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"content": "\u003cp>If your New Year's resolution is to drive less, or if you're still looking for a designated driver to help you celebrate New Year's Eve, transportation services around the Bay Area are hoping to help you out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit are just a few transportation options offering free rides and extended operations on New Year's Eve to carry celebrants into the wee hours of the new year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's a breakdown of Bay Area transportation options to take you around \u003ca href=\"#sf\">San Francisco\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"#sm\">San Mateo\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"#sc\">Santa Clara\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"#eb\">East Bay\u003c/a> this New Year's Eve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BART:\u003c/strong> While BART is not offering free rides, extended service will be offered until approximately 3 a.m. Friday. 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Service will run until 2:15 a.m. to Fourth and King streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/calendar/alerts/ride-muni-free-extra-service-new-years-eve\" target=\"_blank\">Extra Owl route \u003c/a>service will be offered from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. on New Year's Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Clipper cards, Muni Mobile passes and Metro fares will not be necessary on Muni buses during free service hours. SFMTA asks that passengers do not tag their Clipper cards during free service hours. If tagged, cards will be charged. 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Patrons can tell the driver to send the taxi receipt to \u003ca href=\"http://www.berginjurylawyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/BIL_PressRelease_NYE-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Berg Injury Lawyers. \u003c/a>Berg Injury encourages riders to tip their taxi drivers.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca name=\"eb\">\u003c/a> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Alameda-Contra Consta County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>AC Transit: \u003c/strong>Free rides will be offered on all AC Transit lines from 8 p.m. Thursday until 5 a.m. Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We want people to be safe and we care about our community,\" said Michele Joseph, director of marketing and communications at AC Transit. \"We care about our customers. And it's really important for everybody to realize the implication of driving while intoxicated.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2015/12/23/ac-transit-offers-free-rides-on-new-year%E2%80%99s-eve/\" target=\"_blank\">All Nighter service\u003c/a> will be available to those traveling after midnight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10812200\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10812200 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/12/existing-map-400x176.png\" alt=\"Oakland’s Free B Shuttle bus will be running on New Year’s Eve every 10-15 minutes from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.\" width=\"400\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/12/existing-map-400x176.png 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/12/existing-map-800x352.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/12/existing-map-768x338.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/12/existing-map.png 856w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland’s Free B Shuttle bus will be running on New Year’s Eve every 10-15 minutes from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. \u003ccite>(City of Oakland's Economic & Workforce Development Department)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Broadway Shuttle:\u003c/strong> The green\u003ca href=\"http://www.meetdowntownoak.com/shuttle.php\"> bus\u003c/a> taking passengers along Broadway from Jack London Square to 27th Street in Oakland will offer free rides from 7 a.m. on Thursday to 1 a.m. Friday every 10 to 15 minutes.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca name=\"sm\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>San Mateo County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SamTrans:\u003c/strong> Free rides on\u003ca href=\"http://www.samtrans.com/about/MediaRelations/news/SamTrans_to_Offer_Free_Service_on_New_Year_s_Eve__Sunday_Schedule_on_New_Year_s_Day_4274.html\"> SamTrans\u003c/a> buses begin at 8 p.m. Thursday until 5 a.m. Friday. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>If your New Year's resolution is to drive less, or if you're still looking for a designated driver to help you celebrate New Year's Eve, transportation services around the Bay Area are hoping to help you out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit are just a few transportation options offering free rides and extended operations on New Year's Eve to carry celebrants into the wee hours of the new year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's a breakdown of Bay Area transportation options to take you around \u003ca href=\"#sf\">San Francisco\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"#sm\">San Mateo\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"#sc\">Santa Clara\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"#eb\">East Bay\u003c/a> this New Year's Eve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BART:\u003c/strong> While BART is not offering free rides, extended service will be offered until approximately 3 a.m. Friday. Extra trains will be prepared for crowds after the fireworks show at the Embarcadero and will run every 20 minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"One of the most exciting things that San Franciscans and Bay Area residents get to do every year is go down and enjoy the fireworks at Embarcadero, so we want to be able to provide that service,\" said BART spokesman Taylor Huckaby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For those heading into the city after 8 p.m and those leaving the city after midnight, BART will begin utilizing \"skip-stop\" service in and out of the city. \u003ca href=\"http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2015/news20151208-0\" target=\"_blank\">Some lines will skip\u003c/a> Embarcadero, Montgomery and West Oakland stations to ease the crowds at the most popular platforms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART will operate on a Sunday/holiday schedule on New Year's Day, with service beginning at 8 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://sf.funcheap.com/1231-free-cheap-nye-public-transportation-bartmunisamtranscaltrainvta/\">FuncheapSF\u003c/a> recommends buying round-trip tickets and loading Clipper cards in advance to avoid long lines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Caltrain:\u003c/strong> Caltrain will begin offering free rides at 8 p.m. Thursday until 5 a.m. Friday. An extra four trains will leave from the \u003ca href=\"http://www.caltrain.com/stations/sanfranciscostation.html\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco station\u003c/a> after the midnight fireworks show at the Embarcadero. Trains will operate on a \u003ca href=\"http://www.caltrain.com/schedules/weekend-timetable.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sunday/holiday schedule\u003c/a> on New Year's Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lyft and Uber: \u003c/strong>Lyft prices are capped at 200 percent this New Year's Eve, one of its \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Uber-Lyft-vs-taxis-in-New-Year-s-Eve-fare-war-5984146.php\" target=\"_blank\">most competitive\u003c/a> business days of the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber is also taking part in \u003ca href=\"https://help.uber.com/h/6c8065cf-5535-4a8b-9940-d292ffdce119\" target=\"_blank\">surge pricing\u003c/a>. Uber \u003ca href=\"https://newsroom.uber.com/new-years-guide/\" target=\"_blank\">suggests \u003c/a>using the service early or catching a ride after midnight to avoid high fares.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On New Year's Eve last year, some Uber rides cost as much as $100. Lyft set a \"prime-time limit\" at a \u003ca href=\"http://www.ibtimes.com/uber-lyft-new-years-eve-2015-surge-pricing-cost-riders-1771582\" target=\"_blank\">controversial\u003c/a> 400 percent. You can decide if 200 percent is a steal.\u003ca name=\"sf\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Muni:\u003c/strong> You can hop on any Muni bus for free starting at 8 p.m. on Thursday through 5 a.m. on Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There will also be extended service until 4 a.m. on Muni Metro lines between West Portal and Embarcadero stations. Service will run until 2:15 a.m. to Fourth and King streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/calendar/alerts/ride-muni-free-extra-service-new-years-eve\" target=\"_blank\">Extra Owl route \u003c/a>service will be offered from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. on New Year's Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Clipper cards, Muni Mobile passes and Metro fares will not be necessary on Muni buses during free service hours. SFMTA asks that passengers do not tag their Clipper cards during free service hours. If tagged, cards will be charged. Muni Metro fare gates will be set to allow free access.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cab:\u003c/strong> Luxor Cabs in partnership with Berg Injury Lawyers' \u003ca href=\"http://www.berginjurylawyers.com/about-us/community/safe-and-sober/\" target=\"_blank\">Safe and Sober Free Cab Ride Home Program\u003c/a> is offering free cab rides home from 10 p.m. on Thursday through 4 a.m. Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Riders must be picked up at a restaurant, hotel or bar and dropped off to a residency to qualify for a free ride. Free rides do not count if the cab is hailed from the street. Each ride is limited to $35.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For a free cab, you can arrange a ride with Luxor Cab by calling \u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5\">(415) 282-4141. Patrons can tell the driver to send the taxi receipt to \u003ca href=\"http://www.berginjurylawyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/BIL_PressRelease_NYE-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Berg Injury Lawyers. \u003c/a>Berg Injury encourages riders to tip their taxi drivers.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca name=\"eb\">\u003c/a> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Alameda-Contra Consta County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>AC Transit: \u003c/strong>Free rides will be offered on all AC Transit lines from 8 p.m. Thursday until 5 a.m. Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We want people to be safe and we care about our community,\" said Michele Joseph, director of marketing and communications at AC Transit. \"We care about our customers. And it's really important for everybody to realize the implication of driving while intoxicated.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2015/12/23/ac-transit-offers-free-rides-on-new-year%E2%80%99s-eve/\" target=\"_blank\">All Nighter service\u003c/a> will be available to those traveling after midnight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10812200\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10812200 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/12/existing-map-400x176.png\" alt=\"Oakland’s Free B Shuttle bus will be running on New Year’s Eve every 10-15 minutes from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.\" width=\"400\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/12/existing-map-400x176.png 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/12/existing-map-800x352.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/12/existing-map-768x338.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/12/existing-map.png 856w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland’s Free B Shuttle bus will be running on New Year’s Eve every 10-15 minutes from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. \u003ccite>(City of Oakland's Economic & Workforce Development Department)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Broadway Shuttle:\u003c/strong> The green\u003ca href=\"http://www.meetdowntownoak.com/shuttle.php\"> bus\u003c/a> taking passengers along Broadway from Jack London Square to 27th Street in Oakland will offer free rides from 7 a.m. on Thursday to 1 a.m. Friday every 10 to 15 minutes.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca name=\"sm\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>San Mateo County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SamTrans:\u003c/strong> Free rides on\u003ca href=\"http://www.samtrans.com/about/MediaRelations/news/SamTrans_to_Offer_Free_Service_on_New_Year_s_Eve__Sunday_Schedule_on_New_Year_s_Day_4274.html\"> SamTrans\u003c/a> buses begin at 8 p.m. Thursday until 5 a.m. Friday. 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"content": "\u003cp>Two San Francisco supervisors want the city to buy the site of the old Pagoda Palace Theater in North Beach to help pave the way for a possible future expansion of the city's Central Subway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The push to purchase the site comes as its owner moves forward on turning the area into a \u003ca href=\"http://hoodline.com/2015/09/plans-moving-forward-for-luxury-condos-on-pagoda-theater-site\" target=\"_blank\">home for 19 luxury condominiums\u003c/a>, a move some believe could slow efforts to extend the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/projects-planning/projects/central-subway-project\" target=\"_blank\">Central Subway Project\u003c/a> all the way to Fisherman's Wharf.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisors Julie Christensen and Scott Wiener on Thursday directed the San Francisco Department of Real Estate to appraise the site so that city officials could start talks with the owner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We'd like to see it stay in play in the hopes that it could become a critical component of our efforts to extend the subway,\" Christensen, who represents the area, said Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christensen and Wiener, who recently unveiled his \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/09/08/scott-wiener-san-francisco-muni-subway-plan\" target=\"_blank\">push to expand subway service citywide\u003c/a>, want the site at Columbus and Powell streets to become a construction staging area and eventually an entrance for a subway station.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The Pagoda theater is a critical site and the city needs to get it together and purchase it,\" Wiener said in a statement. \"We can't bury our heads in the sand and let this opportunity to purchase the site slip away.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Pagoda Palace Theater was demolished in 2013, and boring machines for the subway project were extracted at the site. The parcel is also a rare undeveloped space in North Beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There are no more large open parcels in the district,\" Christensen said. \"The fact that this one is vacant is a very unique opportunity.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christensen said the time is now for the city to move forward, even if the site is expensive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"What will it cost us if we don't do this now?\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But a representative for the site's owner said he wants construction on the housing project to begin soon. Martin Kirkwood, a real state broker for owner Joel Campos, said the city should look elsewhere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There are several other alternative sites in North Beach for a subway station which are not about to be changed to new housing stock,\" Kirkwood said in an email. \"There are politicians talking about it right now, but it's campaign season.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener is running for a seat in the state Senate and Christensen is campaigning to keep her seat on the board against former Supervisor Aaron Peskin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peskin agrees with Christensen that the project should eventually be expanded to Fisherman's Wharf and that the city should consider buying the Pagoda site, but he cautions against moving too fast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If the city rushes to do that, they may end up paying too high a price,\" Peskin said. \"I am skeptical that the development is imminent.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added, \"I think this is a ploy by the owner of that property to get top dollar.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christensen's proposal could help her election chances, said Jason McDaniel, a political science professor at San Francisco State University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It clearly signals her strong support for the Central Subway, which is very popular in that district and especially in the Asian-American community,\" McDaniel said in an email.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The Pagoda theater is a critical site and the city needs to get it together and purchase it,\" Wiener said in a statement. \"We can't bury our heads in the sand and let this opportunity to purchase the site slip away.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Pagoda Palace Theater was demolished in 2013, and boring machines for the subway project were extracted at the site. The parcel is also a rare undeveloped space in North Beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There are no more large open parcels in the district,\" Christensen said. \"The fact that this one is vacant is a very unique opportunity.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christensen said the time is now for the city to move forward, even if the site is expensive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"What will it cost us if we don't do this now?\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But a representative for the site's owner said he wants construction on the housing project to begin soon. Martin Kirkwood, a real state broker for owner Joel Campos, said the city should look elsewhere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There are several other alternative sites in North Beach for a subway station which are not about to be changed to new housing stock,\" Kirkwood said in an email. \"There are politicians talking about it right now, but it's campaign season.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener is running for a seat in the state Senate and Christensen is campaigning to keep her seat on the board against former Supervisor Aaron Peskin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peskin agrees with Christensen that the project should eventually be expanded to Fisherman's Wharf and that the city should consider buying the Pagoda site, but he cautions against moving too fast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If the city rushes to do that, they may end up paying too high a price,\" Peskin said. \"I am skeptical that the development is imminent.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added, \"I think this is a ploy by the owner of that property to get top dollar.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christensen's proposal could help her election chances, said Jason McDaniel, a political science professor at San Francisco State University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It clearly signals her strong support for the Central Subway, which is very popular in that district and especially in the Asian-American community,\" McDaniel said in an email.