tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19805669.post5314754113577484555..comments2023-09-24T07:31:17.721-07:00Comments on Oakland Focus News | Oakland News Online Blog: BART Airport Connector Gets $70 Million From Port of OaklandZenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815765335808809176noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19805669.post-53343451345984012672009-07-17T14:04:39.920-07:002009-07-17T14:04:39.920-07:00Why is it, you think, nobody asks if the Oakland A...Why is it, you think, nobody asks if the Oakland Airport will survive long enough?<br />Did you know that traffic has been going down, EVERY YEAR, for the last Seven (7) years?<br />Are we scraping for bones before the patient dies?<br />Is it irrelevant that nobody presented <b>Credible</b> data on traffic?<br /><b>"They"</b> only said that it would carry 2,000 passenger per year MORE than the maximum ever carried by SFO. Is that credible?<br />Can I interest you on some beach front property in Florida?MikeSarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03063705725238301328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19805669.post-24711791349580089342009-06-26T05:39:35.594-07:002009-06-26T05:39:35.594-07:00Shop girl is right. The problem with the OAC is th...Shop girl is right. The problem with the OAC is that it is still essentially a mode switch, with all the attendant problems. If BART is going to go to the Oakland Airport it should do it right, and make it an extension of an existing BART line. <br /><br />Yes it will cost a lot of money and yes BART will lose money on the service, but that is going to happen with the OAC anyways, especially at the price they want to charge.<br /><br />I actually don't think BRT (the dedicated lane portion) to OAK would be that much of an improvement, simply because I don't see the problem with the current service as being stuck in traffic. Some simple changes to the existing system (using BART cards), and implementing some BRT-type technologies like priority traffic signaling would go a long way for a lot cheaper than the OAC or BRT.<br /><br />Then in a decade or two, BART could come back and do it right, like they did at SFO.Raymond Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13490460769943306675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19805669.post-25892201838406423162009-06-18T09:41:42.930-07:002009-06-18T09:41:42.930-07:00Zennie, I have two core issues against the propose...Zennie, I have two core issues against the proposed OAC.<br /><br />One, it isn't a direct BART connection the way the SFO access is. It's another line. So you'll get off BART, go downstairs and then get on another system. How is that any different from the bus?<br /><br />Two, if BART is losing money on the SFO direct line, how do you see this as any better? Wouldn't it be better to wait and do it right if we're going to lose money either way? And what about spending that money on the existing system - which could seriously use some work and certain departments could definitely use training. (ie police)<br /><br />If the BRT option was given thought, I would think it would be better than the existing AirBart (BUS) system, plus it would be the same connection as the proposed OAC. Plus, it would cost SIGNIFICANTLY less to implement. If they're not going to make it a direct line - like SFO - then I'd still probably take a taxi. Especially considering the cost. But then it only costs me $15 to take a taxi to the airport... At $12 just for the OAC, it makes ZERO financial sense.<br /><br />JoannaShopGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08469404721780056879noreply@blogger.com