Great Moments In Rail NIMBYism: BART To Lake Merritt, Cont. | Ethan Elkind

Great Moments In Rail NIMBYism: BART To Lake Merritt, Cont.

Posted on August 15, 2014, 12:10 pm By Ethan Elkind

Eric Fischer provided me with the original account of the Oakland BART tunnel detour, from a fascinating 1975 consultant report on the history of BART:

As with so many historical events, the truth is more complicated than the modern-day retellings indicate. But in this case, the outcome is no less depressing.

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