San Francisco, We Have a Problem
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Cracked Beam Closes New Salesforce Transit Center
Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Transbay
Geary Subway? New Transbay Tube? Clean Trains? BART Candidates Discuss
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SF Transit Riders hears from the six candidates for BART Board District 8, San Francisco
Update on Plans to Get Trains into Transbay
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The San Francisco Planning Department will be presenting the San Francisco Board of Supervisors with updated plans for getting trains from the Caltrain corridor into the lower level of the Transbay Transit Center.
Downtown Extension Finally Moves Forward
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The San Francisco County Transportation Authority (CTA) Board authorized $5.5 million in Prop K funds for the downtown extension rail tunnel (DTX) project that will one day connect Caltrain's mainline to the Transbay Terminal.
BART Meltdown Highlights Vulnerability of Bay Area Infrastructure
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One errant motorist crashed into a telephone pole and paralyzed the Bay Area this morning at 8:30, right in time for peak rush hour crowds. From BART’s Twitter feed: The power line fell onto the BART right of way and trains couldn’t proceed until it was removed. Mainstream TV and newspapers ran pictures of some of […]
Guest Editorial: An Open Letter to Mayor Ed Lee About Transbay
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Dear Mr. Mayor: Thanks for the world’s most expensive bus stop. Last week your administration announced a plan to connect Caltrain and California High Speed Rail to the Transbay Transit Center and remove I-280. It’s exactly the sort of bold thinking that people want from their mayor. It would “open up land for housing, connect […]