Recent Streetsblog SF posts about BART

BART Invites Transit Bloggers to Query GM Dugger, Part I

By Matthew Roth | Jun 3, 2009 | 12 Comments

Greg Dewar of N-Judah Chronicles, BART GM Dorothy Dugger, BART Spokesperson Linton Johnson. Photo: Matthew Roth Last week, BART hosted a brunch meeting for Bay Area transit bloggers, explicitly acknowledging that journalism is trending away from traditional media to online and niche outlets. Organized by BART spokesperson Linton Johnson, writers from Streetsblog, The SF Appeal, […]

Advocates, Unions Call for BRT Connector Service to Oakland Airport

By Matthew Roth | May 8, 2009 | 10 Comments

Rendering of the BRT proposal to connect BART to the Oakland Airport, courtesy TransForm In a rally held at the Oakland Coliseum BART station yesterday, transportation and social justice advocates joined with transit and public health unions to call on the BART Board of Directors to study a full-BRT line connecting BART to Oakland Airport, […]

BART Directors Consider Design Concepts for New Rail Cars

By Matthew Roth | May 8, 2009 | 3 Comments

A conceptual rendering the interior of a new BART car with lean bars, courtesy BART The first new BART cars won’t come online until 2014, but BART’s Board of Directors, in a special meeting yesterday, reviewed staff’s proposals (PDF) for procuring 700 new cars (there are currently 669 cars system-wide) and the possibility of upgrading […]

MTC Approves Sweeping Regional Plan, Debates New Toll Lanes

By Matthew Roth | Apr 23, 2009 | 3 Comments

Photo by bvohra via Flickr The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) yesterday approved its 25-year "Change In Motion" Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), after more than two years of work coordinating with the 26 regional transportation operators, the public, and the many authorities under its control. A slew of bicycle and transportation advocates lined up to thank […]

California Cities Need A Predictable Fund For Transit Operations

By Matthew Roth | Apr 13, 2009 | 7 Comments

Photo by George Donnelly, via Flickr When the State Transit Assistance (STA) fund was zeroed out to pass the budget a couple of months ago, the already dire situation for transit operators in California became much worse. In the Bay Area, AC Transit raised fares, the MTA has been considering budget cuts and fare hikes, […]

BART Releases 2010 Budget, But Board Doesn’t Debate Its Merits

By Matthew Roth | Apr 10, 2009 | 2 Comments

Photo by dav id from East Bay Indymedia Despite meeting for more than seven hours yesterday, the BART Board of Directors never managed to discuss the budget, in no small part because of the drama and theatrics of a public enraged about the shooting of Oscar Grant on January 1st and the release of an […]

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