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Archive for October, 2006

free parking in BART’s monopoly?

My lament about the shortage of parking at outlying BART stations caught the eye of reader Bob, who lays out a scheme for satisfying that demand:

Photo from www.berkeley.edu

BART parking from www-berkeley-edu.jpgFor those purists who believe that only those who use All MASS TRANSIT ALL THE TIME … I say to you phooey! We must accommodate those who are not as pure of heart as you true believers, which means attention must be paid for those who commute to BART. The problem presents itself as to where those people can park when all the lots are Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
Under: BART, Transit vs. driving, parking | 3 Comments »

progress on BART begins at home

Posted on Friday, October 27th, 2006
Under: BART, Planning, parking, rail | 2 Comments »

Prop 90 and you

Posted on Friday, October 27th, 2006
Under: BART, Environment, Freeways | No Comments »

it’s my way or the (hopelessly congested) highway

Posted on Monday, October 23rd, 2006
Under: Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Freeways, Funding, driving, rail | 7 Comments »

propositioning commuters

Posted on Thursday, October 19th, 2006
Under: Environment, Funding, Planning | No Comments »

ACE up our sleeve

Posted on Wednesday, October 18th, 2006
Under: Altamont Commuter Express, connectivity, rail | 2 Comments »

how dense do we need to be for high-speed rail?

Posted on Friday, October 13th, 2006
Under: high-speed rail | 13 Comments »

for whom the road tolls

Posted on Thursday, October 12th, 2006
Under: BART, Freeways, high-speed rail, rail, tolls | 1 Comment »

keeping up with the Jeanses

Posted on Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
Under: BART, Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Freeways, Funding, Planning, high-speed rail, rail | 6 Comments »

is that an airport connector in your pocket?

Posted on Wednesday, October 4th, 2006
Under: BART, rail, technology | 7 Comments »