Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Cable Cars

BART Selects Parsons Transportation Team for Oakland Airport Connector

By Matthew Roth | Dec 10, 2009 | 19 Comments

Image: BART BART staff has announced the selection of the Parsons/Flatiron development team for the construction of its Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) and will ask its board today to approve the $492 million dollar contract to build the 3.2–mile elevated people mover. Due to the recession and lower construction costs, the OAC proposal comes in […]

Cable Cars a Popular Tourist Draw But How Should We Pay for Them?

By Michael Rhodes | Aug 31, 2009 | 26 Comments

Flickr photo: laverrue Cable cars are icons of San Francisco, a draw of tourist dollars far beyond their fare revenue, and living pieces of San Francisco history and transit. They’re also protected in the city’s charter, just like the Transit First policy, though perhaps with greater force. Like the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars bring […]