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"content": "\u003cp>by Mary Flaherty, \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/05/28/berkeley-in-line-for-12-7-million-in-transport-grants-for-downtown/\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/05/28/98195/berkeleyside-logo-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-98199\">\u003cimg class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-98199\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/05/berkeleyside-logo1-300x55.png\" alt=\"berkeleyside-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"55\">\u003c/a>Berkeley expects to get $12.7 million in grant funding for changes to BART Plaza, Shattuck Avenue and Hearst Street that should make life easier for people using the Downtown BART station and buses, biking to campus and even just driving through the center of town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, May 23 the Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) voted unanimously on an initial approval of the city’s grant proposals for the three transit projects. 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The unanimous vote helps, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m pretty optimistic,” said council member Laurie Capitelli, who is also Berkeley’s representative to the ACTC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The design process, with public input, will start this fall, said Nichols.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Renovation of BART Plaza\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The biggest budget project is for renovation of the Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza, to create better flow of pedestrians and better links between BART and buses, and to open up the plaza space, Nichols said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley expects to get $7.4 from the ACTC for this project. Additional funds come from the city, UC Berkeley and BART. The whole project should cost $10.5 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Initial designs call for the following:\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The main rotunda at the BART station will most likely be replaced. A new sign at street level will provide real-time departure and arrival information. Signage in general, will be improved to help pedestrians find their way. Also, BART’s other five downtown entrances will get rain canopies and be locked at night at street level, keeping people out of the stairwells.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bus shelter along Shattuck Avenue would be enlarged two to three times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The BART plaza will retain its triangular footprint, but be re-organized. Benches, trees, bike parking and lighting will be replaced and moved. Handicapped ramps on curbs will be upgraded. There will also be better soil for the trees, storm water run-off improvements, and opportunities for public art, and performance space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Downtown Berkeley Association has been pushing for these changes for years, said executive director John Caner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We see the renovation of BART Plaza as key to the revitalization of downtown,” Caner said. “This is really important for bringing people and new investment to downtown.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If you look at that rotunda, it’s an old, dated design,\" he said. \"The opportunity is to make that into a showpiece entrance.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Straightening out Shattuck\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The second project “straightens out” Shattuck Avenue in the two-block area where it currently splits into two one-way roads, between University Avenue and Center Street. (A detailed plan of the Shattuck reconfiguration can be see in \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/BERK-Project-2-Attachment-5-Plan-View.pdf\">this large pdf\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The primary reason for the change is that the intersection of Shattuck and University, with so many cars making turns, is the most dangerous in the city, with 2.5 pedestrian accidents per year, Nichols said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The project will turn the western arm of Shattuck, between University and Center, into a two-way street, so that northbound traffic can proceed straight through downtown without the turns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The eastern arm of Shattuck Avenue (currently the northbound lanes), would remain, but one lane of traffic would be removed and diagonal parking installed, roughly doubling the number of spaces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_98198\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/05/28/98195/housing-planned-in-downtown-berkeley/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-98198\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-98198\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/05/housing-planned-in-downtown-Berkeley-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"More than 800 new housing units are planned for downtown Berkeley. 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The city and partners will pitch in for a total budget of $3.5 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Between Shattuck and Oxford Street, Hearst Avenue will lose a lane of traffic (but gain turn pockets), and get an eastbound (uphill) bike lane and a median strip, which makes crossing safer for pedestrians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along the campus, from Oxford up to Euclid Avenue (North Gate), parking on the uphill lane will be eliminated and a bike lane and sidewalk will be added. The downhill side will not get a bike lane, just “share-the-road” arrows. The split-level divider along Hearst will remain in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Le Roy Avenue, near the top of campus, a traffic signal will be installed to making crossing between campus buildings on either side of Hearst safer. And at several other intersections flashing lights – pedestrian beacons – will be installed at crosswalks for greater safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dave Campbell, Advocacy Director with the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, said he has been pushing for this Hearst Avenue for 15 years, and is happy plans are moving forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The city has designed a modern, innovative bikeway for Hearst. 