Comments on: Why Berkeley is Wrong on BRT

By: Ohio, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Florida…and Berkeley « Systemic Failure

Ohio, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Florida…and Berkeley « Systemic Failure — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:17:57 +0000

[...] was one year ago that Berkeley City Council turned down a $200 million FTA grant for a new BRT [...]

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Mark Vice — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:22:46 +0000

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By: San Francisco Wants BRT

San Francisco Wants BRT — Sat, 22 May 2010 18:38:17 +0000

[...] BRT on Van Ness and in Berkeley. His point is one that was made on this website and many others, including myself. BRT has yet to provide opponents with any tangible evidence that BRT will hurt businesses. [...]

By: Roobs

Roobs — Thu, 13 May 2010 06:14:32 +0000

This post is cross-posted in the blog “Living in the O” as part of a two part series regarding Berkeley’s vote on BRT.

Jim: You can check out the 2nd of the posts that discusses the next steps for BRT http://oaklandliving.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/joel-ramos-car-enthusiasts-kill-brt-in-berkeley/

David: The issue of funding is a very valid point, as a BRT system cannot run if there is no money. However, your focus is on the immediate present. 1) The construction of BRT is largely taken care of and the funding already exists to complete it. 2) BRT is part of a long-term plan that we should be willing to discuss, which is what Berkeley seemed to not want to do by voting against studying full-build. Further, BRT would not come online for several years when hopefully this economic environment has improved and AC Transit is able to restore services. But even in a downturn, BRT represents their most heavily used corridor that would likely not be cut, especially with the projected heavy ridership taking advantage of the speed and reliability.

By: The Berkeley Wire: 5.11.10 – Berkeleyside

The Berkeley Wire: 5.11.10 – Berkeleyside — Tue, 11 May 2010 23:52:28 +0000

[...] with bite: Berkeley’s Mental Masala makes the cut [Mark Bittman] Comment: Why Berkeley is wrong on Bus Rapid Transit [East Bay Young Dems] Watchdog group sues Dept of Justice over missing John Yoo emails [TPM] [...]

By: david vartanoff

david vartanoff — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:04:52 +0000

While fretting about the details of the BRT plans, one might spend time more fruitfully on the next round of service cuts AC has for riders on Telegraph.
http://www.actransit.org/news/articledetail.wu?articleid=5e097ee0&PHPSESSID=8e3e172f8fb69e6b2d38a307fccefecc
In scenario 3 the 1R will disappear entirely north of downtown Oakland with only local service on Telegraph. So, the reality is that AC does not and will not in the near future have enough funding to operate BRT on Telegraph even if the shiny stations and concrete magically appeared overnight.

By: Jim T

Jim T — Tue, 11 May 2010 05:29:14 +0000

So, does this spell the end of this project? That would be a damn shame.

I really didn’t expect this from Berkeley. Sure, they have a very sub-urban landscape, but I thought that they also value public transportation, and would’ve valued the increased service, reliability, and quality of the BRT option.

If there is a path forward for AC Transit, could you spell it out?