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener is calling for the city to always have at least one subway under construction, an idea that would lead to billions of dollars in transit spending and, most likely, opposition from many residents and merchants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Prompted by the region's booming population and chronic traffic congestion, Wiener is introducing legislation Tuesday that would require the city to create a long-term policy for new underground train projects.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener is vocal on the subject of public transit, often posting his complaints about Muni Metro delays \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Scott_Wiener\" target=\"_blank\">on social media\u003c/a>. He is chairman of the board that oversees the San Francisco County Transportation Authority and sits on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. His last transportation road map helped carve out the city's priorities for \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/02/22/san-francisco-late-night-transit-plan\" target=\"_blank\">late-night transit\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, he is renewing his push for BART to build a second transbay tube, a connection he says should link to Caltrain and future high-speed rail service. He wants the SFMTA to consider extending the now-under-construction \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/projects-planning/projects/central-subway-project\" target=\"_blank\">Central Subway\u003c/a> -- which will link the city's South of Market to Chinatown -- as far as Fisherman's Wharf, an\u003ca href=\"http://m.sfgate.com/bayarea/place/article/Central-Subway-extension-to-Fisherman-s-Wharf-5930765.php\"> idea city planners explored last year\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/222994372\" params=\"color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" iframe=\"true\" /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The legislation would create a Subway Master Plan that could include extending subway service to the western parts of San Francisco, currently served by above-ground light rail and bus lines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I have concerns that when the Central Subway is done to Chinatown, that it's just going to stop, \" Wiener, who's running for a seat in the state Senate, said in an interview. \"We have to keep the momentum going.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni's Metro service under Market Street and BART provide service only to a limited part of the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There are significant swaths of San Francisco that have no subway service whatsoever,\" he said. \"For a lot of people it takes longer to take a bus downtown than it does to come downtown from Oakland,\" Wiener said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The streets of San Francisco are getting so clogged, our population is growing, we're going to become a more crowded city and a more crowded region,\" Wiener said \"And now is the time to make sure that we are planting the seeds to get more of our transit below ground in the future.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener outlined his subway ideas in a \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@Scott_Wiener/san-francisco-should-always-have-a-subway-under-construction-76d3ddf481c1\" target=\"_blank\">piece in Medium\u003c/a> and expects his proposal to get heard in the Board of Supervisors' Land Use and Transportation Committee this fall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni riders on the N-Judah and the 38-Geary would probably rather speed from the avenues to downtown underground than struggle with their current sluggish commute. But how would we pay for it?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jason Henderson, a San Francisco State University professor of geography specializing in urban transportation, agrees that the city needs high-capacity rail and a second transbay tube, but is worried that the proposed expansion could come at the expense of bus service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The concern is funding,\" Henderson, who advocates for stronger mass transit policies, said in an email. \"It must be ensured that the Muni bus system is not sacrificed.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city should spend money on making the city's current transit system, especially bus service on Van Ness Avenue and Geary Boulevard, more reliable, Henderson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And he said finding money for new subway development will be a challenge. The Central Subway relied heavily on federal transportation funds -- a source that may be harder to tap in the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unless additional revenues -- such as higher gas taxes, an increase in the vehicle license fee and congestion pricing -- are implemented, the city won't get both a major subway expansion and improved bus service, Henderson suggested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Central Subway's budget is $1.578 billion. You can see a breakdown of its funding sources \u003ca href=\"http://www.centralsubwaysf.com/content/project-fundingbudget\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Close to a year ago, San Francisco voters approved two funding measures aimed at improving the city's transportation over the next 15 years. 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Businesses and people who would be impacted by that work are bound to fight against underground train projects, as many did for the Central Subway, McDaniel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the push for subway expansion is a \"vision that captures the desires of transit advocates and interested citizens for robust public investment in a world-class transit system that can potentially shape the future of the city,\" McDaniel said in an email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And city transit planners remain interested in the idea of extending the Central Subway to Fisherman's Wharf, as well as other subway expansions, according to SFMTA spokesman Paul Rose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's a matter of funding and prioritization,\" Rose wrote in an email. \"We do support stronger transit especially where growth supports.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Erika Kelly contributed to this post.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Says the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Muni-s-vow-Service-upgrades-arriving-soon-6176171.php\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Buses on those lines will get devices that allow them to hold a green light so the vehicle can pass through the intersection, and will get some stretches of transit-only lanes and may see some buses added.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A second round of improvements is scheduled to be implemented in the fall, and a third early next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are the changes in service that start April 25:\u003c/p>\n\u003ctable>\n\u003ctbody>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd>\u003cstrong>Service Improvement\u003c/strong>\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd>\u003cstrong>Route\u003c/strong>\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd>Increased AM Frequency\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd>5R, 8AX, 8BX, 10, 14R, 14X, 28, 38L, 41\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd>Increased PM Frequency\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd>5R, 8AX, 8BX, 14R, 14X, 38R, 41\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd>Increased Midday Frequency\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd>5R, 8, 14R, 29\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd>Extended AM Hours\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd>1AX, 1BX, 8AX, 8BX, 14X, 30X, 31AX, 31BX\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd>Now on Sundays!\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd>38R\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd>Extended Weekend Hours\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd>14R\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003c/tbody>\n\u003c/table>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And take note, on April 25, some stops will be discontinued:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>6 (IB): Stop at Buena Vista West\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>6 (OB): Stop at Central\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>7/7R, N Owl (IB): Stops at Cole and Buena Vista West\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>7/7R, N Owl (OB): Stops at Cole and Central\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>9 (IB): Stops at Folsom and Marengo\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>9 (OB): Stop at Marengo\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>19 (IB): Stop at Sutter\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>19 (OB): Stop at Post\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>23 (IB): Stop at Marengo\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>23 (OB): Stop at 380 Bayshore\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>33 (IB & OB): Stop at Cole\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>47 (IB & OB): Stop at Folsom\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>90 (IB): Stops at Folsom and Marengo\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>90 (OB): Stops at 380 Bayshore and Folsom\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>KT (IB): Stop at San Jose