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The Berkeley projects were highly ranked (numbers 1, 3 and 7 of of 69) in part because the projects tie together BART and buses, with an area that’s seen a big increase in housing and jobs in recent years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Nichols, more than 1,050 new housing units have been built within a quarter mile of the downtown BART station since 2000, and 25% of them are affordable. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The design process, with public input, will start this fall, said Nichols.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Renovation of BART Plaza\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The biggest budget project is for renovation of the Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza, to create better flow of pedestrians and better links between BART and buses, and to open up the plaza space, Nichols said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley expects to get $7.4 from the ACTC for this project. Additional funds come from the city, UC Berkeley and BART. The whole project should cost $10.5 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Initial designs call for the following:\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The main rotunda at the BART station will most likely be replaced. A new sign at street level will provide real-time departure and arrival information. Signage in general, will be improved to help pedestrians find their way. Also, BART’s other five downtown entrances will get rain canopies and be locked at night at street level, keeping people out of the stairwells.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bus shelter along Shattuck Avenue would be enlarged two to three times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The BART plaza will retain its triangular footprint, but be re-organized. Benches, trees, bike parking and lighting will be replaced and moved. Handicapped ramps on curbs will be upgraded. There will also be better soil for the trees, storm water run-off improvements, and opportunities for public art, and performance space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Downtown Berkeley Association has been pushing for these changes for years, said executive director John Caner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We see the renovation of BART Plaza as key to the revitalization of downtown,” Caner said. “This is really important for bringing people and new investment to downtown.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If you look at that rotunda, it’s an old, dated design,\" he said. \"The opportunity is to make that into a showpiece entrance.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Straightening out Shattuck\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The second project “straightens out” Shattuck Avenue in the two-block area where it currently splits into two one-way roads, between University Avenue and Center Street. (A detailed plan of the Shattuck reconfiguration can be see in \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/BERK-Project-2-Attachment-5-Plan-View.pdf\">this large pdf\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The primary reason for the change is that the intersection of Shattuck and University, with so many cars making turns, is the most dangerous in the city, with 2.5 pedestrian accidents per year, Nichols said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The project will turn the western arm of Shattuck, between University and Center, into a two-way street, so that northbound traffic can proceed straight through downtown without the turns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The eastern arm of Shattuck Avenue (currently the northbound lanes), would remain, but one lane of traffic would be removed and diagonal parking installed, roughly doubling the number of spaces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_98198\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/05/28/98195/housing-planned-in-downtown-berkeley/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-98198\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-98198\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/05/housing-planned-in-downtown-Berkeley-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"More than 800 new housing units are planned for downtown Berkeley. (Tracey Taylor)\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than 800 new housing units are planned for downtown Berkeley. (Tracey Taylor)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The DBA’s Caner said his group would like to see the eastern arm of Shattuck revitalized, with more foot traffic and shopping. Eventually, that passage would link the planned Acheson Commons development to the north with BART.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This project will receive $2.3 million from the ACTC. The city and UC Berkeley are also contributing, for a total budget of $3.7 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bike and Pedestrian Improvements on Hearst\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The final project, called the Hearst Avenue Complete Streets Improvements, creates a bike lane and pedestrian safety features on Hearst Avenue, starting at Shattuck Avenue and proceeding uphill, along the UC Berkeley campus to the northeast corner at Gayley Road and La Loma Avenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ACTC grant is for $2.1 million. The city and partners will pitch in for a total budget of $3.5 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Between Shattuck and Oxford Street, Hearst Avenue will lose a lane of traffic (but gain turn pockets), and get an eastbound (uphill) bike lane and a median strip, which makes crossing safer for pedestrians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along the campus, from Oxford up to Euclid Avenue (North Gate), parking on the uphill lane will be eliminated and a bike lane and sidewalk will be added. The downhill side will not get a bike lane, just “share-the-road” arrows. The split-level divider along Hearst will remain in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Le Roy Avenue, near the top of campus, a traffic signal will be installed to making crossing between campus buildings on either side of Hearst safer. And at several other intersections flashing lights – pedestrian beacons – will be installed at crosswalks for greater safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dave Campbell, Advocacy Director with the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, said he has been pushing for this Hearst Avenue for 15 years, and is happy plans are moving forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The city has designed a modern, innovative bikeway for Hearst. It’s the type of bikeway that many other progressive American cities are starting to design and build,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along campus, a physical divider will separate bikes from cars. “It will be the first physically protected bikeway in Berkeley,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city worked closely with the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, as well as with BART, UC Berkeley, AC Transit, Lawrence Berkeley Lab and the DBA to plan and design these projects, said Nichols.