A bike sharing station in San Francisco where the program launched in summer 2013. The program could be rolled out to the East Bay, including in Berkeley, as early as spring of 2015. Photo: Bay Area Bike Share UPDATE, 04.09.14: Bike share funds approved, as is money for Bay Trail: The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) voted […]
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Berkeley kicks off Adeline Corridor improvements push
The city hopes to get a grant to look at improvements on Adeline Street from Ward Street to the Oakland border. Image: Google Maps Coming up later this year, the city of Berkeley has pledged to focus some of its resources on the Adeline Street corridor in South Berkeley to address chronic problems and try […]
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AC Transit rolls back Line 51 changes after pushback
AC Transit hopes to speed up and improve service on Line 51 with a series of signal improvements and other changes. Photo: Paul Sullivan/Flickr Citing budgetary and scheduling constraints, along with a desire to listen to community concerns, AC Transit has removed most of the “controversial” items from its proposal to improve service on the […]
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Traffic signal upgrades planned on Line 51 route
Proposed changes along the Line 51 route in Berkeley. (Click to view larger.) Image: AC Transit Intersections along AC Transit’s Line 51 bus route in Berkeley may see upgrades, if approved by city staff, designed to improve traffic signal timing coordination and allow signals to better recognize when vehicles are waiting for a green light. The […]
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AC Transit’s Line 51 plans get second review Thursday
Proposed changes along the Line 51 route in Berkeley. (Click to view larger.) Image: AC Transit Proposed changes to AC Transit’s Line 51 bus service in Berkeley will come back before the city’s Transportation Commission on Thursday night for a second review. AC Transit presented its plans — designed to speed up service and make […]
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Merchants ask AC Transit to revise Line 51 plans
Proposed changes along the Line 51 route in Berkeley. (Click to view larger.) Image: AC Transit Berkeley business owners took AC Transit to task last week for what they described as the agency’s failure to communicate as it moves ahead with proposed changes on the Line 51 route designed to speed up and improve bus […]
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Parking losses, lane changes possible in Line 51 overhaul
AC Transit is taking steps designed to improve service on Line 51. Photo: Paul Sullivan Two community meetings are scheduled this week to collect public input on proposed changes to AC Transit’s Line 51 service, which in Berkeley could include the temporary closure during peak travel hours of dozens of parking spots, the addition of […]
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City sets goBerkeley transportation program in motion
Five members of the city of Berkeley team who have been working to develop goBerkeley over the past year. From left to right: Warren Logan, Amy Anton, Willa Ng, Matt Nichols and Fatema Crane. Photo: Emilie Raguso City officials and several regional transportation agencies held a special event in front of the Berkeley City Hall […]
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New Bay Bridge span: 2 minutes, 3 years of building
After 11 years of construction, and 23 years after the Loma Prieta earthquake took part of it out, the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge is nearly done. Caltrans plans to open the bridge to traffic this September. While we wait for the opening, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission has released a fascinating 2-minute timelapse […]
