Tri-Valley Rapid Project Construction Moving at Breakneck Pace Through Dublin
Dublin residents may have noticed patches of sidewalk being pulled out along Dublin Boulevard. These targeted sidewalk removals are part of the new bus stop construction for the Tri-Valley Rapid, an innovative mass transportation initiative. Through the use of technologies like bus signal priority, the Rapid will not get held up at every light, so bus riders can go through the Tri-Valley in record time. In addition to offering riders a significantly shorter average commute time, the Rapid is environmentally friendly. Powered by low-emission electric hybrid technology, the Rapid is an effective way to get cars off the road, reduce the Tri-Valley region’s carbon footprint, and decrease greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel consumption.
The Tri-Valley Rapid project will cost a total of $13M, with $11M coming from the Federal government, $1M from sales tax proceeds, $700K from California’s Proposition 1B funds, and $400K from the Transportation Fund for Clean Air. Once in operation, Tri-Valley Rapid will cost an estimated $1.4M per year to maintain for an estimated 6,400 average weekday riders.
Tri-Valley Rapid plans to start service in Winter 2010. Tri-Valley Rapid transit will make stops in Pleasanton, Dublin, and Livermore.
The future Dublin Tri-Valley Rapid bus stops along Dublin Boulevard will include:
- Keegan Street*
- Grafton Street*
- John Monego Court/Glynnis Rose Drive
- Hacienda Crossings/Hacienda Drive
- Shops at Tralee/Dublin Court
- Clark Avenue
- Village Parkway
- Golden Gate Drive
- Regional Street
* Available after the extension of West Jack London Boulevard and the Fallon Road interchange are completed.
More details about Tri-Valley Rapid can be found in the Around Dublin Blog’s summary of this exciting project. Please contact Jeff Flynn of the Livermore Amador Transit Authority at (925)455-7555 for additional information.
4:19 PM on June 22nd, 2010
Waste of money. On top of that, I will be slowed down by the bus at the lights while I’m driving.
4:42 PM on June 22nd, 2010
..just make sure you ride behind the bus. Problem solved!
4:28 PM on June 22nd, 2010
County denies Dublin charter school appeal
http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/localnews/ci_15351313
A $48 parcel tax for Dublin schools could pass, consultants say.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/localnews/ci_15351691
5:23 PM on June 22nd, 2010
Any update on when West Jack London Boulevard and the Fallon Road interchange would be completed ?
7:11 PM on June 22nd, 2010
John, I was wondering if you were going to post anything on Jordan Ranch. I read that the developer is going to pay 5 milliion dollars to the city as part of the agreement. They also are going to decrease the amount of units from over 1000 to around 750 with bigger yards. This looks like what people are looking for.
7:15 PM on June 22nd, 2010
Hi Anonymous,
The article on Jordan Ranch is scheduled to go live on Thursday. Thank you.
8:38 PM on June 22nd, 2010
Hi Anonymous – you beat us to the punch! We’ll have something on Jordan Ranch very soon. I really like some of the unique features of the Jordan Ranch deal. Hopefully, it’ll be a template for deals to come.
Thx, John Z.
10:11 PM on June 22nd, 2010
Sorry but who around here uses a bus for transportation? It’s not like we are San Francisco.
2:11 AM on February 3rd, 2011
Me and more others!
If you are not in needs you may not understand others…
Our car broke and we din not have another chance than wait so long for Wheels…and waste time.
Now we are happy with this new service and people should move by walk more than using their car sometime!
So it will be worth it!
And more, the drivers are so so friendly and I did get lot of help from them!
GREAT TEAM!!!
The air condition is awesome and we just enjoy to use it!
PS. People should encourage their children to use this bus instead to spend thousands to offer a car!!
So be happy, Dublin should look different by having this service around….
Even old people who are not able to drive anymore…..!!!!!!
HUGS TO ALL OF THE “R” TEAM!!!!
2:12 AM on February 3rd, 2011
JUST LOVE THE SERVICE!!!!!
GREAT JOB!!!!
2:19 AM on February 3rd, 2011
Lots of people are using the BART (just come and see and watch the full parking space all day…or on the street…)
Instead to pay for parking people are able to use this great service!!! For less than 2 $/trip. Not using their own car, not stay in traffic …IT IS AWESOME!!!
Just imagine if 1/3 of the people who are using the BART will take the RAPID , how the street will look like?!
And more, a little move, a great exercices for free….plus you free and you even built the opportunity to meet others….and talk and be happy with the community you are living on!!!!
LOT OF GAINS!!!!!….THINK ABOUT THEM!!!!
100% for it!!!
4:16 PM on June 23rd, 2010
Is this associated the construction that’s going on up on Dublin Blvd. by what will be the streets above the historical park?
There’s construction of roads and tree trimming. We can’t tell if the road will change or whether the city temporarily changed the double yellow lines to allow for the tree trimmers to do their work.
Thanks.