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BART votes to approve Oakland airport connector

December 11, 2009 – 4:38 pm

After three hours of public comment and discussion yesterday, the BART Board of Directors voted 7 to 1 to approve the $492 million Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) elevated rail line. Construction is scheduled begin in mid-2010 and be completed by 2013.

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Federal civil rights review could imperil BART airport connector project

November 19, 2009 – 10:31 am

The Federal Transit Administration’s Office of Civil Rights will review the social equity aspects of BART’s current projects within the next several months, a process that could lead to further delays or even kill a plan to build an elevated rail connector to the Oakland airport.

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Transit riders wooed by Bay Bridge shutdown now seem to be back in their cars

November 6, 2009 – 4:00 pm

When the Bay Bridge closed last month for an emergency repair, record numbers of commuters began riding buses, ferries, and BART. But the public transit numbers are dropping again, and planners wonder if there’s a way to keep at least some commuters out of their cars for good.

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