and Ocean\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are new route numbers and names:\u003c/p>\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n\u003ctbody>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd>\u003cstrong>Old\u003c/strong>\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd>\u003cstrong>New (Starting April 25)\u003c/strong>\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd>6 Parnassus\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd>6 Haight-Parnassus\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd>8X Bayshore Express\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd>8 Bayshore\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd>16X Noriega Express\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd>7X Noriega Express\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd>17 Parkmerced\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd>57 Parkmerced\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd>33 Stanyan\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd>33 Ashbury-18th\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd>71/71L Haight-Noriega\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd>7/7R Haight-Noriega\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd>108 Treasure Island\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd>25 Treasure Island\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003c/tbody>\n\u003c/table>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>For the first time in a decade, San Francisco transportation officials have a road map to improve late-night and early-morning travel for the tens of thousands of graveyard shift workers and night owls who currently have limited transportation options unless they drive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a 27-page report to be released Monday (\u003ca href=\"#nighttransit\">embedded below\u003c/a>), city officials, nightlife advocates, labor union representatives and others recommend developing plans to make overnight local and transbay bus service more frequent, reliable and safe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response to earlier calls for improved nighttime transit, BART and AC Transit have already expanded weekend transbay bus service as part of \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/allnighter/\">a one-year pilot program\u003c/a>, and funding to boost Muni's Owl service by 30 percent \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfcta.org/transportation-authority-board-february-24-2015\">will be considered Tuesday\u003c/a> by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We know what needs to happen, and some of it has happened, and some of it will happen later this year,\" said Supervisor Scott Wiener, who \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/04/28/san-francisco-to-explore-boosting-late-night-transit-options\">convened the group last April\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report calls for a long-term regional effort to press for funding so that overnight rail service on BART, and a second transbay tube, become a reality someday:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>While 24-hour rail service is decades away and would require substantial funding for major new capital investments and operating costs that have not been identified, appropriate and timely steps must be taken to work toward its implementation.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The report urges BART and Muni to better explain why overnight rail service is not currently doable. Both agencies have said that downtime overnight is critical for maintenance work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I don't accept the contention that it would just be impossible [for BART] to go a little bit later on Friday and Saturday night,\" said Wiener. \"There has to be a way for them to work it out.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not surprisingly, the lack of 24-hour BART service was the top issue affecting overnight travel decisions, followed by poor bus service, in a survey of 2,800 people conducted in English, Spanish and Chinese last summer and fall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10440489\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Overnight-Transit-Map-.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10440489\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Overnight-Transit-Map--800x568.jpg\" alt=\"Bay Area transits options diminish significantly after 3 a.m. \" width=\"800\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Overnight-Transit-Map--800x568.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Overnight-Transit-Map--400x284.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Overnight-Transit-Map--1440x1022.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/Overnight-Transit-Map-.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bay Area transit options diminish significantly after 3 a.m. \u003ccite>(From \"The Other 9-to-5: Improving Late NIght and Early Morning Transportation for San Francisco Workers, Residents and Visitors.\" )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How Many Late-Night Trips?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Twenty percent of the 250,000 trips taken each weeknight between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. in San Francisco are on transit, the report says. From midnight to 5 a.m., two-thirds of trips are to or from another Bay Area county.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Driving or taking a taxi or ride service like Lyft, the report notes, are convenient and faster, but come \"at substantially higher costs.\" A majority of overnight commuters live on low- to-moderate incomes, according to the survey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency should develop regulations that allow taxi drivers to charge a flat rate of $11 for two or more passengers to share a ride, the report recommends, and the city should consider taxi subsidies for low-income workers, similar to how rides are subsidized for people with disabilities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Safety Concerns\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Safety was a major concern, especially among women. Sixty percent of all those surveyed said \"they always or sometimes choose not to travel between midnight and 5 a.m. because of safety concerns.\" Among women, the figure was 70 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report recommends \"a comprehensive analysis of safety and security trends,\" along with redesigning bus stops, expanding community ambassador programs and installing real-time transit information in bars, restaurants and other establishments because information about overnight transit options is scarce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also says the city should consider closing streets when bars let out to improve pedestrian safety:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>In commercial corridors with vibrant nightlife, pedestrian safety and comfort may be a challenge at closing time, when large numbers of patrons -- many of whom will have, no doubt, been drinking -- simultaneously exit multiple venues, crowding into narrow sidewalks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cities such as Austin, Texas, and Vancouver, British Columbia, have used temporary late night street closures as a strategy to improve pedestrian safety in particularly active corridors.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener and the working group are expected to announce the results of the report at a City Hall press conference Monday, which will be followed by \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfbos.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=51606\">a hearing\u003c/a> before the Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"nighttransit\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" src=\"https://www.scribd.com/embeds/256605047/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&show_recommendations=true\" data-auto-height=\"false\" data-aspect-ratio=\"undefined\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"doc_48425\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>As part of our series,\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/boomtown\"> Boomtown\u003c/a>, we're answering questions from KQED listeners and readers. 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Getting there is going to take a long time, a ton of money and lots of political will.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright noborder\">\n\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ViRhsrJIythN0WMOJByhB7a9PpZI5c0YLz2ldvdg0YY/viewform?embedded=true\" width=\"370\" height=\"460\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\"The Bay Area has the most robust transit system west of the Mississippi, and we need to build on that strength,\" says Jeff Hobson, deputy director of \u003ca href=\"http://www.transformca.org/\">TransForm\u003c/a>. \"We need to use our existing infrastructure better because that’s the cheapest way of serving more people, that’s the most cost-effective way of serving more people.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Metropolitan Transportation Commission confirms traffic congestion has gone up in the last six months, a sign the economy is booming. Traffic on the Bay Bridge is the highest it's ever been, while highway congestion across the region has remained relatively steady over the years. There's not going to be a quick fix to the Bay Area's traffic woes akin to the highway boom of the 1950s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We don’t want to build our way out of this crisis,\" says Randy Rentschler, the MTC's legislative and public affairs director. \"We need some strategic investment, we do. We need to fix some highways, we do. We need to widen some, fix some interchanges, we do. But we don’t want it to be what we are only doing here in the Bay Area.