Public transit has fans all over the world, but the biggest fan may be right here in the Bay Area. 17-year-old Andrew Mancini of Redwood City has amassed an impressive array of transit-related material — his transportation museum.
Paying tribute to the Miles Brothers’ 1906 film “A Trip Down Market Street,” MTC’s Mark Jones filmed this recreation of the same journey on February 14, 2017.
As the old Bay Bridge East Span was being dismantled, and its foundation piers demolished by implosions, the decision was made to retain some of the piers as tangible reminders of the original span, with viewing platforms to appreciate the new East Span.
For the first time in Northern California history, there will be bike and pedestrian access connecting the East Bay with Marin County. A moveable barrier will separate automobiles from those on foot.
