In what ended up being a big coincidence, I was planning on writing about issues of public notice and involvement with major Public Works projects, including the Transportation Commission, last week. Then the department managed to prove my point exceedingly well by chopping down 21 apparently healthy trees on Park Streetwithout telling anyone about...
Tonight, the city council will be discussing moving forward with re-configuring the boards and commissions the serve as points of public input to the city. The way this is moving forward is troubling on a number of fronts. It’s been well known that councilmembers and staff have wanted to do something about the number...
There's only one problem. There's no stop on Main Street at Midway (see map for location...hint: it's where the bullseye is). It turns out that after the community and schools came out and asked for the bus to run on Midway, AC Transit made the change and requested that the stops be put in....
Did I miss the memo that the City Council had decided to disband the Transportation Commission last year? There hasn’t been a meeting since the special meeting in Mid-August, which wasn’t really a meeting either. And staff isn’t even bothering to list it on the City Calendar anymore.
Proposed I-880 Improvements Between 23rd Avenue and 29th Avenue, to be completed in 2015, promises to be pretty disruptive to drivers traveling North on I-88o.
Tonight is the Transportation Commission/Public Hearing on AC Transit’s proposed 15% service reduction. Alameda City Hall – 7:30 pm. Bay Farm has been very lucky in terms for the bus service that it has had for the past few years. It was scheduled to have 30-minute headways, but AC Transit combined the 15-minute service...
East End Service Changes For today’s post, the Northern Waterfront will be included in the east end of the island. Significant changes include:
On Wednesday (July 22), the Transportation Commission will hold a joint public hearing with the Social Services Human Relations Board to discuss the proposed AC Transit service changes aimed at reducing overall service by 15% due to reductions in operations funding from sales tax collection and the State Transportatio Account (STA). A brief overview...
Last week, the Estuary Crossing Study Feasibility Report was presented to the Transportation Commission for the first time. Getting beyond the numerous factual errors and missing information in the document, one thing stood out.
After a spirited discussion in May, city staff returns with a report back on traffic and public safety that skirts the major issue of discussion...bike safety
