![]() It’s long been on the to-do list, so I’ll try to get to it as soon as I can. But it’s definitely an important topic, because, if built, it will use a huge chunk of Bay Area transit expansion dollars. So the question is: is BART, whose service maxes out at 80 mph, really the best way to spend 6+ billion of regional rail dollars, and is that really the best way to improve South Bay transit as a whole? Some, myself included, believe the answers to those questions to be no. The short version? It is hard to believe that this project won’t run over budget, and ridership projections are really just wildly high. Perhaps as a follow-up to these couple of MTC freeway posts (still working on the second follow-up post I promised). On SJ BART, I can’t think of a good pro-con site off the top of my head, but this is a subject I’ve really been meaning to get to in the (hopefully) near future, with a couple posts. But I agree, track maps may not be useful for the average rider, but they are fun in a geeky sort of way. And the sheer number of rail connections in NY makes BART basically look like the meeting of two country roads, in comparison. Just as a starter, the NY subway has four-tracked lines that permit express service, something BART cannot really provide due to its mostly double-tracked system. I do not know for sure to what extent those tracks have been used.Īndrew: Yes, NY is a far more complicated system than BART. Jamison: my guess is that it is used for temporary storage purposes and just for flexibility in keeping the two main service tracks clear, but it’s a good question. I’ll drop you an email though - since you’ve got the papers, perhaps you can save me the trouble of even getting on the train. I was considering not posting the map until doing that, but figured why not and just fix them later. ![]() I’ve been meaning to ride trains through there a few times just to clear those up. Something didn’t quite look right, but I was working off of a fuzzy memory. I just knew there were a few inaccuracies between Daly City and Colma. Jfruh: David #13 beat me to it on answering about the North Concord tracks.ĭavid: thanks for writing in. A discussion of congestion pricing here in the Bay Area has been on my to-do list I’ve just been really low on time. Misa: I think congestion pricing is a great tool for removing cars off the road and in generating revenue for worthy transit projects. Express service would be nice with the SJ extension, though even nicer would be no SJ extension at all! not constructing the fourth track through downtown Oakland. Thanks, glad to see everyone’s enjoying the map.īrian: the sections laid out in the original system are pretty bare bones, e.g.
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