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Muni Monday: The Future of the Central Subway
Central Subway Chinatown station. Graphic: SFMTA Now that the Central Subway has received its Record Of Decision (ROD) from the Federal Transit Administration, advocates are pressing the MTA to start...
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Central Subway Debate on KALW Radio Tonight
City Visions Radio will be debating the merits of the Central Subway project on their show tonight, asking whether the project is an innovation or a boondoggle. The Central Subway project, which links...
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Central Subway Receives $9.9 Million Federal Grant
Central Subway Moscone station. Graphic: MTA The Federal Transit Administration announced today that the long-planned and much debated Central Subway project will receive a $9.9 million grant to...
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Central Subway Gets Approval to Enter Final Design Phase
The proposed Union Square Station. Image courtesy SFMTA. The MTA received approval from the Federal Transit Administration on Thursday to enter into Final Design for the Central Subway project. In a...
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City Leaders Gather for Central Subway Groundbreaking Ceremony
Mayor Newsom addresses supporters of the Central Subway. Photo: Michael Rhodes Dozens of local elected officials and community leaders donned their novelty hard hats today for a Central Subway...
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As Central Subway Funding Deadline Looms, Chinatown Rallies Support
Chinatown Community Develompent Center and Chinatown Tenants Association members rally for the Central Subway. Photo: Matthew Roth Much has been made over the past two days about the funding gap the...
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SF Civil Grand Jury Rips Central Subway, Calls for a Redesign
Image: SFMTA The grand jury issued a damning report on the planned Central Subway this morning, calling on the SFMTA to redesign the project “to better serve the San Francisco population,” and hire an...
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SFMTA Audit Spotlights Poor Project Management, Cost Overruns
The T-Third Street Light Rail project's Central Subway extension has nearly tripled from its baseline cost. Photo: ##http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwichary/3625652092/sizes/m/in/photostream/##Marcin...
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Stockton Bus Riders Take a Back Seat to Central Subway Construction
Photo: Howard Wong As if squeezing onto the 30-Stockton wasn’t already undignifying enough, Muni riders on Stockton Street soon face a four-year detour to make room for the construction of the Central...
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Will the SFMTA Gut Muni Improvements to Prop Up the Central Subway?
Central Subway construction on Stockon Street at the site of the planned Union Square Station. Photo: ##http://www.flickr.com/photos/xpressmagazine/6483705089/in/set-72157628350968779/##SFSU Xpress...
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CA Senate Approves Funds for High-Speed Rail, Commuter Rail Upgrades
In a pivotal vote Friday, the California Senate approved $4.5 billion in bonds to begin construction of CA High-Speed Rail (CAHSR) connecting San Francisco and Los Angeles. The funds will help fund...
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Calls for North Beach Central Subway Station Intensify as Plans Evolve
Central Subway planners got the green light from the SF Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors today to pursue a new plan that could cut down on the expected construction disruption in...
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Central Subway Pagoda Deal Will Take $9 Million From Muni Operating Funds
Updated 2/23 A deal struck by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency to extract tunnel drills at the site of the abandoned Pagoda Theatre will cost the agency an estimated $9.15 million. While the...
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Central SoMa Plan Envisions Transitways and Safer Streets for SoMa
Fourth Street. Photo: ##http://sfreporting2013.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/dscf6472.jpg##San Francisco in 15 Weeks## The Central Subway is coming, like it or not, and that means Fourth Street will get...
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Warriors Arena Moving to Mission Bay: A Win for Transit Accessibility?
Third and 16th Street, the new proposed site for the Warriors arena. Image: CBS-KPIX The Warriors announced this week that the site for the basketball team’s proposed arena would be moved from Piers...
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Extending the Central Subway: Why Stop at Fisherman’s Wharf?
The nascent prospect of extending the Central Subway beyond Chinatown gained steam this week with the release of a preliminary city study [PDF] that lays out some conceptual proposals to bring the...
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Union Square’s “Winter Walk” Plaza on Stockton a Hit – Why Bring Cars Back?
Stockton Street, between Ellis and Geary Streets, has temporarily been transformed into well-loved “Winter Walk” plaza. Photo: Sergio Ruiz/Flickr Families are loving “Winter Walk SF,” the temporary...
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Stockton Street “Winter Walk” Plaza to Return Next Holiday Season
Photo: Marc-André Carignan/Twitter The incredibly popular (but temporary) “Winter Walk” plaza will return to Stockton Street in Union Square for another holiday season in December, the local business...
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