Comments on: Fremont: The Unluckiest City

By: SayGoodNightGracie

SayGoodNightGracie — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:15:54 +0000

#37 West, what I think I sound like to you is like somone who disagrees with you about the Irvington BART station. But that’s cool. Nothing says we need to agree on that.

By: west

west — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:50:06 +0000

SayGoodNightGracie, #36
The time may not make much of a difference to you but to commuters like me, it is important.

You sound like someone who never uses mass transit. You may disagree but I showed you facts and you came back with something that made no sense , except perhaps to you.

I would like to see the 40 million, for the Irvington Station, go to another project that is REALLY NEEDED!

By: SayGoodNightGracie

SayGoodNightGracie — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:52:06 +0000

#34 West, a better comparison would be time it takes to drive your car or take the Bus to Fremont or Union City BART, versus hopping on BART at the future Irvington station. Your Caltrans to BART comparison is a false dichotomy anyway, the decision isn’t between faster or slower mass transit but between more transit access or only a little bit more mass transit access. As a base concept we can all agree that having no mass transit is by default the slowest form of mass transit around.

By: VOR

VOR — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:04:30 +0000

West, please consider the laws of physics when comparing a passenger train powered by a diesel locomotive vs. an electrified third-rail BART car. The length of time BART stops at a station vs. CalTrain has got to be significantly less, although I admit I have never ridden CalTrain. But, I would think the delay is longer and the time to get back up to speed is longer. Also, I believe CalTrain has double-decker cars so additional time must be allowed for people on the top deck to get off. I don’t think it’s a fair comparison.

By: West

West — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:52:12 +0000

Bart runs from Fremont to S.F in 45 minutes and has 11 stops. The distance from Fremont to S.F. is longer then San Jose to SF
Catrans see above.

By: West

West — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:34:41 +0000

Caltrans train from San Jose the 221 train leaves San Jose to S.F. departs at 7:20AM Arrives 8:48, that is a 1 hour and 27 minutes.
The 221 train has 27 stops?
I do not want Bart to turn into CalTrans

By: SayGoodNightGracie

SayGoodNightGracie — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:09:59 +0000

#29 Agree with VOR. #28 Yes I am very familiar with BART stations in SF, Oakland and Berkeley, they are crowded during rush hours and less so at odd hrs of the day, but they are always in use. It simply pays to build for the future West. Public transit has to be improved everywhere, and I see no problem investing in infrastructure, especially one that helps to move people around the Bay Area. Fremont is stretched out north to south, I’m pretty sure we can use a couple more BART stations to provide better access along the corridor.

By: Marty

Marty — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:51:26 +0000

Why have public transit if it isn’t easily accessible?

VOR, you have more brains than every bay area transit official combined.

By: David

David — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:48:49 +0000

I agree with Charlie in that Fremont is doomed by the narrow-minded likes of the FCN.

By: VOR

VOR — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:31:36 +0000

West, I believe I read the Irvington BART station would have a construction cost closer to $100M. Somebody correct me if I’m wrong. On the plus side, having an Irvington stop does spread the traffic more. The morning/evening traffic to/from Warm Springs is pretty bad. Splitting commuter traffic to BART three ways makes sense to me. I can understand SGNG’s wanting a station closer in. Why have public transit if it isn’t easily accessible. People are more likely to consider it if they have access. Heck, Fremont has nine exists off of I-880. Imagine if there was only one on the north end and another on the south.