Transportation
Word on Webster: A bus runs through it
By Steve Gerstle
While Alameda does not have a BART station, it does have a very good bus system. Bus service is a good transportation option for West End residents with many buses serving numerous destinations.
Most …
Park Street, High Street bridges to close for inspections this week
If you drive over the Park Street or High Street bridges, you may face some major traffic disruptions next week. The Alameda County Public Works Agency will be shutting the bridges down for inspections, so watch for detours. Closure dates and times are as follows: High Street Bridge: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, August [...]
AC Transit drivers stage sickouts: How was your commute?
Drivers for AC Transit staged their second day of sickouts Tuesday, and the union that represents the drivers told reporters that there are more big sick days to come. So The Island is asking bus commuters how their ride has been? If you’ve got a story to share, please drop it in the comments section [...]
Alameda’s 51 line to remain split
By Janelle Bitker
AC Transit Lines 51A and 51B will likely remain separate lines, despite rumors to the contrary, Alameda’s representative on the AC Transit Board says.
A former AC Transit staffer promised Rockridge residents that they would stop using Keith Avenue as a turnaround for the buses. But this promise was made without consulting the transit [...]
UPDATE Caltrans to remove ceiling material in Tubes
UPDATE: The start of construction has been pushed off to Sunday night.
Caltrans begins work tonight Sunday night to remove portions of the ceiling overlay of the Posey and Webster tubes. Construction is expected to continue through August.
“This project was developed after a review by Caltrans Structural Maintenance and Investigations. Inspectors determined that some portions of [...]
NoTube (and Fruitvale Bridge closures loom)
Your return to work after this Monday’s Memorial Day holiday brings with it a series of repair-related closures in the Posey Tube.
The Tube will close at 9:30 p.m. today and reopen at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, then close again at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and reopen at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. Caltrans is closing the Tube for roadway [...]
Magic 8 ball says: outlook not so good
Of the three City meetings I watch (City Council, Planning Board and School Board) I would have to say, hands down, the Planning Board is by far the most pleasurable experience. Yeah, it has its boring moments, yeah it has its what the… moments, but out of the three, it is the best. [...]
Casual carpoolers face toll charges in July
By Heather Lyn Wood
Starting July 1, Alameda carpoolers will lose one of the main benefits of ride-sharing: toll-free passage over the Bay Bridge.
Faced with the 2009 Bay Bridge reconstruction, an ailing state economy and concerns about seismic safety, the Bay Area Toll Authority approved a toll hike package in January of this year. Under [...]
In fill ‘er up
At the last City Council meeting toward the end of the meeting when the City Council gets its requisite SunCal/Alameda Point updates, Mayor Beverly Johnson goes on this huge tear about not understanding why SunCal has yet to put out a “transportation plan” yet and how she doesn’t understand how a development can be “transit [...]
Alameda needs to walk a fine line on Boatworks project
Tonight at Planning Board, the Boatworks Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) will get its day in the sun. The plan, 242 housing units shoe horned on to an old industrial site with very little public open space and contrary to the General Plans goals for roadway design. (quick note to Planning Board, please, please, please [...]
