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Memo Calls for Reconsideration of BART Extension Design
Mayor Sam Liccardo is concerned about a potential $3 billion cost overrun for the BART extension to downtown San Jose thanks to the deep-bore concept.
May 12, 2022
BART Disruption Highlights Need for Second Transbay Tube
It was a bad BART morning straight out of the before times, with overcrowding, cancelled trains, and a dangerously overflowing West Oakland BART platform
April 13, 2022
Easier Transfers Between BART and Muni
Maybe Muni and BART don't hate their customers after all? BART adds new platform-level fare gates in the subway
February 10, 2022
Commentary: San Jose BART Extension Needs a Rethink
It's time to jettison the ill-advised, deep, single-bore plan for the new BART subway
December 9, 2021
Commentary: BART Police, a Resolution
An open letter to BART's most pro-bike directors
November 12, 2021
Report: How to Prioritize Housing and Right-Size Parking at Transit Stations
TransForm analyzed plans for housing at several urban rail stations, offering ideas about how to best achieve goals on reducing single occupant vehicle trips to transit stations.
June 17, 2021
Bay Area Wants More Rail
Second set of Transbay tubes? New lines joining Sacramento and San Francisco directly? Seems the sky is the limit under new plan.
January 29, 2021
BART Gets $1.2B Grant for Service Expansion; State Rewarded for Readiness with ~$500m
Federal government announces two pots of federal funding for California transportation
September 15, 2020
BART Begins to Berryessa
BART and Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) officials held opening ceremonies this morning at the Berryessa and Milpitas BART stations to mark tomorrow's launch of service of the first phase of a $2.3 billion San Jose extension.
June 15, 2020
Housing at Transit: Berkeley Moves to Comply with New State Zoning Law
Step one: creating a Memorandum of Understanding between BART and Berkeley so they can work together. The MOU will guide Berkeley's accelerated rezoning of these two parcels.
December 12, 2019
