Category: Transportation Infrastructure

  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 15, 2017
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Transportation News for February 15, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: BART wants to ask voters for bridge toll hike San Francisco Chronicle: GOP must not defund Caltrain electrification grant East Bay Times: Greening the commute: AC Transit to nearly double hydrogen fuel cell fleet Mercury News: Report: More than 55,000 US bridges structurally deficient Mercury News: Roadshow: Best highway love stories for Valentine’s Day Mercury News: Roadshow: She […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 14, 2017
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Transportation News for February 14, 2017

Los Angeles Times: ‘This is the worst I have seen’: California’s roads are in dire shape, says former Caltrans director San Francisco Chronicle: Senators try to speed up deployment of self-driving cars Mercury News: VTA considers changing fares to combat projected deficit Mercury News: Google patents system to reduce injuries to pedestrians, cyclists when self-driving cars hit them Mercury […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 13, 2017
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Transportation News for February 13, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: In demand but increasingly swamped, Highway 37 has no easy fixes San Francisco Chronicle: State must get rolling on transportation bills San Francisco Chronicle: High-speed rail taking shape even as opponents seek to kill it San Francisco Chronicle: Caltrain’s electrification project deserves its promised funding San Francisco Chronicle: BART has plenty of staffers at station with no […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 10, 2017
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Transportation News for February 10, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Trump’s populist revolt could put the brakes on self-driving cars San Francisco Chronicle: BART’s solution to packed trains: Tear out some seats East Bay Times: Oakland mulls how to handle trove of data on its drivers East Bay Times: New Dublin BART parking garage put on hold Mercury News: Los Gatos en route on bicycle, pedestrian plan […]

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Transportation News for February 9, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Speeders beware: Legislation would allow automation crackdown San Francisco Chronicle: German carmakers invest in surfing a digital wave San Francisco Chronicle: Otto’s robot trucks face questions about legality in California Mercury News: BART: should it remove some seats to add standing room? Mercury News: Editorial: Kevin McCarthy should support grant for Caltrain electrification Mercury News: Roadshow: Those Highway […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 8, 2017
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Transportation News for February 8, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Some supervisors want their City Hall parking to be free East Bay Times: More parking at Dublin BART? East Bay Times: Editorial: Oakland freeway tear-down idea fraught with problems Mercury News: Roadshow: Botts’ Dots have zillions of supporters, three detractors Marin Independent Journal: Golden Gate takeover of Tiburon ferry inches forward Marin Independent Journal: Marin Headlands tourist spots […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 7, 2017
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Transportation News for February 7, 2017

Forbes: Google’s Waze App Is Morphing Into A Low-Cost Congestion Fighter Via Carpool San Francisco Chronicle: Neighborhood group sues to stop Muni project on Geary East Bay Times: Oakland council to consider adopting real-time parking app, with new privacy protections built in Mercury News: Editorial: Oakland freeway tear-down idea fraught with problems East Bay Times: Mike Healy, ‘Mr. BART,’ chronicles […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 6, 2017
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Transportation News for February 6, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: BART looks at ads, fees to cover shortfall before bond kicks in San Francisco Chronicle: With Trump in charge, Republicans target Caltrain San Francisco Chronicle: Busy road through McLaren Park transformed for pedestrians, bikes Mercury News: Roadshow: After I voted for Measure B, they’re canceling my bus! Mercury News: Roadshow: What my clueless old driving teacher got […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 3, 2017
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Transportation News for February 3, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Taxes not the answer to road repairs Mercury News: Roadshow: Why is California getting rid of Botts’ Dots? Marin Independent Journal: Marin bicycle activists demand better trail access, threaten disruptions Marin Independent Journal: Tiburon ferry negotiations set for early next week Marin Independent Journal: Highway 37 flood fix could happen this year Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Rising seas […]

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