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BART’s plan for a rail link to the Oakland International Airport may get back on track with money from the federal job stimulus bill.
Back in November last year, I reported that the plan for a 3.2-mile-long elevated tramway hit a dead end for lack of funding. BART needed private partners to share in project costs, but failed to attract any allies amid deteriorating economic conditions and sharp declines in airline passengers.
Now President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus bill may come to the rescue of the proposed rail link between BART’s Coliseum station and the airport. BART now pegs the project cost at $529 million, a higher cost than earlier estimates because of inflation. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on Friday, February 13th, 2009
Under: AC Transit, BART, Buses, Caltrain, global warming, rail | 3 Comments »
Posted on Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Under: Altamont Commuter Express, Amtrak, Caltrain, Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Environment, Funding, Transit vs. driving, driving, fuel, global warming, light rail, rail | 5 Comments »
Posted on Friday, June 20th, 2008
Under: BART, Bridges, Buses, Caltrain, Environment, Fare systems, Funding, Transit vs. driving, driving, fuel, global warming, rail, tolls | 7 Comments »
Posted on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Under: Altamont Commuter Express, Amtrak, BART, Caltrain, Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Planning, Transit vs. driving, high-speed rail, rail | 8 Comments »
Posted on Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Under: Amtrak, Caltrain, Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), rail | 3 Comments »
Posted on Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Under: Altamont Commuter Express, Amtrak, BART, Caltrain, Environment, Funding, Planning, connectivity, high-speed rail | 2 Comments »
Posted on Friday, November 30th, 2007
Under: 511, AC Transit, BART, Bicycling, Buses, Caltrain, Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Environment, Transit vs. driving, driving, tolls | 18 Comments »
