Comments submitted for the VTA’s El Camino BRT EIR
I wish to submit a few comments for the EIR: Having dedicated lanes for buses is a significant investment, not only in dollar terms, but so is the amount of space on the roadway. On the other hand, the proposal...
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Private commuter buses vs. Muni in San Francisco
In recent years, there is a debate between the role of private commuter buses (which includes shuttles, Google buses, and now a start up called Leap Transit). Many people support such concepts because it bring new options to commuters and...
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Ridesharing or running an illegal taxi/limo operation
The so-call ride-sharing companies like Lyft and Sidecar have been operating a service in the SF Bay Area where the customer uses an mobile app to request a ride, and where the company would then dispatch a vehicle for the...
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Should AC Transit Transbay service be dramatically different?
As a result of the economic crisis and a huge drop in tax revenue a few years ago, a lot of transit agencies were forced to cut back and reviewed its operations. The Bay Area's Metropolitan Transportation Commission took leadership...
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Comments for the SamTrans Service Plan SSP
This is my comment on the SamTrans Service Plan, which was released in the Fall of 2012: http://www.samtrans.com/Planning/Planning_and_Research/SamTransServicePlan.html 292 - Rather than reducing service to SF to peak hours only, an option that should be included is to cut service...
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