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Archive for February, 2007

busdinistas to rail against Van Hool hegemony

van-hool-for-sale.jpgWatch out! The days of AC Transit’s cozy relationship with Belgian bus maker Van Hool are numbered, at least if a group of organized “Van Hell”-haters succeeds in staging its day of action at the entrance of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, 8th and Oak streets in Oakland, at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.

The event is being organized by Joyce Roy, who only managed to rally a handful of mostly elderly and disabled riders, along with a bus driver, to speak to the AC Transit board recently against the buses for their shaky Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
Under: Buses, Funding, Safety, Transit vs. driving, casual carpools, connectivity, driving, rail | 15 Comments »

microcosmic bus vs. rail at Oakland Airport

Posted on Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
Under: AC Transit, BART, Buses, Environment, Fare systems, Funding, air travel, connectivity, rail, tolls, transit equity | 31 Comments »

vanishing act at Oakland airport

Posted on Friday, February 16th, 2007
Under: Security, air travel | No Comments »

falling in and out of love with BART

Posted on Thursday, February 15th, 2007
Under: AC Transit, BART, Bicycling, Buses, Caltrain, Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Transit vs. driving, air travel, connectivity, driving, rail | 1 Comment »

great day to drive

Posted on Tuesday, February 13th, 2007
Under: AC Transit, Altamont Commuter Express, BART, Bicycling, Caltrain, Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Carpooling, Safety, Transit vs. driving, casual carpools, connectivity, driving, parking, rail | 4 Comments »

freewheeling with bond’s highway billions

Posted on Monday, February 12th, 2007
Under: Freeways, Funding, Planning | 2 Comments »

pay as you go

Posted on Saturday, February 10th, 2007
Under: AC Transit, Buses, Smart Lanes, Transit vs. driving, driving, rail, tolls | No Comments »

one card to rule them all*

Posted on Tuesday, February 6th, 2007
Under: AC Transit, BART, Buses, Caltrain, Fare systems, connectivity, ferries, rail, technology | 12 Comments »

driving and rutting don’t mix

Posted on Friday, February 2nd, 2007
Under: Environment, driving | 1 Comment »