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, he said there is still plenty of time of public input, when the design and environmental review process start this fall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year’s grant process marks the first time that the transportation commission has factored the link between transportation, housing and jobs into the ranking system, Nichols said. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003c/em>You could call it BART's Great Rush-Hour Bike Experiment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For five days starting Monday, the transit agency will be open to bikes on all lines, all day long. It's a long way from the days when to ride on BART, cyclists had to go down and apply in person for a permit at the Lake Merritt Station--but only during certain hours. When you paid your fee, you got a little green BART bike permit. To ride a train, you had to show the permit to the station agent before you went through the fare gates. And it seemed like the agents would always find a reason to bark at you about something: \"Use the stairs! Not the escalator!\" Oh, yeah—those were the days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The system has become much friendlier to cyclists since then. No permits, no fees, no scoldings from the agents. 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"content": "\u003cp>BART is rolling closer to allowing bikes on its trains all day, every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89463\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 225px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/02/bikephotos-e1360970072342.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-89463\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/02/bikephotos-e1360970072342-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"(Photo by Rachel Dornhelm)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Rachel Dornhelm)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The transit system is setting up a pilot program from Monday, Mar. 18 through Friday, Mar. 22 that will allows bikes at all hours throughout the system. 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So with the bikes … very challenging.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART will be relying on bicyclists to follow the rule that no bikes are allowed on crowded trains, waiting instead for one with more room. Those are the kind of courtesy rules that are used on the New York subways , which \u003ca href=\"http://www.mta.info/bike\" target=\"_blank\">allows bikes\u003c/a> at all times. The metro train systems in \u003ca href=\"http://www.wmata.com/getting_around/bike_ride/guidelines.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Washington, D.C.\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.mbta.com/riding_the_t/bikes\" target=\"_blank\">Boston\u003c/a> currently have rush hour blackout periods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The East Bay Bicycle Coalition’s Rivera says feedback sent to BART will be critical during the trial period. She says while the majority of comments in August were positive, about a third were negative. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>BART is rolling closer to allowing bikes on its trains all day, every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89463\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 225px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/02/bikephotos-e1360970072342.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-89463\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/02/bikephotos-e1360970072342-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"(Photo by Rachel Dornhelm)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Rachel Dornhelm)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The transit system is setting up a pilot program from Monday, Mar. 18 through Friday, Mar. 22 that will allows bikes at all hours throughout the system. Currently there's a blackout on bikes during commute hours in many highly trafficked stations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a trial, \u003ca href=\"http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2012/news20120614b.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">BART allowed bikes at all hours last August\u003c/a>, but only on Fridays, which is a quiet day for the system. BART spokesperson Alicia Trost says the next step is getting customer feedback during a time of average ridership. BART is also trying to accommodate those riders who are bike-averse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve changed the rules [this time] and said no bikes at all in the first three [cars of the] trains,” says Trost. “There are some people who don’t want to be near bikes at all. And we respect that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART has been working closely with the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ebbc.org\" target=\"_blank\">East Bay Bicycle Coalition\u003c/a> -- which was founded for the express purpose of lobbying for bikes on BART, according to Executive Director Renee Rivera -- to analyze the feedback they got from the August test. Rivera says the new rule is an important one. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want to really make sure there is space on BART for everyone, and in particular for those who are disabled who are boarding with a wheelchair or are visually impaired.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rivera says the transit agency has even reconfigured many cars in the intervening months. Windscreens near the doors can cause problems, making it harder for bikers to get on without bumping into other customers. So the agency is taking them out and putting in signage to label bike areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The move to try out all-hours bikes is welcome by many who use them to commute. At the 19th street BART station in Oakland, Caroline Parsons pushed her bike through the fare gates. She says sometimes the hours she has to work mean she can’t use her bicycle on her commute to a job near the Marina district. \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I go during no-bike-on-BART hours, it takes me an hour-and-a-half,” says Parsons. “Otherwise it takes me 45 minutes. So that’s really good news.