Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Caltrans

Seeking Accountability for Poor Curb-Ramp Installation on Park Presidio

By Susan Vaughan | Jun 12, 2009 | 6 Comments

Photo: Susan Vaughan In early April, Caltrans contractors replaced the sidewalk curb ramps along Park Presidio, but left without ensuring a smooth transition between the clean, new curb ramps and the road pavement. Instead, they filled in the spaces between the curb ramps and the roads with bumpy, uneven black asphalt – or they left […]

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, […]

MTC to Award $1.3 Million for Bay Bridge West Span Bike Path Study

By Matthew Roth | Apr 8, 2009 | 22 Comments

A simulation of a pedestrian and bicycle path on the Bay Bridge, from a 2001 Caltrans study The Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA), a division of the MTC, is expected to approve a $1.3 million contract with TY Lin International consulting to prepare a Project Study Report (PSR) that would analyze the feasibility of adding […]

Mayor Newsom, Caltrans Announce Plans to Remove Portions of I-280

By Matthew Roth | Apr 1, 2009 | 9 Comments

A controlled explosion from the filming of the TV series "Trauma," on a closed portion of I-280 Mayor Gavin Newsom yesterday announced one of his most ambitious plans for re-shaping San Francisco, telling reporters at a press conference with Caltrans Director Will Kemption and Caltrain Director Michael Scanlan that the city would move forward with […]

Regional Transportation Funding Problems Keep Getting Bigger

By Matthew Roth | Mar 26, 2009 | 5 Comments

In a sobering revision of the 25-year Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) at yesterday’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) meeting, MTC staff explained that the elimination of the State Transit Assistance (STA) fund and much lower than expected sales-tax revenues forced the planning body to significantly revise down its projections for operational spending and expansion projects (PDF). […]

The Troubling Discord Between Transbay and High Speed Rail Authorities

By Matthew Roth | Mar 17, 2009 | 14 Comments

Rendering of the Transbay Terminal with one-level train box and mezzanine Let’s hope California rail passengers can look back on the drama playing out between the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) and the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) as a small hiccup on the way to building the nation’s preeminent rail network into one […]

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