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Highway Toll Lane Construction Bill Stalled in State Senate Committee

By Dave Snyder | Jul 10, 2009 | 1 Comment

Photo: pixieclipx The Senate Transportation Committee met earlier this week to consider AB 744, a bill that would authorize the MTC to convert carpool lanes to toll “express lanes” and use the revenue to expand the regional carpool and bus express lane network. To its critics, the plan is the last gasp of suburban highway […]

Bus Stop Consolidation: The Times Have Changed

By Dave Snyder | Jul 2, 2009 | 52 Comments

Flickr photo: erik kuo Does the 14-Mission really need to stop at every block on Mission Street? Does the 21-Hayes? Consolidating bus stops could speed transit vehicles and reduce dwell time, saving service hours that could be used to increase frequencies and add hours of operation. Yet the MTA has avoided the topic for years, […]

Muni Monday: The Future of the Central Subway

By Dave Snyder | Mar 2, 2009 | 33 Comments

Central Subway Chinatown station. Graphic: SFMTA Now that the Central Subway has received its Record Of Decision (ROD) from the Federal Transit Administration, advocates are pressing the MTA to start planning for the subway’s extension into North Beach and beyond. The Central Subway is considered phase two of the T-Third Muni Metro line, extending that […]