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Christine Schindewolf, another daily commuter, says the pilot could be challenging.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If everyone works together that will be great. But there’s not usually a lot of collaboration on BART, as far as people riding it, because it’s so crowded already. So with the bikes … very challenging.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART will be relying on bicyclists to follow the rule that no bikes are allowed on crowded trains, waiting instead for one with more room. Those are the kind of courtesy rules that are used on the New York subways , which \u003ca href=\"http://www.mta.info/bike\" target=\"_blank\">allows bikes\u003c/a> at all times. The metro train systems in \u003ca href=\"http://www.wmata.com/getting_around/bike_ride/guidelines.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Washington, D.C.\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.mbta.com/riding_the_t/bikes\" target=\"_blank\">Boston\u003c/a> currently have rush hour blackout periods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The East Bay Bicycle Coalition’s Rivera says feedback sent to BART will be critical during the trial period. She says while the majority of comments in August were positive, about a third were negative. She hopes the negative opinions will be negligible this time around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Of course not everybody is going to be happy, but we want it to make the vast majority of people happy with their ride on BART,” says Rivera, who sees a lot of\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rivera says this isn’t just about commuters going to and from San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I really see the people benefiting are those who commute within the East Bay,” she says. “So someone who is going from Pleasanton to Fremont, from Pleasant Hill to Emeryville, so that’s using some unused capacity for BART.” Some of those stations don’t have the kind of density and bus access that San Francisco offers to get people to their final destinations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART spokesperson Alicia Trost says the system is considering a lot of options to make bicycles on BART work as smoothly as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We actually have figures of how many people ride which trains,” says Trost. If commuters put that information into an online trip planner, she says, “you can see the 7:05 trains [has] significantly less riders than the 7:15 train, so maybe bikes can then target that train that has less riders.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trost says the system is also committed to adding more bike racks and security cameras near them, “so there are more options for leaving your bikes near the station. That’s obviously the easiest for everyone but we also realize bikes are getting stolen.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART will be soliciting rider comments after the trial week in March.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_84338\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/bart.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-84338\" title=\"BART\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/bart-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An eastbound BART train departs San Francisco's 24th Street/Mission station. KQED/Dan Brekke.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It's New Year's Eve and Bay Area transit agencies, a San Francisco cab company, and AAA are all offering special service for party-goers tonight. (See the full list of links below for transit agencies offering free or extended service.) In San Francisco, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/cms/apress/ComeonandtakefreerideonMuni.htm\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Muni\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> will be free after 8 p.m. Ed Reiskin, chief of the Municipal Transportation Agency, says the city gives up a little farebox revenue for a big safety payoff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We want to make sure that people can get around safely and we want to encourage people not to get behind the wheel if they've been drinking,\" Reiskin says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Peninsula and South Bay revelers, \u003ca href=\"http://www.vta.org/services/nye.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Santa Clara Valley light rail and bus service\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> will be free from 7 p.m. through 2 a.m. \u003ca href=\"http://www.caltrain.com/schedules/holidayservice.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>CalTrain\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> will be free after 11 p.m. and will also run four extra trains out of San Francisco after midnight. Trains will leave at 12:45 a.m., 1:15 a.m., 1:45 a.m. and 2:15 a.m. or when full. \u003ca href=\"http://www.samtrans.com/about/news/SamTrans_Holiday_Schedules_and_Free_Rides_on_New_Year_s_Eve.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>SamTrans\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> will offer free bus rides after 11 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In downtown Oakland, \u003cstrong>AC Transit\u003c/strong> will run its \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2012/12/27/leave-the-car-at-home-with-extended-new-year's-eve-service-on-the-broadway-shuttle/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>\"Free B\" shuttle service\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> from 7 p.m. through 1 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://bart.gov/news/articles/2012/news20121212.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>\u003c!--more-->BART\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> will not be free tonight, but it will run extra trains into and out of San Francisco and stay open until 3 a.m. New Year's morning. The extra train service will accommodate people attending the New Year's Eve fireworks on San Francisco's Embarcadero--but take note that not all trains will make all stops. The details:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Before the fireworks:\u003c/strong> Trains arriving from Pittsburg/Bay Point and Richmond after 8 p.m. will skip the Embarcadero station and make their first San Francisco stop at Montgomery Street. Trains arriving on the Fremont and Dublin/Pleasanton lines will stop at Embarcadero but skip Montgomery Street. All East Bay-bound trains will make all stops.