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Express Lane Network\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10406366\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 730px\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.mtcexpresslanes.org/projects/express_lanes/pdfs/expresslanefactsheet_103013.pdf\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10406366\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Screen-Shot-2015-01-14-at-4.39.25-PM.png\" alt=\"Transportation officials envision a 550-mile network of express toll lanes by 2035.\" width=\"730\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Screen-Shot-2015-01-14-at-4.39.25-PM.png 730w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Screen-Shot-2015-01-14-at-4.39.25-PM-400x327.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Transportation officials envision a 550-mile network of express toll lanes by 2035. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One way transportation planners want to help ease the commute for drivers is by building a 550-mile network of \u003ca href=\"http://www.mtcexpresslanes.org/projects/express_lanes/\">express toll lanes\u003c/a>, not expected to be completed until 2035. 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TransForm, which advocates giving people of all income levels more options to get around, has urged MTC to consider ways for low-income drivers to get discounts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"http://www.transformca.org/resource/moving-people-not-just-cars\">a 2013 report\u003c/a>, TransForm suggests \u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5\">toll money be used to expand bus service, instead of building more highway lanes. Existing lanes could be converted to express routes, the report says. \u003c/span>The money could then be used to ramp up a network of public transit buses that would use the same express lanes, and move more people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Building Housing By Transit\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10407128\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS13881_20150102_boomtown_rwc_jt_001-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10407128\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS13881_20150102_boomtown_rwc_jt_001-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Construction cranes loom near Redwood City's train station.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS13881_20150102_boomtown_rwc_jt_001-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS13881_20150102_boomtown_rwc_jt_001-qut-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS13881_20150102_boomtown_rwc_jt_001-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Construction cranes loom near Redwood City's train station. \u003ccite>(James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Chris Tann is like a lot of commuters in Silicon Valley who don't live close to work, and for whom a bus or train is not always an easy option. The built environment encourages people to drive. Private tech shuttles are one response to the lack of convenient, reliable transit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://planbayarea.org/plan-bay-area.html\">Plan Bay Area\u003c/a>, which provides a long-range transportation and housing vision to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, encourages new housing along transit corridors so people have the option of taking a bus or train, instead of driving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two-thirds of new housing production will be focused on the 15 Bay Area cities expecting the most growth. Topping the list are San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland, and cities mostly on the Peninsula and in the South Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether the new housing will benefit people of all income levels remains to be seen. Bay Area cities are drastically behind on their affordable housing goals, and it will take many years to catch up, barring bold action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Expanding Public Transit\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10407141\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/10898_transform.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10407141\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/10898_transform-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Transbay Transit Center construction.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/10898_transform-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/10898_transform-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/10898_transform.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Transbay Transit Center construction. \u003ccite>(Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A bullet train that whisks you from the new Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco to Los Angeles. A quiet, sleek BART train that runs 24 hours in a second Transbay Tube. A Muni bus that glides from Union Square to the Outer Richmond in a dedicated transit lane. An AC Transit bus that zips you from San Leandro to downtown Oakland. Transportation planners have got some big transit projects in the works, but some will take decades to complete. However, there is some relief on the horizon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bus rapid transit\u003c/strong>: By 2018, the first rapid bus lines in the Bay Area should be up and running in \u003ca href=\"http://www.vta.org/scar-brt\">San Jose\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://brt.actransit.org/aboutbrt/maps/\">Oakland\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfcta.org/delivering-transportation-projects/van-ness-avenue-bus-rapid-transit-home\">San Francisco\u003c/a>. Bus rapid transit works well because it frees buses from car traffic, allowing them to run faster in their own lanes. Level platforms and easy payment options allow seamless boarding for everyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BART: \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bart.gov/about/projects/cars/delivery-plan\">BART's $3 billion fleet of the future\u003c/a> will come in installments over several years. The first cars should be running sometime in 2017, but all 775 cars won't be fully integrated into the system until 2021, when the average number of weekday fare-gate exits is expected to increase from 400,000 to 500,000. \u003ca href=\"http://www.vta.org/bart/\">BART service \u003c/a>to Silicon Valley should be partially complete by 2017, but it's not expected to extend all the way to downtown San Jose until 2025. \u003ca href=\"http://sf.streetsblog.org/2014/12/01/bart-will-study-second-transbay-tube-west-side-extension/\">Building a second Transbay Tube \u003c/a>is gaining\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/mayor-ed-lee-announces-support-for-a-second-bart-transbay-tube/Content?oid=2916966\"> political support\u003c/a>, but is still decades away. While 24-hour service isn't in the foreseeable future, BART has beefed up overnight transbay bus service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10411686\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 770px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Screen-Shot-2015-01-20-at-1.38.53-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10411686\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Screen-Shot-2015-01-20-at-1.38.53-PM.png\" alt=\"New Muni trains made by Siemens are expected to begin arriving in 2016.\" width=\"770\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Screen-Shot-2015-01-20-at-1.38.53-PM.png 770w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Screen-Shot-2015-01-20-at-1.38.53-PM-400x176.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Muni trains made by Siemens are expected to begin arriving in 2016. \u003ccite>((Photo courtesy of the SFMTA))\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Muni: \u003c/strong>The Bay Area's largest transit system is also updating its fleet of buses and trains, and \u003ca href=\"http://muniforward.com/creating-a-rapid-network/\">planning a rapid system\u003c/a> that carries up to 70 percent of passengers. That involves making its most popular lines more reliable and efficient, and street changes that allow buses and trains to run quicker. Big projects include bus rapid transit on Van Ness and \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfcta.org/delivering-transportation-projects/geary-corridor-bus-rapid-transit-home\">Geary\u003c/a>, and the \u003ca href=\"http://www.centralsubwaysf.com/\">Central Subway\u003c/a>, now under construction and expected to start service in 2019.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Caltrain\u003c/strong>: Caltrain is planning to electrify its tracks to run smoother, faster, quieter service with a new fleet of electric trains by 2021 that will replace most of its current diesel fleet. That's not much consolation to Caltrain's growing number of riders, but in the meantime it is planning to run longer trains with cars it recently purchased from Metrolink in Southern California, which will also add \u003ca href=\"http://sf.streetsblog.org/2015/01/12/caltrain-to-add-third-bike-on-longer-six-car-trains/\">more capacity for riders with bikes.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Smart: \u003c/strong>North Bay transportation officials are currently constructing the first phase of a 70-mile train and bicycle corridor from Larkspur to Cloverdale known as SMART. The first leg from Santa Rosa to San Rafael is expected to be complete by late 2016.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Safe Streets \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10407132\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS13995_5682289311_963280efff_o-scr.