SFMTA: K-Ingleside to resume normal route and service

On May 18, 2017 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Balboa Park Station, CCSF, City College of San Francisco, SFMTA, transportation, UncategorizedLeave a comment

From SFMTA: UPDATE: Balboa Park Station Area Improvement Project

Balboa Park Station and the surrounding area is one of the highest ridership BART stations outside of downtown San Francisco. There are multiple ongoing projects that aims to improve the safety and accessibility for road users and riders travelling to and from the area. The Green Light Rail Center Track Replacement Project, located on Geneva and San Jose avenues, is one of these projects to improve system reliability with track replacements, upgrades to the overhead contact system and installation of accessible ramps and some landscape improvements.

Beginning Saturday, May 20, the K Ingleside line will resume its normal route and service to and from Balboa Park Station. Continue reading “SFMTA: K-Ingleside to resume normal route and service” →

Socketsite: “Questions about CCSF’s Performing Arts Center and Parking Emerge”

On May 8, 2017 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Balboa Park Station, Balboa Reservoir Project, CCSF, City College of San Francisco, development, parking, Streets, Traffic, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Article on Socketsite regarding the proposed Performing Arts Center for City College: “Questions about CCSF’s Performing Arts Center and Parking Emerge” http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2017/05/questions-about-ccsfs-performing-arts-center-and-parking-emerge.html

CCSF-PAEC-Rendering-1 — Rendering of proposed Performing Arts Center at CCSF. From: http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2017/05/questions-about-ccsfs-performing-arts-center-and-parking-emerge.html

CCSF-PAEC-Site — Site for proposed Performing Arts Center at CCSF. From: http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2017/05/questions-about-ccsfs-performing-arts-center-and-parking-emerge.html

Jan 24: Balboa Park Station Community Advisory Committee — re passenger dropoff/pickup

On January 12, 2017January 12, 2017 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Balboa Park Station, SFMTA, Streets, Traffic, UncategorizedLeave a comment

The Community Advisory Committee on improvements to the Balboa Park Bart Station is meeting Tuesday Jan 24. More here: https://www.sfmta.com/calendar/meetings/balboa-park-station-community-advisory-committee-january-24-2017

Tim Chan, Manager of Planning for Bart, will be discussing the BART passenger drop off and pick up facility as it relates to the Upper Yard Development Project, including various options and impacts, and the analysis, findings and recommendations of a recent study.

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SF Planning: Balboa Area Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan

On January 3, 2017 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Balboa Park Station, Balboa Reservoir Project, CCSF, City College of San Francisco, Safety, SF Planning Dept, Traffic, UncategorizedLeave a comment

As part of the development of the Balboa Reservoir/City College of SF area, SF Planning released the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) plan. This document analyzes many aspects of transportation activity around the CCSF campus, and includes the portion of Sunnyside south of Monterey Blvd. [Link below.]

Image from SF Planning: http://default.sfplanning.org/plans-and-programs/planning-for-the-city/public-sites/balboareservoir/Nelson_Nygaard_Balboa_TDM-Existing_Conditions_Memo.pdf

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SF Gate: ‘Construction Near Balboa Park BART To Reroute Buses, Close I-280 On-Ramp’

On November 16, 2016November 22, 2016 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Balboa Park Station, Ocean Ave, SFMTA, UncategorizedLeave a comment

[From SF Gate: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Construction-Near-Balboa-Park-BART-To-Reroute-10608666.php. To read archive of ‘Balboa Park Station’ posts on this site, enter that in search box on right.]

Construction Near Balboa Park BART To Reroute Buses, Close 280 On-Ramp

by Will Carruthers, Hoodline Updated 1:30 pm, Friday, November 11, 2016

Construction on a final series of pedestrian safety and infrastructure improvements near the Balboa Park BART station will begin on Friday, resulting in temporary stop changes for two bus routes, street closures, weekend closures of a northbound freeway on-ramp, and more.

In a blog post published Wednesday, Muni announced temporary changes to the 29 and 49 bus lines for the duration of the month-long construction project, which is focused on the Ocean Avenue and Highway 280 area.

bp-station-data — Two pie charts illustrating the difference between the Balboa Park Station and other stations by means of access. More people use transit to access Balboa Park (45 percent) than at other stations (15 percent). For most other stations, most individuals drive alone and park (35 percent), while at Balboa Park, only 7 percent drive alone and park. From SFGate.com

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