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>After the fireworks:\u003c/strong> After midnight, eastbound Richmond and Pittsburg/Bay Point trains will take on passengers at Montgomery Street, but skip the Embarcadero stations. Trains to Fremont and Dublin/Pleasanton will take on passengers at Embarcadero, but skip Montgomery Street. All Millbrae and Daly City trains will make all stops.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(\u003cstrong>Translation: \u003c/strong>If you're taking the Richmond or Pittsburg/Bay Point lines, your last chance to get on a train is at Montgomery Street; if you're headed to Fremont or Dublin/Pleasanton, you can board at Embarcadero but not Montgomery.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another free-ride option for San Francisco celebrants: \u003ca href=\"http://www.luxorcab.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Luxor Cab\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> is offering free rides within the city limits for fares of $35 and less. There is a catch: Riders need to mention Berg Injury Lawyers, which is sponsoring the free cab rides in partnership with the taxi company. Luxor cabs can be called at (415) 282-4141.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you've driven and then had too much to drink, \u003ca href=\"http://calstate.aaa.com/auto/car-traffic-safety/aaa-tipsy-tow-program\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>AAA's Tipsy Tow\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> program gives free 10-mile tows to anyone who calls. Here are the instructions:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"...Drivers, potential passengers, party hosts, bartenders, and restaurant managers can call 800-222-4357 (AAA-HELP) for a free tow home of up to ten miles. Just tell the AAA operator, \"I need a Tipsy Tow,\" and a truck will be on its way. The service will provide a one-way ride for the driver and vehicle to the driver's home. If there are additional passengers who need a ride, they will be taken to the driver's home as long is there is sufficient room for them to be transported safely in the tow truck. You cannot make a reservation.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Transit agencies with free or extended New Year's Eve service:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2012/12/27/leave-the-car-at-home-with-extended-new-year's-eve-service-on-the-broadway-shuttle/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>AC Transit Free B\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://bart.gov/news/articles/2012/news20121212.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>BART\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.caltrain.com/schedules/holidayservice.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>CalTrain\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.samtrans.com/about/news/SamTrans_Holiday_Schedules_and_Free_Rides_on_New_Year_s_Eve.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>SamTrans\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/cms/apress/ComeonandtakefreerideonMuni.htm\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>San Francisco Muni\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.vta.org/services/nye.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Santa Clara Valley Transit\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Other free New Year's Eve transportation options:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://calstate.aaa.com/auto/car-traffic-safety/aaa-tipsy-tow-program\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>AAA's Tipsy Tow\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.luxorcab.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Luxor Cab\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Other agencies:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://goldengate.org/news/transit/christmas.php\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Golden Gate Transit buses and ferries\u003c/strong>:\u003c/a> No free or extended service.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/PhotoWeek121130storm.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-81528\" title=\"PhotoWeek121130storm\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/PhotoWeek121130storm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\">\u003c/a>The platform at Oakland’s MacArthur BART station, shot from San Francisco-bound train during Friday morning commute in the middle of a \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/11/30/live-updates-bay-area-rain-traffic/\">the latest\u003c/a> in a series of storms. (Dan Brekke/\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/news/\">KQED\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/PhotoWeek121130boxing.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-81529\" title=\"PhotoWeek121130boxing\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/PhotoWeek121130boxing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\">\u003c/a>Delleon Brown strikes his opponent during a bout at the \u003ca href=\"http://richmondconfidential.org/2012/11/27/rpal-boxing-program-helps-youth-overcome-fears-gain-confidence/\">boxing exhibition hosted by the Richmond Police Activities League\u003c/a> on Saturday, November 17th, 2012. 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Her restaurant prepared 600 meals this year. \"They've never been treated this way,\" Aklilu said of those she's serving. \"So I treated them with dignity.\" (Rachel de Leon/\u003ca href=\"http://richmondconfidential.org/\">Richmond Confidential\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/PhotoWeek121130seaweed.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-81532\" title=\"PhotoWeek121130seaweed\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/PhotoWeek121130seaweed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\">\u003c/a>At the University Herbarium, tucked inside the basement of the Valley Life Sciences building at U.C. Berkeley, seaweed expert Kathy Ann Miller is leading a team of students to digitally photograph 76,000 stunning specimens of seaweed collected from the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington. 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