Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Buses

Streetfilms: L.A.’s Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit (plus bike path!)

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Mar 23, 2009 | 18 Comments

Who would have thought that one of the best Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems in the U.S. would be in its most crowded, congested, sprawling city? Well check this out. It’s really fabulous. In October 2005, the Los Angeles County Metro Authority (or Metro) debuted a new 14-mile BRT system in the San Fernando Valley […]

Streetfilm: Making a Better Market Street

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Mar 16, 2009 | 8 Comments

Just about everyone who visits San Francisco’s grand Market Street is awed by its hustle and bustle, the myriad modes of transportation, and some of the beautiful architecture the city hosts. But just about everyone also agrees that Market Street has a much bigger potential as a people space that accommodates its users in more […]

Do We Have to Wait for the Next Mayor for a Car-free Market Street?

By Matthew Roth | Mar 9, 2009 | 10 Comments

Mona Caron’s interpretation of a 21st Century Market Street How hard is it to fix the most important street in San Francisco, one that is vital to transit, that is the spine of the bicycle network, and that could be the crowning jewel of the city, a Champs d’Elysee or a newly pedestrianized Broadway? Without […]

Advocates Upset Stim Money Could Still Fund Oakland Airport Connector

By Matthew Roth | Feb 24, 2009 | 3 Comments

How will you get to the Oakland Airport in 5 years? The debate over how to spend the federal transportation stimulus money at the regional level is heating up and may boil over tomorrow morning at the next Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) meeting. As we reported here two weeks ago, the nine-county Bay Area will […]

BRT Comes Out Ahead of Light Rail, Again

By Matthew Roth | Feb 10, 2009 | 42 Comments

BRT bus in Las Vegas looks a lot like light rail The debate among policy makers and community stakeholders over the merits of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) versus Light Rail Transit (LRT) is often heated, and usually centers around whether LRT recoups the substantial capital costs of implementation over time versus BRT, and whether BRT […]

Unclogging the Cesar Chavez Traffic Sewer

By Matthew Roth | Feb 4, 2009 | 42 Comments

A 14′ median with trees will be added to Cesar Chavez when the bicycle injunction is lifted One of the many casualties of the bicycle injunction has been the community led plan for reconstruction of Cesar Chavez Street between Guerrero and the 101. Over the past five years, community groups led by CC Puede, the […]

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