BART service returns to S.F. line after shutdown
Bay City News BART said Sunday afternoon that service on the San Francisco line has been restored, but there are “major delays” in all directions due to police activity. BART …
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Even more than $12.2 billion? Chief of BART San Jose says feds could raise extension’s estimated cost yet again
South Bay residents shocked by last fall’s price jump for the San Jose BART extension — from $9.1 billion to $12.2 billion — may need to brace themselves again. In …
VTA scuttles seizure of San Jose tower site and delay may hurt project
SAN JOSE — A transit agency has scuttled plans to seize a prime site near a future BART station in downtown San Jose where a housing highrise is being eyed …
Elect Lateefah Simon for Barbara Lee’s East Bay seat
The East Bay’s congressional district covering Berkeley and Oakland has been represented for more than a half century by the late Ron Dellums and then his former chief of staff, …
Did VTA mislead public on launch of San Jose project’s $76M machine?
The timetable for when San Jose’s $12.2 billion BART extension will start excavating dirt with its “worm-like” tunnel boring machine — widely reported as next year during its purchase in …
BART San Jose plans should remain, but revision “should be on the table”
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is leaving little room open for any changes to the region’s largest-ever transportation proposal, despite a call last week by his predecessor, a longtime champion …
A bigger bureaucracy won’t fix Bay Area’s transit problems
When government agencies face daunting problems, it’s not uncommon for lawmakers to propose some “solution” that amounts to rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic — i.e., a pointless bureaucratic …
San Jose BART needs to be scaled down, cites huge costs
Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo says the project to bring BART to the city’s downtown needs to be scaled down, citing ballooning costs that have now amounted to $12.2 …
VTA officials misled public, governing board on cost for San Jose BART project
A scathing report by the Valley Transportation Authority’s auditor general criticizes the agency’s handling of the San Jose BART extension — already beset by major cost increases and timeline delays …
Why does a state legislator want to merge all 27 of the Bay Area’s transit agencies together?
For state Sen. Aisha Wahab, the 27 agencies that oversee public transportation in the Bay Area are too many cooks in the transit kitchen. The state legislator, who represents parts …