Vallejo to receive $410,000 for bike lane, trail connector project
VALLEJO The city will get $410,180 in Urban Greening Program funds to construct a Class IV separated bike lane along Enterprise Avenue, parallel to Highway 37, that will help close a gap in the Bay Area Ridge Trail.
Part of Round 4 of funding from the California Natural Resources Agency, the funds come to Vallejo through the Solano Transportation Authority, the local agency announced in a statement Monday.
The new section helps connect the Vallejo Waterfront and the Napa Valley Vine trails. Forty new oak trees will be planted along the 0.33-mile stretch to create an Urban Greenway, the Solano Transportation Authority reported.
One Rail System to Ring the Bay Area? Supporters See Reasons for Optimism
A plan to integrate the various regional transit providers in the San Francisco Bay Area could be the key to winning back transit riders in the post-pandemic world. April 15, 2021, 12pm PDT | James Brasuell |
Momentum is building for an idea that would merge Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) with CalTrain and other regional rail providers to create a single regional rail system that would completely encircle the San Francisco Bay Area, reports Nico Savidge.
Seamless Bay Area released a report earlier this month that recommends bringing BART, Caltrain and other longer-distance operators such as San Francisco Bay Ferry and the North Bay s Golden Gate Transit together into a single system that stretches from Santa Rosa to Gilroy, according to Savidge.
Photo credited to WETA
Good news for ferry riders. The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) Board of Directors officially approved a proposal that includes temporary lower fares and an enhanced schedule for its San Francisco Bay Ferry service.
The temporary changes are part of WETA’s Pandemic Recovery Program, which is designed to incentivize the return of riders, accommodate expected changes in travel patterns, and to attract a new, diversified ridership base.
“This is a bold, equity-driven plan to rebuild ridership and maximize the the ferry network’s contribution to regional economic recovery,” said Jim Wunderman, Chair of the WETA Board of Directors. “Anyone who has ridden San Francisco Bay Ferry knows it’s the best way to cross the Bay. With lower fares and improved schedules, it’s getting even better.”
San Francisco Bay Ferry eyes lower fares, more service to bring back passengers
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The San Francisco Bay Ferry is considering dropping fares and beefing up service to recapture ridership.Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle 2019Show MoreShow Less
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A San Francisco Bay Ferry arrives at the Ferry Building with only two passengers last March, emblematic of the pandemic drop-off in ridership.Paul Kuroda / Special to The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less
As public transit agencies across the Bay Area wrestle with cutting service and preserving revenue to stay alive during the pandemic, the San Francisco Bay Ferry is considering a different approach: boosting routes and lowering prices to bring passengers back.
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