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State of the Bay

City Visions: Making the case for a second transbay rail crossing

March 7, 2016.  As Bay Area commuters push public transit to its limits and traffic in the region intensifies, is it time for the Bay Area to consider constructing a second transbay BART crossing? 

Guest host Ethan Elkind and guests consider the benefits and obstacles to undertaking this significant infrastructure project on City Visions on March 7 here on local public radio KALW, San Francisco.

Guests:

Ratna Amin - Transportation Policy Director at SPUR, a San Francisco Bay Area planning and urban research association.

Jeffrey Heller - President of Heller Manus Architects and Co-Chair of the Bay Area Council Transportation Committee.

Rebecca Saltzman - A Director on the BART Board since 2012 representing District 3, which includes parts of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.