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511CC’s 2012 Year in Review
From the Caldecott Tunnel breakthrough to Bay Area transit agencies celebrating milestones for service, 2012 was a great year for biking, transit and transportation. Here are some of this year’s top stories.
Top Tweets
Some of our most popular tweets (number of link clicks) in 2012 linked to these articles:
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- For your viewing pleasure – BART stats on a map
- BART app map
- Caldecott Fourth Bore Medallion Design Competition (view winning and honorable mention entries here)
- Bay Bridge demolition will last longer than first projected
- BART introduces new automated Twitter feed for service advisories
- A book shelf for your bike
- How can cities make life easier for the elderly?
- Great and Not-So-Great Subway logos
- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy busts myth that “nobody walks” in Rural America
- All-electronic tolls coming to Golden Gate bridge
2012 highlights
Here are some transportation highlights from the year.
JAN
- 511 introduces Freeway Aid
- Ford unveils 2013 Fusion Hybrid
- 25 | Caltrans allocates $347 million for improving state transportation
FEB
- LAVTA retrofits 30 Wheels buses to make boarding with strollers easier
MAR
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- Hercules transit center project gets $4.5 million (Contra Costa Times login required)
APR
- BART releases creative commons system map for developers
- 3 | BART rolls out easier to clean seats
- 12 | BART breaks ground on San Jose extension
MAY
- WestCAT Lynx breaks ridership record
- 27 | Golden Gate Bridge celebrates 75th anniversary
- 31 | Caltrans awards $350 million to improve public transit and air quality
JUN
JUL
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- 1 | Muni allows boarding through all doors
- 5 | Caltrans awards Contra Costa County $450,000 for Safe Routes to Schools
- 30 | Capitol Corridor begins offering eTicketing
AUG
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- 8 | Primary excavation of the Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore tunnel was completed
- WestCAT celebrates 35th anniversary
SEPT
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OCT
- 5 | BART breaks ground for eBART Antioch extension
- 31 | BART breaks ridership record with more than 580,000 riders
NOV
DEC
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- 511CC joins Pinterest
- 5 | Caldecott Tunnel celebrates 75th anniversary
- 5 | County Connection introduces real-time tracking
- 28 | San Francisco Muni celebrates 100 years
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