now That It’s Brown v Whitman, Let’s Talk Transportation
It's official. It's Jerry Brown versus Meg Whitman for Governor of California.
While we can expect a vigorous campaign between now and the election
in November, neither candidate has staked out solid ground on
transportation issues. For Brown, there's a track record going back
decades, but for Whitman all we know about her positions is what was
learned in a Republican primary where each candidate lurched as far to
the right as possible.
June 9, 2010
Caltrain Adds Fare Increases to List of Budget Crisis Solutions
Facing a budget deficit that threatens to end train service altogether, the Caltrain Board of Directors voted today to declare a fiscal emergency and began considering some new options to cover the deficit for the next fiscal year, including raising fares.
June 3, 2010
AFL-CIO Flexing Its Muscle for Senate Transit Operating Aid Bill
The AFL-CIO, a formidable lobbying force in Washington, is throwing
its weight behind a Senate bill offered
last week that would authorize $2 billion in emergency funding for
transit agencies forced to hike fares or cut service in lean budgetary
times.
June 1, 2010