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10407132\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS13995_5682289311_963280efff_o-scr-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Cyclists ride on green bike lanes on Market St.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS13995_5682289311_963280efff_o-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS13995_5682289311_963280efff_o-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS13995_5682289311_963280efff_o-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cyclists ride on green bike lanes on Market Street \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/sfbike/5682289311\">San Francisco Bicycle Coalition/Flickr\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area doesn't need another highway boom, but what it does need is a boom in bicycle infrastructure, says Bay Area bike advocate Dave Snyder, executive director of the \u003ca href=\"https://calbike.org/\">California Bicycle Coalition. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Connectivity is key. Building low-stress \u003ca href=\"http://nacto.org/cities-for-cycling/design-guide/cycle-tracks/\">protected bike lane \u003c/a>networks around the Bay Area that connect to transit hubs is one way governments can get the best bang for their transportation buck: it's cheaper and healthier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Every dollar invested in bike infrastructure comes back to you many times, whereas every dollar invested in transit infrastructure compels further expense in operating. Every dollar invested in motor vehicle infrastructure compels further expense in environmental mitigation and health,\" says Snyder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's no reason,\" he continues, \"why any agency should be pinching pennies when it comes to bike infrastructure. That's the definition of penny-wise and pound-foolish.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some Bay Area transportation agencies do have new funding to improve street safety for bicyclists and pedestrians, thanks to voter-approved funding measures in Alameda County and San Francisco. That money will help fix potholes and redesign streets that are hostile to people biking and walking. Similar measures may eventually go before voters in other Bay Area counties, says Hobson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, no city or county except Alameda has the funding to actually build out a 21st century bike network over the next 10 years or more, says Snyder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Community Process \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Getting transit and safe streets projects approved, funded and built in the Bay Area can be a big challenge. Projects face opposition and get watered down. Or sometimes they become mired in bureaucracy, and sit on shelves for years until transportation officials have the political capital to move them forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Folks say they want things but then there’s a whole host of people who say they don’t, and the big challenge in the Bay Area is to try to find a consensus where people can reasonably agree, even though we’re always going to have lawsuits and difficulties,\" says Rentschler of the MTC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, the bottom line: Change will come in increments, but it will take many years to get our transportation system into the 21st century.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Curious about the boom/bust cycle that is reshaping the Bay Area? Check out our \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/boomtown\" target=\"_blank\">Boomtown series\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>As part of our series,\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/boomtown\"> Boomtown\u003c/a>, we're answering questions from KQED listeners and readers. Our first one comes from Chris Tann, who lives in south San Jose and gets stuck in congestion when he commutes alone to his job in Cupertino on Highway 85.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\"When will the city and county planners actually think more than a few years ahead, and put in place the necessary changes to bring Bay Area transportation, both roads and public transit, into the 21st century?\"\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='100%' height='166'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/185882748&visual=true&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false'\n title='https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/185882748'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area transportation planners are actually looking many decades into the future, but the changes, as an Orinda city official once put it, will be \"evolutionary rather than revolutionary.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moving more people around the Bay Area will require us to make better use of our current infrastructure, expand public transit, build dense housing around transit corridors and make the streets safer for people to bike and walk, according to three experts who study Bay Area transportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Express toll lanes, modern trains, buses that run faster and more frequently, protected bike lane networks and communities designed to give people more options to get around are the future. Getting there is going to take a long time, a ton of money and lots of political will.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright noborder\">\n\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ViRhsrJIythN0WMOJByhB7a9PpZI5c0YLz2ldvdg0YY/viewform?embedded=true\" width=\"370\" height=\"460\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\"The Bay Area has the most robust transit system west of the Mississippi, and we need to build on that strength,\" says Jeff Hobson, deputy director of \u003ca href=\"http://www.transformca.org/\">TransForm\u003c/a>. \"We need to use our existing infrastructure better because that’s the cheapest way of serving more people, that’s the most cost-effective way of serving more people.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Metropolitan Transportation Commission confirms traffic congestion has gone up in the last six months, a sign the economy is booming. Traffic on the Bay Bridge is the highest it's ever been, while highway congestion across the region has remained relatively steady over the years. There's not going to be a quick fix to the Bay Area's traffic woes akin to the highway boom of the 1950s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We don’t want to build our way out of this crisis,\" says Randy Rentschler, the MTC's legislative and public affairs director. \"We need some strategic investment, we do. We need to fix some highways, we do. We need to widen some, fix some interchanges, we do. But we don’t want it to be what we are only doing here in the Bay Area.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Express Lane Network\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10406366\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 730px\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.mtcexpresslanes.org/projects/express_lanes/pdfs/expresslanefactsheet_103013.pdf\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10406366\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Screen-Shot-2015-01-14-at-4.39.25-PM.png\" alt=\"Transportation officials envision a 550-mile network of express toll lanes by 2035.\" width=\"730\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Screen-Shot-2015-01-14-at-4.39.25-PM.png 730w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Screen-Shot-2015-01-14-at-4.39.25-PM-400x327.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Transportation officials envision a 550-mile network of express toll lanes by 2035. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One way transportation planners want to help ease the commute for drivers is by building a 550-mile network of \u003ca href=\"http://www.mtcexpresslanes.org/projects/express_lanes/\">express toll lanes\u003c/a>, not expected to be completed until 2035. In express lanes, solo drivers pay fluctuating FasTrak tolls based on traffic while carpools, vanpools, buses and other eligible vehicles use them for free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It will take a few decades to complete the network, but \u003ca href=\"http://bayareaexpresslanes.org/map/#\">work is underway. \u003c/a>There are now express lanes on southbound Interstate 680 between Sunol and San Jose, and on State Route 237 between Milpitas and San Jose. Two new lanes are being constructed on Interstate 580 between Livermore and Dublin. Chris Tann can expect an express route on Highway 85 sometime in 2016.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, express lanes don't benefit every solo driver. They benefit those who can pay. TransForm, which advocates giving people of all income levels more options to get around, has urged MTC to consider ways for low-income drivers to get discounts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"http://www.transformca.org/resource/moving-people-not-just-cars\">a 2013 report\u003c/a>, TransForm suggests \u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5\">toll money be used to expand bus service, instead of building more highway lanes. Existing lanes could be converted to express routes, the report says. \u003c/span>The money could then be used to ramp up a network of public transit buses that would use the same express lanes, and move more people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Building Housing By Transit\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10407128\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS13881_20150102_boomtown_rwc_jt_001-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10407128\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS13881_20150102_boomtown_rwc_jt_001-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Construction cranes loom near Redwood City's train station.