Supervisor Fanning North Beach Subway Site Flames
The City isn’t about to lose a key Central Subway site to condos as the Examiner recently reported, for those plans were proposed and approved years ago. Or as we…
Transbay Transit Center Budget Balloons Past $2 Billion
Originally expected to cost $1.6 billion, the budget to build San Francisco’s Transbay Transit Center was raised to $2.1 billion two months ago. And yesterday, transportation officials warned that the…
New Caltrains Will Have Bathrooms, But No Increase For Onboard Bikes
While Caltrain’s staff had been recommending that its new electric trains not include any bathrooms, a move which could have added additional seats to each train and saved on capital…
Caltrain’s Recommendations Sure To Piss Some Riders Off
No bathrooms on Caltrain? That’s the recommendation of Caltrain’s staff as they prepare to issue the official Request for Proposals to supply the new electric train cars which are slated…
We Have Possession Of Treasure Island, Building To Soon Begin
The U.S. Navy has officially transferred half of Yerba Buena Island and half of Treasure Island, a total of 290 acres, to San Francisco’s Treasure Island Development Authority, clearing the…
Rincon Hill Tower Redesigned, But Not For Transit
The design for the proposed 17-story Rincon Hill development with 180 condos to replace the Sound Factory Club building at 525 Harrison Street has been refined by Solomon Cordwell Buenz…
Bay Bridge Congestion Threatens New Development
If you think Bay Bridge traffic and congestion are bad now, or happen to be Hines which is working on plans for 180 condos to rise up to 16 stories…
SFMTA Seeks To Reduce Bike Parking Due To Lack Of Utilization
Following the collection of over six months of data tacking the utilization of bike racks installed in the 18 parking garages managed by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA),…
Marina Residents Riled Up Over Chestnut Street Plans
Plans to redesign Chestnut Street, which could include the addition of a transit only lane, traffic signals, and other traffic calming measures, along with the loss of parking, have Marina…
Connecting The Mission To Mission Bay (But Not To Caltrain)
The SFMTA’s proposed 22 Fillmore Transit Priority Project will realign the 22 Fillmore route to continue along 16th Street east of Kansas to Third Street, connecting the Mission to Mission…