http://www.connectoakland.org Fri, 09 Jun 2017 01:34:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.34 http://www.connectoakland.org/about/faq/#comment-5156 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 01:34:06 +0000 http://www.connectoakland.org/?page_id=4#comment-5156 We are remaining neutral on this stretch because of the impact of BART between 24th and 31st streets. As we told the Northgate Neighbors, any design for this are must accommodate BART connections to both downtown Oakland and the new transit tunnel. Ideally we would hope that I-980 can be removed back to I-580, but some ramps will have to be provided that evenly distribute both I-24 and I-580 traffic into the street grid at arteries such as MacArthur, 27th, San Pablo, and Telegraph/MLK without overloading a single street.

]]> http://www.connectoakland.org/2017/03/25/the-connectoakland-vision-uniting-our-communities-phase-by-phase/#comment-5155 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 01:24:22 +0000 http://www.connectoakland.org/?p=358#comment-5155 No comprehensive cost analyses have been carried out yet. The corridor recently received a modest amount from the recent BART bond to begin preliminary studies in 2018. Regardless, the funding will have to be contingent on when the tear down will take place. If removing I-980 can be considered as an early phase of the 2nd transbay tube it would take advantage of regional, state, and federal funds. If Oakland takes the lead while the rest of the region sorts out the transbay project, then funding would be more reliant on Alameda County funding. Additionally, communities throughout the country have received state DOT funding to remove highways and avert future maintenance funding.

]]> http://www.connectoakland.org/2017/03/25/the-connectoakland-vision-uniting-our-communities-phase-by-phase/#comment-4963 Mon, 29 May 2017 21:00:04 +0000 http://www.connectoakland.org/?p=358#comment-4963 I am very intrigued by this idea. I am wondering if any thought has been given to cost. What will the various phases cost? Also what would the funding mechanisms look like? Would the 980 tear down be a Alameda County only tax? I assume there would have to be infrastructure taxes across all Bay Area counties. Is that correct?
Thanks

]]> http://www.connectoakland.org/about/faq/#comment-4551 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 05:11:31 +0000 http://www.connectoakland.org/?page_id=4#comment-4551 Please clarify what your proposal is for the section stretching from the current intercange 980/580 to 27th street.

]]> http://www.connectoakland.org/2017/02/21/central-station-the-heart-of-oakland/#comment-4246 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 02:20:47 +0000 http://www.connectoakland.org/?p=323#comment-4246 […] blog posts highlighted how the ConnectOAKLAND vision would benefit Oakland and how it would better connect the Bay Area to Downtown Oakland. Today we examine how […]

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