Transportation News for July 1, 2016

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  • on July 1, 2016
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San Francisco Chronicle: BART welcomes a new kind of train

San Francisco Chronicle: BART to close tracks between South Hayward, Fremont this weekend

East Bay Times: Local pols get sneak peek at eBART train

East Bay Times: It’s surreal: Silicon Valley’s biggest private development project

East Bay Times: Eye on the East Bay: Richmond council hopes solar-train dream sees light of day

Mercury News: Horgan: San Mateo County’s overall financial condition appears healthy

Mercury News: Roadshow: Is there a reverse commute on I-680?

Mercury News: Milpitas OK’s new industrial development west of I-880

Mercury News: Bay Area workers commuting from edges of ‘megaregion,’ new report says

San Francisco Business Times: Is a 21-county ‘megaregion’ the answer to the Bay Area’s housing and commuting woes?

Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Design contract to replace aging Monte Rio bridge expected

San Francisco Examiner: Bike advocates angry at Mayor Lee over recent bike deaths and lack of bike lanes

San Francisco Examiner: How Sacramento can make San Francisco affordable again

SanFrancisco Examiner: Ending homelessness with … housing

Los Angeles Times: Downtown L.A. traffic is getting worse — and to some, that’s good news

PR Newswire: Plan Bay Area 2040 Comment Session Slated for July 8

The Guardian: The rise and fall of great world cities: 5,700 years of urbanisation – mapped