Posts Tagged ‘transportation’
Can bikes and people peacefully co-exist on BART?
Last week, BART officials launched a five-day pilot program to see if bikes and people could fit comfortably onto its trains at all times. Now they are asking the public to complete an online survey that seeks to measure whether the experiment was a success.
Read MoreIf approved, Measure B1 could raise billions for transportation
Nearly $8 billion over the next three decades could flow to Alameda County roads, sidewalks, highways, buses and trains, if voters approve Measure B1 on November 6. The measure would double the existing half-cent sales tax for transportation, to one cent. Measure B1 requires approval from two-thirds of voters to take effect.
Read MoreMetropolitan Transportation Commission debates proposal to create new seats for Oakland and San Jose
At its last meeting of the year, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) debated over whether a controversial proposal to create two new commission seats for Oakland and San Jose should be included in the commission’s 2012 legislative program—a package of proposed measures that the commission seeks to support or sponsor in the coming year. The…
Read MoreProfitable transportation agency votes to leave Oakland
Amidst pleas by city officials to remain in Oakland, the Bay Area Toll Authority voted 8-6 to purchase a new building in San Francisco, where the agency will locate its new headquarters.
Read MoreTELL US: What are the worst roads in Oakland?
According to last Wednesday’s study by the non-profit organization TRIP (The Road Information Program), Oakland’s roads are the fifth-worst in the nation. Based on your driving experience, what are the worst roads in North Oakland? Email us your nomination for the most pothole-ridden, least safe, or otherwise decrepit public street in North Oakland. Send the…
Read MoreA streetcar for Oakland? A student shares his plan
At a time when Oakland is strapped for cash and seems to have no clear plan for economic revitalization, one Stanford University junior says he has the answer: a streetcar system.
Read MoreYou Tell Us: Calm traffic with urban greening
Urban planner Garlynn Woodsong writes in with an idea for making Oakland’s streets safer while making the city a little greener. In this essay, he re-imagines Market Street after a “road diet” and some strategic replanting.
Read MoreYou Tell Us: Rebuild Oakland’s streets to make them safer
With a bicycle fatality, a little girl hit by a car and multiple car accidents along Market Street in the past couple of months, it’s high time that this community begin a dialogue about the relationship between pedestrians, bicycles, automobiles, safety and the design of roadways and our public spaces.
Read MoreScientists gather in Oakland to discuss impact of bay dredging on wildlife
Oakland is a port city. That means commerce, trucks, trains and boats. It also means dredging. Because the channels and ports need to be deep for boats to be able to get in and out, 3 to 6 million cubic yards of sediment have to be dredged every year in the San Francisco Bay. But while dredging is necessary for trade, it also poses a risk for animals that live in the bay
Read MoreTransit’s Measure VV passes with wide margin
By SAMSON REINY Nov. 5 — Measure VV, which will raise about $14 million dollars a year for AC Transit, passed with nearly 72 percent of the vote.
Read MoreVV proposes tax increase to cover rising AC Transit costs
AC transit asks voters for more cash, to offset projected $20 million shortfall. Click here for the story.
Read MoreCyclists on sidewalk face tickets, complaints
by SAMSON REINY Lined with coffeehouses and bookstores, bakeries and flower shops, College Avenue is one of North Oakland’s busiest streets. Sidewalks are frequently jammed as couples stroll idly side by side, dogs mosey around testing the length of their owners’ leashes, and friends sip café lattes while chatting on the outside tables. Large trees,…
Read MoreComing soon to a BART station near you: noise, dust and earthquake safety
By BAGASSI KOURA As the busy holiday season nears, North Oakland residents and business owners can expect an added hassle as Bay Area Rapid Transit officials embark on a yearlong earthquake retrofit project. Sometime between Thanksgiving and the New Year, construction workers will descend on the area around the Rockridge BART station and begin a…
Read MoreBus corridor plan would pull traffic lanes from Telegraph
By HENRY JONES As AC Transit’s Bus Rapid Transit plan grinds through the bureaucracies of Berkeley, Oakland, and San Leandro, North Oakland residents and merchants are trying to grasp just what their civic leaders are getting them all into. Take an already bustling avenue like Telegraph, devote the two middle lanes to public buses, and…
Read MoreCyclists’ pack rides Oakland to press for better routes
Story and slideshow by MARTIN RICARD SEPT. 29 — As anyone who has traveled on two wheels along some of the city’s busiest streets knows, bicycling through Oakland can be a challenge. There are already more than 85 miles of designated bike routes for cyclists. But some of the bike lanes are confusing, not all…
Read MoreNew cell phone service helps stranded drivers
By CHRISTINA SALERNO audio slide show by HENRY JONES and CHRISTINA SALERNO Sept. 16 — With fewer than 200 people a month using the bright yellow call boxes that dot Bay Area freeways, transportation authorities are turning to a different device to help stranded motorists: cell phones. Drivers with a flat tire, empty gas tank or…
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