Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Light Rail

Civil Rights Complaint Filed Against BART Over Oak Airport Connector

By Michael Rhodes | Sep 4, 2009 | 3 Comments

Oaklan Airport BART Station rendering. Image: BART Transit advocates and community groups have filed a complaint (PDF) with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), charging that BART has not complied with federal civil rights obligations in its planning of the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC). The move by Public Advocates Inc. on behalf of TransForm, Urban Habitat […]

Collision with Muni Metro Vehicle Seriously Injures Bicyclist

By Michael Rhodes | Aug 20, 2009 | 20 Comments

A collision this morning between an M-Ocean View Muni Metro light rail vehicle and a male bicyclist has left the cyclist in the hospital with serious injuries. The collision occurred around 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Randolph and Arch Streets, and authorities were still clearing the scene until noon, said MTA spokesperson Judson True. […]

Would Personal Rapid Transit Benefit Anyone but Its Manufacturer?

By Matthew Roth | Aug 11, 2009 | 110 Comments

Image: SkyTran Some of you saw the Examiner piece yesterday about SkyTran’s personal rapid transit (PRT) project and were probably looking for a response from us (one of you even asked in comments why we didn’t touch it), but I’ve been very leery of the topic since I saw the "Pod People" post over on […]

MTA Releases Video of Muni Crash at West Portal Station

By Bryan Goebel | Jul 22, 2009 | 6 Comments

The MTA has released video of Saturday’s Muni collision, which was captured by several platform cameras at the West Portal Station. The footage showing an L train slamming into the rear of a K train, and the immediate aftermath, was in the custody of the National Transportation Safety Board but turned back over to Muni […]

Eyes on the Street: Damaged Train Hauled Away from West Portal Station

By Bryan Goebel | Jul 18, 2009 | No Comments

Streetsblog tipster Nick just sent us these photos of one of the damaged trains being hauled away following today’s Muni collision: I snapped these pics 8PM Saturday night as one of the trains was being taken down Ocean Avenue. One thing about it that was kind of odd was that the train was running red […]

Two Muni Light Rail Vehicles Collide at West Portal Station, Dozens Hurt

By Bryan Goebel | Jul 18, 2009 | 2 Comments

Flickr photo: 2Girls1Queen At least 47 passengers were injured this afternoon when an L-Taraval train collided into the rear of a stopped K-Ingelside train on the platform of the West Portal station. MTA spokesperson Judson True said four of the injuries were "critical," including to the operator of the L train. At least 20 ambulances […]

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