Posted on December 14, 2009 by Becks
Tomorrow’s committee meetings are going to be packed with some exciting, forward thinking transportation projects, including an update on BRT and another discussion of the citywide parking study at the Public Works Committee. But the transit item I’m most excited to will be heard before the Community & Economic Development Committee (CED) – a free [...]
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Posted on December 13, 2009 by Becks
Wednesday, December 16h – AC Transit Meeting on Service Adjustment Plan
At AC Transit’s regular Board meeting, the Board will be voting on final approval of the service adjustment plan. They also will be voting on changing transfer policy so that transfers would be valid for 2 hours, instead of the current 1.5 hours. This was [...]
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Posted on December 9, 2009 by Becks
UPDATE: Unsurprisingly, the BART Board voted earlier today 7-1 to approve the project.
Tomorrow, the BART Board of Directors will vote on approving the contract to begin construction of the Oakland Airport Connector. And believe it or not, the project has gotten even worse.
Remember at that late night City Council meeting in October when BART and [...]
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Posted on December 3, 2009 by Becks
On Tuesday night, AC Transit held its last open house on the service adjustments necessitated by budget cuts. This open house ended a lengthy, inclusive, and thorough process AC Transit undertook over the past several months. The Board of Directors will vote on the final service adjustment plan on December 16th.
V Smoothe explained AC Transit’s [...]
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Posted on November 29, 2009 by Becks
Note: Due to the holidays, there are dozens of events happening in the next couple of weeks so I’m picking and choosing a bit. For a more complete list of Oakland holiday events, check out City Homestead’s comprehensive listing.
Tuesday, December 1st– AC Transit Community Open House for Revised Service Adjustment Proposal
Via Ride ACT: “On November [...]
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Posted on November 25, 2009 by Becks
This guest post was written by Joel Young, a lifelong Bay Area resident and a member of the AC Transit Board of Directors.
As the raucous health care debate plays out in Washington DC, I have become increasingly aware of the stakes for the Bay Area. Skyrocketing health care costs touch us all, and in ways [...]
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Posted on November 17, 2009 by Becks
I didn’t expect to be writing about the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) anytime soon, and I certainly didn’t expect to be sharing good news about it. Well, ok, maybe it’s not good news about the OAC, but I do have some incredible news to share about the outcome of our efforts to stop the OAC.
Today, [...]
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Posted on November 15, 2009 by Becks
Monday, November 16th – Oakland Local Community Meetup
Via the Facebook event: “Oakland Local is one month old! Come join us at our first community meetup in downtown Oakland–community partners, OL bloggers & reporters, people interested in being involved with OL and anyone else who wants to support us are invited to our first meetup at [...]
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Posted on November 1, 2009 by Becks
Monday, November 2nd – Town Hall with Mayor Dellums and Police Chief Batts
Come hear Mayor Dellums and Chief Batts share their vision of public safety. Topics include:
Mayor Dellums — public safety strategy: PIES (Prevention, Intervention, Enforcement, Sustainability)
Chief Batts — vision for the Oakland Police Department
Crime statistics: crime is down double digits citywide,but more must be [...]
Filed under: Activism, Art, City Council, Community, Entertainment, Oakland, Politics, Public Transit, Urban Planning | Tagged: Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, Art Murmur, BART Police Review Committee, Bay Area Toll Authority, instant runoff voting, Keeping the Faith for Equality, NWPC, Pro Arts, zoning update | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 30, 2009 by Becks
For anyone who commutes between Oakland and San Francisco, I’m guessing this has been a bit of a chaotic week. And at some point, if not every day during the closure, you probably took BART across the Bay. And I have no doubt that it was beyond crowded in the stations and on the trains. [...]
Filed under: Economy, Oakland, Public Transit, San Francisco | Tagged: AC Transit, BART, transbay | 20 Comments »
