SF Bay Area Public Transportation Timeline, Year 2005
Mikhail Sidorin
SUMMARY:
Jan. 28 SF CITY HALL. Muni Fare Hike Proposed
Feb. 21 SAN JOSE. Caltrain contracts with Amtrak for 3 years
Mar. 2 SF DOWNTOWN. Cable Cars Resume Service After Strike
Mar. 3 BART. BART Mulls Fare Increase
Mar. 15 SF DOWNTOWN. MUNI Rerouted For Bridge Construction
Apr. 3 SAN JOSE. BART To San Jose Suffers Setback
Apr. 6 BAY BRIDGE. Welders: New Bridge Unsafe
Apr. 9 SF CITY HALL. Layoff notices sent to 200 MUNI drivers
Apr. 14 SAN JOSE. Caltrain adding 2 Baby Bullet trains
Apr. 28 BART. BART Budget Problems
Jun. 8 RICHMOND. Bomb Scare at Amtrak, BART
Jun. 22 BART. Potential Strike Looms, Talks Continue
Jun. 22 BART. Workers Vote To Authorize Strike
Jun. 27 BART. No Strike Decision Yet From BART Workers
Jun. 30 BART. Employee Contracts Expire At Midnight
Jul. 4 BART. No Deal Imminent In Talks
Jul. 5 BART. Strike Talks Down To The Wire
Jul. 6 BART. Strike Averted After Early Morning Deal
Jul. 8 SAN MATEO. SamTrans Union Rejects Latest Contract
BART. BART needs $189m in security upgrades
Jul. 19 BART. Union Approves Labor Agreement
Jul. 25 BART. Free Rides Offered For Spare-The-Air
Aug. 8 OAKLAND CITY HALL. City Sues Caltrans Over Blight
Sep. 1 SAN FRANCISCO. MUNI Fare Hike Goes Into Effect
Sep. 20 SF BAYVIEW. Teen Hospitalized After MUNI Shooting
Sep. 21 SAN FRANCISCO. Final phase of Automatic Vehicle System
Oct. 7 BART. Increased Security After NYC Threat
Oct. 31 OAKLAND DOWNTOWN. BART Charging $1 To Park At Lake Merritt
Nov. 16 SAN FRANCISCO. Muni Verdict Makes History
Dec. 6 EAST SAN JOSE. Three Hurt In Light Rail Accident
Dec. 17 BAY BRIDGE. Rain Delays Opening Of FasTrak Lanes
Dec. 21 BART. BART Prepares To Hike Fares
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DETAILS:
(See more at SF Bay Area Public Transportation Timeline:
http://www.mapreport.com/na/west/ba/news/subtopics/b/t.html)
Jan. 28
SF CITY HALL. Muni Fare Hike Proposed
Facing a growing deficit, new proposals would raise the bus and train
fare by 25 cents
Feb. 21
SAN JOSE. Caltrain contracts with Amtrak for 3 years
Amtrak was approved by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board to
continue service for the next 3 years:
http://www2.cbs5.com/localwire/localfsnews/bcn/2005/02/21/n/HeadlineNews/CALTRAIN-CONTRACT/resources_bcn_html
Mar. 2
SF DOWNTOWN. Cable Cars Resume Service After Strike
Cable cars were shut down for more than two hours after conductors
launched an impromptu strike:
http://www2.cbs5.com/localnews/local_story_061200726.html
Mar. 3
BART. BART Mulls Fare Increase
BART is considering a 5-cent per ticket surcharge. AC Transit is looking
at two plans
Mar. 15
SF DOWNTOWN. MUNI Rerouted For Bridge Construction
The lines 15 and 91 will be rerouted
Apr. 3
SAN JOSE. BART To San Jose Suffers Setback
New federal standards compares travel-time benefits for riders against
the overall use of a project:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/news/040305_nw_sjbart.html
Apr. 6
BAY BRIDGE. Welders: New Bridge Unsafe
The FBI is investigating disturbing claims that the new span being built
is riddled with defective welds:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/news/040605_nw_baybridge.html
Apr. 9
SF CITY HALL. Layoff notices sent to 200 MUNI drivers
The layoffs is an effort to reduce the agency's $57 million budget deficit
Apr. 14
SAN JOSE. Caltrain adding 2 Baby Bullet trains
The added trains are hoped to generate quick revenue to offset a fiscal
crisis
Apr. 28
BART. BART Budget Problems
BART officials say a faltering economy, decreased ridership and employee
benefits have left with a $30 million deficit
Jun. 8
RICHMOND. Bomb Scare at Amtrak, BART
A disruptive Amtrak passenger frightened a train full of commuters.
