Category: Highlight

  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 1, 2015
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Transportation News for April 1, 2015

San Francisco Business Times: BART leader: How S.F.’s fancy private buses could be a win for everyone Contra Costa Times: BART to Oakland airport shuttle ridership rising, but fare decried San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area pollution agency wants to ban open fireplaces  San Jose Mercury News: San Jose, S.F. traffic: Getting worse but still better than L.A.  Marin Independent […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 31, 2015
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Transportation News for March 31, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: ‘Seamless’ Bay Area transit system proposed to attract new riders  San Francisco Chronicle: How S.F.’s parklet movement has grown across globe San Francisco Chronicle: S.F. area 2nd worst in country for housing creation San Jose Mercury News: Palo Alto: Expanded shuttle service to begin April 1 San Francisco Examiner: Muni contract sparks scrutiny, talk of ethics violations […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 31, 2015
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Energy News for March 31, 2015

Energy Information Administration: U.S. oil production growth in 2014 was largest in more than 100 years Bloomberg: Elon Musk is about to announce a new product that’s not a car The Examiner: EIA: U.S. saw record growth for oil output last year National Journal: Keystone XL wouldn’t spell trouble for climate, EPA administrator says Reuters: Envoy expects Shell to start […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 30, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for March 30, 2015

Imperial Valley News: Governor Brown Signs $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package  Business News Asia: Gov Jerry Brown Inks US$1-Billion Fund to Address California’s Record Breaking Drought NBC News: Snow-Starved Sierra Spell Trouble for Drought-Stricken California The Guardian: California drought goes from bad to worse as state grapples with heat wave SF Gate: California drought: Sierra Nevada snowpack hits historic low […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 30, 2015
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Energy News for March 30, 2015

The Guardian: UN green climate fund can be spent on coal-fired power generation The Los Angeles Times: 4 years after Fukushima, Japan considers restarting nuclear facilities Reuters: More oil, gas companies tap tech services to withstand low prices, observers say CNBC: Uncertainty, price volatility to mark new order for oil, analysts say Bloomberg: Demand for crude-by-rail transport slows amid oil […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 30, 2015
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Transportation News for March 30, 2015

San Jose Mercury News: Traffic surges on I-580 and Highway 101 ‘gateways’ into Bay Area  Napa Valley Register: A new coalition, Vision 2050, will scrutinize county’s future  Sacramento Bee: Housing is key to move Californians from welfare to work  San Francisco Chronicle: Chiu wants Muni buses to keep their enforcement cameras on  Contra Costa Times: BART airport shuttle quick, quiet […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 27, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for March 27, 2015

E&E News: Critics of the proposed “Waters of the United States” rule may have gained 60th Senate vote Associated Press: $1 billion water spending plan heads to California governor Sacramento Bee: California Assembly sends drought relief package to Jerry Brown Los Angeles Times: Legislators OK $1-billion relief measure for future droughts Los Angeles Times: State drought relief package falls short, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 27, 2015
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Transportation News for March 27, 2015

Oakland Tribune: Census: Bay Area leads state in population growth  San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: The torture that is the I-680 evening commute  San Jose Mercury News: WrestleMania: Your guide to taking public transit to Levi’s Stadium  Contra Costa Times: El Cerrito Journal briefs: I-80 corridor transit study; fundraiser for Albany Middle School; egg hunt events   POLITICO Morning […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 27, 2015
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Energy News for March 27, 2015

Utility Drive: What the solar market looks like now, and where it’s headed U.S. Energy Information Administration: March 2015 Monthly Energy Review Rigzone: Report: Global oil, gas drilling could return to 2014 levels next year Bloomberg: Oil companies seek to tap large subsea reserves with cheaper drilling Fuel Fix: Data analysis needed to improve fracking amid drilling lull, sand […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 26, 2015
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Transportation News for March 26, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Insurers agree on framework for Uber, Lyft coverage Los Angeles Times: Congress members urge $16 million to fund quake early warning system UT San Diego: Case could set climate change precedent POLITICO Morning Transportation for 3/26/2015 By HEATHER CAYGLE, with help from Kevin Robillard and Kathryn A. Wolfe RENACCI PREVIEWS TRANSPO BILL THIS MORNING: Rise […]

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