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS13881_20150102_boomtown_rwc_jt_001-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS13881_20150102_boomtown_rwc_jt_001-qut-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS13881_20150102_boomtown_rwc_jt_001-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Construction cranes loom near Redwood City's train station. \u003ccite>(James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Chris Tann is like a lot of commuters in Silicon Valley who don't live close to work, and for whom a bus or train is not always an easy option. The built environment encourages people to drive. Private tech shuttles are one response to the lack of convenient, reliable transit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://planbayarea.org/plan-bay-area.html\">Plan Bay Area\u003c/a>, which provides a long-range transportation and housing vision to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, encourages new housing along transit corridors so people have the option of taking a bus or train, instead of driving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two-thirds of new housing production will be focused on the 15 Bay Area cities expecting the most growth. Topping the list are San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland, and cities mostly on the Peninsula and in the South Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether the new housing will benefit people of all income levels remains to be seen. Bay Area cities are drastically behind on their affordable housing goals, and it will take many years to catch up, barring bold action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Expanding Public Transit\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10407141\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/10898_transform.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10407141\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/10898_transform-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Transbay Transit Center construction.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/10898_transform-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/10898_transform-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/10898_transform.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Transbay Transit Center construction. \u003ccite>(Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A bullet train that whisks you from the new Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco to Los Angeles. A quiet, sleek BART train that runs 24 hours in a second Transbay Tube. A Muni bus that glides from Union Square to the Outer Richmond in a dedicated transit lane. An AC Transit bus that zips you from San Leandro to downtown Oakland. Transportation planners have got some big transit projects in the works, but some will take decades to complete. However, there is some relief on the horizon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bus rapid transit\u003c/strong>: By 2018, the first rapid bus lines in the Bay Area should be up and running in \u003ca href=\"http://www.vta.org/scar-brt\">San Jose\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://brt.actransit.org/aboutbrt/maps/\">Oakland\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfcta.org/delivering-transportation-projects/van-ness-avenue-bus-rapid-transit-home\">San Francisco\u003c/a>. Bus rapid transit works well because it frees buses from car traffic, allowing them to run faster in their own lanes. Level platforms and easy payment options allow seamless boarding for everyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BART: \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bart.gov/about/projects/cars/delivery-plan\">BART's $3 billion fleet of the future\u003c/a> will come in installments over several years. The first cars should be running sometime in 2017, but all 775 cars won't be fully integrated into the system until 2021, when the average number of weekday fare-gate exits is expected to increase from 400,000 to 500,000. \u003ca href=\"http://www.vta.org/bart/\">BART service \u003c/a>to Silicon Valley should be partially complete by 2017, but it's not expected to extend all the way to downtown San Jose until 2025. \u003ca href=\"http://sf.streetsblog.org/2014/12/01/bart-will-study-second-transbay-tube-west-side-extension/\">Building a second Transbay Tube \u003c/a>is gaining\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/mayor-ed-lee-announces-support-for-a-second-bart-transbay-tube/Content?oid=2916966\"> political support\u003c/a>, but is still decades away. While 24-hour service isn't in the foreseeable future, BART has beefed up overnight transbay bus service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10411686\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 770px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Screen-Shot-2015-01-20-at-1.38.53-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-10411686\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Screen-Shot-2015-01-20-at-1.38.53-PM.png\" alt=\"New Muni trains made by Siemens are expected to begin arriving in 2016.\" width=\"770\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Screen-Shot-2015-01-20-at-1.38.53-PM.png 770w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/Screen-Shot-2015-01-20-at-1.38.53-PM-400x176.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Muni trains made by Siemens are expected to begin arriving in 2016. \u003ccite>((Photo courtesy of the SFMTA))\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Muni: \u003c/strong>The Bay Area's largest transit system is also updating its fleet of buses and trains, and \u003ca href=\"http://muniforward.com/creating-a-rapid-network/\">planning a rapid system\u003c/a> that carries up to 70 percent of passengers. That involves making its most popular lines more reliable and efficient, and street changes that allow buses and trains to run quicker. Big projects include bus rapid transit on Van Ness and \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfcta.org/delivering-transportation-projects/geary-corridor-bus-rapid-transit-home\">Geary\u003c/a>, and the \u003ca href=\"http://www.centralsubwaysf.com/\">Central Subway\u003c/a>, now under construction and expected to start service in 2019.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Caltrain\u003c/strong>: Caltrain is planning to electrify its tracks to run smoother, faster, quieter service with a new fleet of electric trains by 2021 that will replace most of its current diesel fleet. That's not much consolation to Caltrain's growing number of riders, but in the meantime it is planning to run longer trains with cars it recently purchased from Metrolink in Southern California, which will also add \u003ca href=\"http://sf.streetsblog.org/2015/01/12/caltrain-to-add-third-bike-on-longer-six-car-trains/\">more capacity for riders with bikes.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Smart: \u003c/strong>North Bay transportation officials are currently constructing the first phase of a 70-mile train and bicycle corridor from Larkspur to Cloverdale known as SMART. The first leg from Santa Rosa to San Rafael is expected to be complete by late 2016.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Safe Streets \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10407132\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS13995_5682289311_963280efff_o-scr.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10407132\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS13995_5682289311_963280efff_o-scr-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Cyclists ride on green bike lanes on Market St.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS13995_5682289311_963280efff_o-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS13995_5682289311_963280efff_o-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS13995_5682289311_963280efff_o-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cyclists ride on green bike lanes on Market Street \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/sfbike/5682289311\">San Francisco Bicycle Coalition/Flickr\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area doesn't need another highway boom, but what it does need is a boom in bicycle infrastructure, says Bay Area bike advocate Dave Snyder, executive director of the \u003ca href=\"https://calbike.org/\">California Bicycle Coalition. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Connectivity is key. Building low-stress \u003ca href=\"http://nacto.org/cities-for-cycling/design-guide/cycle-tracks/\">protected bike lane \u003c/a>networks around the Bay Area that connect to transit hubs is one way governments can get the best bang for their transportation buck: it's cheaper and healthier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Every dollar invested in bike infrastructure comes back to you many times, whereas every dollar invested in transit infrastructure compels further expense in operating. Every dollar invested in motor vehicle infrastructure compels further expense in environmental mitigation and health,\" says Snyder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's no reason,\" he continues, \"why any agency should be pinching pennies when it comes to bike infrastructure. That's the definition of penny-wise and pound-foolish.