4-block area around the stations was evacuated:
http://cbs5.com/localnews/local_story_159132001.html
Jun. 22
BART. Potential Strike Looms, Talks Continue
As union workers and system management took their contract battle to the
street
Jun. 22
BART. Workers Vote To Authorize Strike
98% of the 975 members of Union Local 790 who voted approved the
authorization:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/news/062205_bcn_nw_bart_strike.html
Jun. 27
BART. No Strike Decision Yet From BART Workers
BART management and union leaders are continuing to negotiate but there
weren't any major developments
Jun. 28
BART. Strike date set
Jun. 30
BART. Employee Contracts Expire At Midnight
BART is now making a new offer with a wage increase capped at 2% in the
last 2 years of a 4-year contract:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/news/063005_nw_bart_watch.html
Jul. 4
BART. No Deal Imminent In Talks
50 union workers started making picket signs
Jul. 5
BART. Strike Talks Down To The Wire
The deadline is 12:01am. If workers hit the picket line, there will be
no trains for the morning commute:
http://cbs5.com/local/local_story_186142654.html
Jul. 6
BART. Strike Averted After Early Morning Deal
Union and management negotiators reached a tentative 4-year agreement
before 3 a.m. that averted a strike:
http://cbs5.com/local/local_story_187061318.html
Jul. 8
SAN MATEO. SamTrans Union Rejects Latest Contract
Maintenance employees and bus operators have rejected a $40 increase in
medical coverage contributions
BART. BART needs $189m in security upgrades
Only a fraction of the money requested by bay area transit systems has
been paid out
Jul. 19
BART. Union Approves Labor Agreement
Members of BART's largest union voted by a margin of 4 to 1 to approve a
tentative agreement:
http://cbs5.com/local/local_story_200233933.html
Jul. 25
BART. Free Rides Offered For Spare-The-Air
21 transit agencies are teaming up to off free rides to morning
commuters including BART, MUNI and Caltrain
Aug. 8
OAKLAND CITY HALL. City Sues Caltrans Over Blight
Caltrans has pledged its commitment to cleaning up its lands blighted by
litter and overgrown vegetation
Sep. 1
SAN FRANCISCO. MUNI Fare Hike Goes Into Effect
In light of a projected $57 million dollar budget deficit the adult cash
fare for bus service will increase to $1.50:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=local&id=3403622
Sep. 20
SF BAYVIEW. Teen Hospitalized After MUNI Shooting
An argument on board led to the shooting. The suspect shot twice, then
got off the bus and shot twice more
Sep. 21
SAN FRANCISCO. Final phase of Automatic Vehicle System
Municipal Transportation Agency voted to approve $11.2 million to
implement the final phase of the NextBus
Oct. 7
BART. Increased Security After NYC Threat
In response to news of a threat of terror targeting the New York subway,
BART is being put on heightened alert
Oct. 31
OAKLAND DOWNTOWN. BART Charging $1 To Park At Lake Merritt
The station will be the first of 10 stations where BART plans to
implement a daily parking program
Nov. 16
SAN FRANCISCO. Muni Verdict Makes History
The parents of a 4-year-old killed in an accident have been awarded the
largest personal injury, $24.7 million
Dec. 6
EAST SAN JOSE. Three Hurt In Light Rail Accident
A pickup truck tried to make a left turn onto the East Capitol
Expressway when it collided with a light rail train:
http://cbs5.com/local/local_story_340162405.html
Dec. 7
SF CITY HALL. New Chief Hired For Troubled MUNI
Dec. 17
BAY BRIDGE. Rain Delays Opening Of FasTrak Lanes
The weather is putting a damper on Caltrans' plans to open 2 new
Fastrack-only lanes
Dec. 21
BART. BART Prepares To Hike Fares
Bay Area Rapid Transit fares will increase by 3.7% on Jan. 1
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Mikhail Sidorin
See links to more details at SF Bay Area Public Transportation Timeline:
http://www.mapreport.com/na/west/ba/news/subtopics/b/t.html