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.
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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
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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.
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.