The Contra Costa Times continues to report on the Szabo plan… City’s growth plan in question HERCULES: Homeowners favor existing transit hub plan, say officials ignore them By Tom Lochner In a departure from the dynamics that often pit residents against out-of-town developers, a vocal group of Hercules waterfront homeowners is promoting a multimodal transit [...]

The same article from yesterday reappeared with a different headline this morning: “Hercules disputes ‘big-box’ transit theory; Official says speculation that community center will be an ‘ugly eyesore’ is false.” It’s probably worth it to respond to the article in close-read fashion… There is no “secret plan” to transform a pedestrian-friendly Hercules intermodal transit center [...]

The City Manager, Nelson Oliva, responds… Hercules plan not ‘secret,’ says city manager by Tom Lochner There is no “secret plan” to transform a pedestrian-friendly Hercules intermodal transit center into a big-box monstrosity to serve as a regional commuter Park-N-Ride lot, says Hercules City manager Nelson Oliva. Rather, scaling down a “Taj Mahal”-like train station, [...]