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Hampered by Tunnels, Center BRT Lanes on Geary Limited to the Richmond

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 16, 2013 | 66 Comments

Correction 12/17: The next community meeting on Geary BRT is tonight, Tuesday, at 5:30 p.m. at the Main Public Library. The latest iteration of the plan for bus rapid transit on Geary Boulevard includes center-running bus lanes only on the Richmond District segment between Arguello Boulevard and 27th Avenue — about a quarter of the street’s […]

SFCTA Considers Removing Freeway Ramps at Balboa Park Station

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 3, 2013 | 9 Comments

Balboa Park may be a major transit hub for BART and Muni, but it’s hard to tell as you approach the station, which is surrounded by dangerous roads swarming with car traffic moving to and from six nearby freeway ramps. The design of the area around the station — not to mention the 24,000 people […]

Eyes on the Street: Bike Lanes on Cesar Chavez, Green Wave on 11th

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 30, 2013 | 33 Comments

Two bicycling upgrades were spotted in the eastern neighborhoods this past week: Preliminary striping for bike lanes on western Cesar Chavez Street and a “green wave” on 11th Street in west SoMa. The unprotected bike lanes being installed on Cesar Chavez are part of the ongoing rehab on the section west of Hampshire Street. A photo […]

Tilly Chang Elevated to Top Spot at SFCTA

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 13, 2013 | 8 Comments

The next executive director of the SF County Transportation Authority will be Tilly Chang, who currently serves as the agency’s deputy director for planning, the SF Chronicle reported yesterday. Chang will succeed José Luis Moscovich, who resigned from the position last November citing health reasons, and Maria Lombardo, who has served as interim director since. Chang was selected […]

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SFCTA Board Approves Van Ness BRT Plan With an Extra Stop

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 10, 2013 | 43 Comments

The plan for bus rapid transit on Van Ness Avenue was unanimously approved today by the SF County Transportation Authority Board, which is comprised of the Board of Supervisors. The plan, which includes transit lanes that run along a center median but converge to load at right-side boarding platforms, is generally the same design that […]

Geary BRT Plan Watered Down to Appease Parking-Obsessed Merchants

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 1, 2013 | 56 Comments

Update: This plan may not be “watered down” after all. See our follow-up report here. Planners are touting a new proposed configuration for Geary Bus Rapid Transit that would forgo bus passing lanes in order to preserve car parking to appease merchants. Separated, center-median bus lanes would be retained, and project backers hope the changes […]

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