Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Transit

A West-County transit study dismisses big investments in existing mainline rail corridors. Image: WCCTAC

Was the West Contra Costa Transportation Study Too Quick to Dismiss Mainline Rail?

By Roger Rudick | Apr 5, 2017 | 25 Comments

The West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC), a body comprised of consultants and government officials, is finishing up presentations on its West County High-Capacity Transit Study. From WCCTAC’s web page: The Study is focused on rapid and direct services that can attract new riders among the 250,000 residents of West County and can be […]

BART parked a new car from its "Fleet of the Future" at Warm Springs Station when it opened. But the new trains haven't been available for customers to ride--until today. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Pics from the Warm Springs/South Fremont BART Opening Celebration

By Roger Rudick | Mar 24, 2017 | 19 Comments

A couple of hundred officials, workers, and looky-loos braved the wind and cold rains and jammed the platforms of BART's new Warm Springs/South Fremont station for this morning's opening ceremony. Regular service begins tomorrow.

Jay Walder and Darlene Gee at SPUR Oakland. Photo: Streetsblog

SPUR Talk: Bike-Share and the Transportation Revolution

By Roger Rudick | Mar 15, 2017 | No Comments

Last night, the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) and Young Professionals in Transportation hosted a talk and discussion about bike-share and the transportation changes taking place in our cities. The event, which was held at SPUR’s Oakland location, featured Jay Walder, the CEO of Motivate. One of many items that stood out: […]

Opening Date Set for BART Warm Springs Extension

By Roger Rudick | Mar 10, 2017 | 13 Comments

Life for commuters heading north from Warm Springs and South Fremont is about to get a little easier. After months of delay and glitches, it looks as if BART finally has its extension ready to roll. It announced the opening date, March 25. From BART’s official announcement: BART’s Warm Springs Extension will open for service […]

Transit Agencies Need to Get Out of the Fare Collection Business

By Roger Rudick | Mar 9, 2017 | 22 Comments

From nine to nearly noon today, at BART headquarters in Oakland, the agency’s Board of Directors and staff had an impassioned discussion about raising fares and parking fees to close projected budget deficits. “Across the country, ridership is down, from four to five percent for rail, and ten percent for buses,” explained Grace Crunican, BART’s General […]

The Copenhagen Metro (seen here in Vanløse station) is one of many systems with no drivers on board the train. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Let’s Talk Seriously About Driverless Trains

By Roger Rudick | Mar 6, 2017 | 21 Comments

Uber, Waymo and others are in the process of developing driverless car technology, while transit systems in the Bay Area continue to rely on one operator in the front of every single train.

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