Posts Tagged ‘transportation’
‘Next rainy season it’s going to be much better’: BART fixes wheel problem that caused delays
Andrew Guzman was late for work nearly every other day last winter. During the monthslong deluge that soaked the Bay Area, his train to the downtown Berkeley BART station was often delayed. Frustrated, he clocked in late to work shift after shift.
The biggest problem last winter was that wet weather led to wheel spots or wheel flats, which can occur during braking and force a car out of service. Though wheel spots occurred more frequently on the newer Fleet of the Future cars, the root cause of last season’s problems wasn’t the cars themselves, but the complexity of BART’s control system, Allison said. BART has corrected the control system errors which caused wheel spots.
However, BART‘s project to replace the 50-year-old, unpredictable control system software is still a decade off. BART and its riders are depending on the transit system’s short-term fixes to avoid another chaotic season. Riders need reliable service just as BART, after years of declining ridership and revenue, needs to keep those riders scanning their clipper cards this winter.
Read MoreSlow but steady change to design bike and walk friendly cities
Ambitious questions about mobility, equity, housing, and safe streets in Oakland were heavily featured during a panel talk at the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) on Monday evening. Around 100 mostly young professionals and design enthusiasts attended the event, held at SPUR’s downtown Oakland meeting space, across the street from a recently-renovated…
Read MoreNew AC Transit low-emission bus line aims to cut commuter wait time
A fast, low-emission bus line is on track to begin service at the end of this year. That could be a boon for bus riders. But some merchants on International Boulevard say it’s caused problems for business.
Read MoreThis week in potholes: Great Pave continues, vigilantes chip in, too
Oakland residents react to The Great Pave, a $100 million effort to repave streets equitably across the city.
Read MoreAt Downtown Oakland Specific Plan meeting, city planners talk job and housing creation
Imagine downtown Oakland with parks wrapping around it and even more high rises. Maybe Interstate 980 is gone and has been replaced with a pedestrian-friendly boulevard. That’s all part of Oakland Planning and Building Department’s proposed vision for the next 20 years.
Read MoreBART officials face pushback due to newly proposed security measures
BART officials face pushback by privacy and civil rights group after proposing new security measures in response to crime at stations, including the death of Nia Wilson this past summer.
Read MoreProtestors rally to stop Oakland coal shipment project
Developers may have won in court, but opponents of a project that would ship coal through Oakland say that they’re not done fighting.
Read MoreTransportation experts propose congestion pricing, express lanes to tackle Oakland traffic
Bay Area transportation experts discuss whether drivers should be charged for traffic, pollution and noise.
Read MoreFord-sponsored bike sharing program coming to Oakland next spring
Bike-sharing hits Oakland courtesy of Ford Motor Co.
Read MoreEvercharge: Smarter solutions for smarter cars
Electric vehicle charging gets easier in apartment garages.
Read MoreCommuting presents challenges for some Oakland students
Early this morning, from East Oakland to West, students climbed into AC Transit buses, fares or passes in hand, and commuted to schools in other neighborhoods. In 2004, the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) rolled out a new enrollment policy, an “options process” which allowed parents to send children to schools outside of their neighborhoods. Parents wanted equal access to opportunities at schools throughout Oakland, and some specialty programs were only offered at one or two schools. Since the district does not operate its own bus service, most students commute using public transit.
Read MoreBART is changing its schedule; how will it be different?
The transportation service began running on an expanded schedule and operating with longer train cars during rush hour.
Read MoreTransportation fund sales tax increase on ballot
As morning traffic sped down Telegraph one morning a few days ago, a high school student named Alesha was in a group of local people publicly pleading for passage this November of a 1/2 percent county sales tax increase called Measure BB.
Read MoreLiveblog of BART strike
We’re following this morning’s snarled commute. Stay tuned to Oakland North for updates.
Read MoreBART rally draws crowd amidst rocky negotiations
Hundreds gathered Tuesday evening at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland to protest a lack of progress with BART negotiations.
Read MoreBART labor negotiations at standstill as deadline looms
BART management is preparing for a strike by making contingency plans as an October 11 deadline approaches.
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