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some Bay Area transportation agencies do have new funding to improve street safety for bicyclists and pedestrians, thanks to voter-approved funding measures in Alameda County and San Francisco. That money will help fix potholes and redesign streets that are hostile to people biking and walking. Similar measures may eventually go before voters in other Bay Area counties, says Hobson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, no city or county except Alameda has the funding to actually build out a 21st century bike network over the next 10 years or more, says Snyder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Community Process \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Getting transit and safe streets projects approved, funded and built in the Bay Area can be a big challenge. Projects face opposition and get watered down. Or sometimes they become mired in bureaucracy, and sit on shelves for years until transportation officials have the political capital to move them forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Folks say they want things but then there’s a whole host of people who say they don’t, and the big challenge in the Bay Area is to try to find a consensus where people can reasonably agree, even though we’re always going to have lawsuits and difficulties,\" says Rentschler of the MTC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, the bottom line: Change will come in increments, but it will take many years to get our transportation system into the 21st century.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency has a \u003ca href=\"http://sfmta.com/getting-around/transit/fares-passes/free-muni-youth\" target=\"_blank\"> program that provides free Muni\u003c/a> to low- and moderate-income youth, and on Jan. 20 its board will consider extending the free passes to seniors and disabled riders. SFMTA spokesman Paul Rose says the program has broad support and is likely to pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We want to make sure that people who are on fixed incomes do have access to Muni so they can get where they need to go,\" said Rose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each month Muni issues about 17,000 discounted senior passes and 7,000 passes to riders with disabilities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposed free program is expected to cost anywhere from $4 million to $8 million. Last April, when the board approved free rides for youth, it rejected bringing seniors and the disabled under the program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the SFMTA has lost revenue from the discontinuation of metering for Sunday parking, the passage of \u003ca href=\"http://ballotpedia.org/City_of_San_Francisco_Transportation_and_Road_Improvement_Bond,_Proposition_A_(November_2014)\" target=\"_blank\">Proposition A\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"City_of_San_Francisco_Adjusting_Transportation_Funding_for_Population_Growth\" target=\"_blank\">B\u003c/a> has provided new funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Extending the free ridership program has \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/02/12/transit-officials-consider-free-muni-for-seniors-and-people-with-disabilities/\" target=\"_blank\">been on the agenda of advocates\u003c/a> for the past year. Donna Willmott is a transit justice activist with Senior & Disability Action, an organization working to educate and bring seniors and people with disabilities together to fight for their rights. She told KQED's Bryan Goebel last year that with the rising cost of city living, namely rent, the burden of paying for a Muni pass or even an individual Muni trip can be overwhelming for some.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Jessica Lehman, executive director of Senior & Disability Action, told Goebel that many elderly and disabled riders don’t own cars and rely on public transit as their primary mode of transportation. But for some, discounted fares represent a luxury.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even when you’re talking about discount fares, seniors and people with disabilities often don’t have money for that,” she told Goebel. “If you’re living on SSI or Social Security and you’re only getting about $800 a month, we all know how expensive rent is right now, and it’s only going up.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency has a \u003ca href=\"http://sfmta.com/getting-around/transit/fares-passes/free-muni-youth\" target=\"_blank\"> program that provides free Muni\u003c/a> to low- and moderate-income youth, and on Jan. 20 its board will consider extending the free passes to seniors and disabled riders. SFMTA spokesman Paul Rose says the program has broad support and is likely to pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We want to make sure that people who are on fixed incomes do have access to Muni so they can get where they need to go,\" said Rose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each month Muni issues about 17,000 discounted senior passes and 7,000 passes to riders with disabilities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposed free program is expected to cost anywhere from $4 million to $8 million. Last April, when the board approved free rides for youth, it rejected bringing seniors and the disabled under the program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the SFMTA has lost revenue from the discontinuation of metering for Sunday parking, the passage of \u003ca href=\"http://ballotpedia.org/City_of_San_Francisco_Transportation_and_Road_Improvement_Bond,_Proposition_A_(November_2014)\" target=\"_blank\">Proposition A\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"City_of_San_Francisco_Adjusting_Transportation_Funding_for_Population_Growth\" target=\"_blank\">B\u003c/a> has provided new funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Flying Christmas Eve\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heading to the airport for that last-minute trip to see family and friends? First, our condolences for what's likely to be a long and stressful day of travel, but we admire your grit and commitment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose airports recommend arriving 90 minutes prior to domestic flights, and two or three hours before international flights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mineta San Jose International Airport spokeswoman Vicki Day says, \"That's probably a minimum,\" especially if you're trying to catch one of the first flights out of any given terminal. She says it's not just the higher traffic that could slow things down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The passengers are not our normal weekly travel warriors,\" she says. \"They’re the more occasional traveler. Or they may be traveling with family members, with children they have to assist. Or they’re traveling with more luggage because they have presents they want to bring with them.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Expect Delays and Arrive Early\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One major change that could make things easier: You can now take BART all the way to Oakland International Airport, after transferring to the Oakland Airport Connector at Coliseum Station. The first train on Christmas Eve leaves the Coliseum at 4:45 a.m. and arrives at OAK at 4:53 a.m. See the rest of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.bart.gov/schedules/bylineresults?route=20&date=12/24/2014\" target=\"_blank\">schedule here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The first BART train arrives at SFO tomorrow morning at 5:28 a.m., too late for the earliest flights. The airport has a \u003ca href=\"http://www.flysfo.com/to-from/overview\" target=\"_blank\">guide\u003c/a> with additional options. Here's a similar \u003ca href=\"http://www.flysanjose.com/fl/travelers.php?page=ground_trans/public&subtitle=Ground+Transportation+%7C+Public+Transportation\" target=\"_blank\">guide\u003c/a> for getting to San Jose International.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Closer to Home\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maybe your holiday travel plans are as simple as a short trek across town or the bay.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.bart.gov/schedules/bystation\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cbr>\nBART\u003c/a> is running a regular weekday schedule Christmas Eve, but trains will be on a Sunday schedule Christmas Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Same goes for \u003ca href=\"http://www.caltrain.com/schedules/holidayservice.html\" target=\"_blank\">Caltrain\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.samtrans.com/schedulesandmaps/holidayservice.html\">SamTrans\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/calendar/alerts/christmas-day-and-new-years-day-service\" target=\"_blank\">Muni \u003c/a>and \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/faq/are-there-special-holiday-schedules-for-ac-transit-bus-lines/\">AC Transit\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://transit.511.org/schedules/holiday.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">511.org\u003c/a> has a master list with links to holiday schedules for various Bay Area transit systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Parking Enforcement\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christmas Day means a holiday from parking tickets, mostly. \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/parking/holiday-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco\u003c/a> will not enforce residential permits, any street sweeping restrictions or parking meters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland will not enforce \u003ca href=\"http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/fwawebsite/parking/parking_enforce.htm\" target=\"_blank\">street sweeping\u003c/a> restrictions or \u003ca href=\"http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/fwawebsite/parking/parking_mc&r.htm\" target=\"_blank\">parking meters\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it's a parking meter holiday in \u003ca href=\"http://www.sanjoseca.gov/index.aspx?NID=1877\" target=\"_blank\">San Jose\u003c/a>, too.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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