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BART to Livermore
With the BART Board of Directors soon to select a preferred Livermore extension option, the Pleasanton City Council voted last week to endorse its top choice: conventional BART rail down the Interstate 580 median to a new station near the Isabel Avenue intersection.
BART is also considering alternatives: a light rail extension to Isabel, new Express Bus services or less-intensive enhanced bus services between Livermore and the eastern Dublin-Pleasanton BART station.
The City Council also voted March 6 to formally oppose either bus extension option and to encourage BART officials to construct more parking at the Isabel station than the 3,400 parking spots proposed for the conventional BART extension.
The BART board is currently expected to announce a preliminary choice for preferred project alternative in April and then confirm the final project option in May.
Get your passport
Residents who want to apply for a new passport can now do so at the Pleasanton City Clerk’s Office at the downtown Civic Center.
City officials announced the office was selected as a designated U.S. State Department Passport Acceptance Office, so any American citizen planning international travel can apply for a passport by making an online appointment on the City Clerk’s webpage.
Passport applications will be accepted by appointment only and walk-in service will not be available. The city will only be able to process new passport applications (Form DS-11), not renewal forms (DS-82).
Make an appointment at cityofpleasantonpassports.org, available for Mondays through Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-4 p.m. For more passport information, visit travel.state.gov.
St. Pat’s Brew Crawl
Downtown Pleasanton is set to go green this Saturday as the Pleasanton Downtown Association hosts its seventh annual St. Patrick’s Brew Crawl.
Running from 5-8 p.m. on the Irish holiday, the Brew Crawl will feature samplings of craft beers and ciders from more than 25 downtown locations while eating some tasty bites along the way. The event will be held rain or shine, with no refunds offered.
PDA officials urge participants to get into the festive spirit by wearing green and other fun St. Patrick’s Day items.
Tickets remain available at PleasantonDowntown.net for $45 apiece. They must be redeemed Saturday from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Museum on Main, 603 Main St. The PDA is also offering a limited number of designated driver tickets for $10 cash, on sale the night of the Brew Crawl.
