Transportation
Richmond is in the throes of trying to placate a vocal group of cyclists who want their roadways to be safe for bikers.
Area resident Raven Brown is frustrated with BART riders parking all day on neighborhood streets instead of using the BART parking garage. Many of her neighbors are also concerned about not being able to park in front of their own homes.
Eight Marina Bay retail businesses have reported sales losses because of the Officer Bradley A. Moody Memorial Underpass construction road closure of Marina Bay Parkway and are looking to the city for help.
The Richmond Police Department photographs 44,000 license plates every day. If you regularly drive through the city, your car will likely be in the department’s sprawling database, because it’s impossible to avoid it.
As the evening commute is in full swing, many Richmond drivers are anticipating gridlocked traffic. However, if this morning’s commute indicates anything, it’s that the freeways shouldn’t be too packed considering that BART workers remain on strike.
With the possibility of a BART strike looking more likely, tension was thick during Gene Alexander’s shift as a BART train operator yesterday evening. Earlier that day BART union representatives said they would likely strike at midnight, but Alexander was still transporting passengers. It was clear to her that some riders were upset.
In the midst of a BART Strike, AC Transit is modifying its service to try to accommodate the influx of commuters.