Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Transit Advocacy

Advocates Rebuff Merchant’s Absurd Argument Against East Bay BRT

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 10, 2012 | 14 Comments

In an op-ed in the Oakland Tribune yesterday, local business owner Randy Reed laid down a whopping piece of misinformation: For businesses, he wrote, enhancing East Bay transportation options with Bus Rapid Transit will be no different than when construction removes all of the car parking on a street. Reed, who led the charge in killing the Telegraph Avenue […]

CA Senate Approves Funds for High-Speed Rail, Commuter Rail Upgrades

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 9, 2012 | 7 Comments

In a pivotal vote Friday, the California Senate approved $4.5 billion in bonds to begin construction of CA High-Speed Rail (CAHSR) connecting San Francisco and Los Angeles. The funds will help fund construction of the line’s initial segment in the Central Valley and upgrades for the Caltrain and Metrolink commuter rail lines in the Bay Area […]

Will the SFMTA Gut Muni Improvements to Prop Up the Central Subway?

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 6, 2012 | 11 Comments

The Central Subway’s latest funding troubles with Congress have brought some burning questions to the surface: How far will the SFMTA go to prop up the project, and what will the price be for Muni riders? The U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment to an annual appropriations bill last week that would block $850 […]

No More Mr. Nice Guy: Transit Advocates Get Organized

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 15, 2012 | No Comments

What do you do if your bus service is cut by a third? If you’re Metropolitan Communities United in St. Louis, you hold a ballot initiative – and win. What if your transit system neglects less affluent areas compared to the wealthy part of town? If you’re the L.A. Bus Riders’ Union, you bring a […]

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East Bay BRT EIR Approved, Final Agreements Set for June

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 27, 2012 | 7 Comments

Bus rapid transit (BRT) between Oakland and San Leandro in the East Bay cleared a major hurdle this week after AC Transit unanimously approved the project’s environmental impact report. Agreements with the cities of Oakland and San Leandro must still be finalized in June before the project can officially break ground. “This plan represents a […]

Coalition of California Advocates Headed to Sacramento to Save Transit

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 26, 2012 | 3 Comments

Members of a broad coalition hailing from throughout California are headed to Sacramento next week to push policymakers to save transit funding and enact sustainable transportation planning reforms. The Oakland-based transit advocacy group TransForm has amassed about 150 advocates to descend on the capitol for its two-day Transportation Choices Summit, the first known event of its […]

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