Public Transportation Solutions for Cisco Field?
If the proposed BART extension is built to Warm Springs how will fans get from that location to Cisco Field? The distance will be about two miles which isn't that far. I offer two solutions to the problem.
A. Shuttle buses. Create a lane that is used only for shuttle buses 2 hours prior to the start of a game and for 1 hour after a game is completed. If you have this type of access to and from the park a shuttle ride wont last but a couple minutes which wouldn't be a huge inconvenience to fans as it takes a few minutes to walk across the current BART ramp in Oakland.
B. Build a two mile monorail from the BART Warm Springs extension to Cisco Field. This monorail could also be used to transport people to the shopping area that will resemble San Jose's Santana Row.
How feasible do you believe these two options are to create public transportation to/from the new ball park location?
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Shuttle Busses would be cheaper
I say peoplemovers or a mono rail.
by Zonis on
Nov 10, 2006 10:38 AM PST
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of course the question is $$$
by OaklandSi on
Nov 10, 2006 10:43 AM PST
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oxcarts!
by monkeyball on
Nov 10, 2006 11:00 AM PST
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Segway scooters for all!
by McFood on
Nov 10, 2006 11:08 AM PST
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You want high-tech? Beam me up, Scotty!
by socal on
Nov 10, 2006 12:31 PM PST
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I say hoverboards...
by franks a lot on
Nov 10, 2006 12:45 PM PST
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I think a simple Light Rail will do the trick
by ryder1650 on
Nov 10, 2006 10:59 AM PST
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Agreed.
Heck, in the Sydney Olympics, there was a no-driving rule in place that meant you had to take public transport to any and every stadium in the system, even countryside equestrian events.
Worked like a dream. No traffic, milions of people moved quickly and efficiently (and ecologically safely), and the initial bitching quickly subsided when the fun of taking a train with 200 like-minded souls sunk in.
by Ozzz on
Nov 10, 2006 12:43 PM PST
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I had that "experience"
by jeepers on
Nov 10, 2006 1:04 PM PST
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If it came down to it, Lew.
If it came right down to it, there's no reason Lew couldn't fork out $10m, build a monorail, and be making money off it during game time and non-game time.
Chances are, however, he won't have to. Cities don't like spending on infrastructure. But they like even less watching their infrastructure die because they couldn't be arsed stretching a train line two miles.
by Ozzz on
Nov 10, 2006 2:16 PM PST
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i don't know if monorail is simple...
what would a nice, basic one cost? i'm thinking it's the multimillions, even tens of millions...
any BART directors here?
by OaktownWarrior on
Nov 10, 2006 2:51 PM PST
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Bart, monorail,

by green star oakland on
Nov 10, 2006 3:45 PM PST
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The Oakland A's of North Haverbrook
by monkeyball on
Nov 10, 2006 4:10 PM PST
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Not cheap.
by Ozzz on
Nov 10, 2006 3:54 PM PST
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public transit that is profitable
by devo on
Nov 10, 2006 5:00 PM PST
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Not so.
Of course, it costs more than 50c to ride, and there's routes that go all over, rather than one straight line, but that's the way to do it.
by Ozzz on
Nov 10, 2006 6:27 PM PST
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probably closer to
The cheapest option other than walking (buses) would cost about $20m.
by devo on
Nov 10, 2006 4:59 PM PST
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What about...
Sweet.
by dboysick on
Nov 10, 2006 11:11 AM PST
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Check the ballpark blog
by vertig0 on
Nov 10, 2006 11:22 AM PST
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Barring a direct BART connection...
by FoolshGame22 on
Nov 10, 2006 11:35 AM PST
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<holds out for monkey-mover option>
by monkeyball on
Nov 10, 2006 11:46 AM PST
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Monkey mover option.
by Ozzz on
Nov 10, 2006 12:45 PM PST
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FIRE MONKEYS NOW!!!
by monkeyball on
Nov 10, 2006 1:04 PM PST
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Wait a second!

by Ozzz on
Nov 10, 2006 2:19 PM PST
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Thanks for the link
by norcaldevilasu on
Nov 10, 2006 12:42 PM PST
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what about a moving walkway?
by devo on
Nov 10, 2006 12:58 PM PST
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I, Robot!
by jeepers on
Nov 10, 2006 1:02 PM PST
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The Jetsons!
by franks a lot on
Nov 10, 2006 1:04 PM PST
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the penultimate 2 minutes of Brazil!
by monkeyball on
Nov 10, 2006 1:05 PM PST
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The Geico commercial with that caveman!
by franks a lot on
Nov 10, 2006 1:07 PM PST
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What about a slingshot?
by jeepers on
Nov 10, 2006 11:28 AM PST
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only if they use it to slingshot Slingblade
by monkeyball on
Nov 10, 2006 2:27 PM PST
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You mean like this...
by Ice Cream on
Nov 10, 2006 11:18 PM PST
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What are the odds...
by DMOAS on
Nov 10, 2006 7:31 PM PST
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"prepped" ?
by OaklandSi on
Nov 10, 2006 7:35 PM PST
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By prepped
by DMOAS on
Nov 10, 2006 9:47 PM PST
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Not possible
Every kind of rail transit involves buying the land for the tracks or "right of way." In the Bay Area, that cost is a big reason why rail is so expensive.
by vertig0 on
Nov 10, 2006 9:22 PM PST
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Well if the VTA owns it...
by DMOAS on
Nov 10, 2006 9:53 PM PST
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Technically it IS an option
by vertig0 on
Nov 10, 2006 11:09 PM PST
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If ever there was a reason to use
by jeepers on
Nov 11, 2006 12:14 PM PST
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