Los Angeles Times: Car-crazy Los Angeles might have a few things to teach the smug Bay Area about mass transit Bloomberg: America Is Building More Three-Car Garages Than One-Bedroom Apartments Mercury News: Roadshow: San Jose testing app to improve traffic flow Mercury News: Roadshow: Can Germany solve Bay Area’s traffic woes? East Bay Times: Editorial and video: Reject BART’s Measure […]
Continue ReadingU.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Oct. 28 that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau is soliciting project applications through Dec. 15 for up to $850 million in a fiscal 2017 round of what the USDOT calls Fastlane grants. The name is an acronym that stands for “Fostering Advancements in Shipping and Transportation […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING: GOVERNOR BROWN LAUNCHES NEW AD OPPOSING PROP 53 Today, Governor Jerry Brown released an ad urging voters to defeat the dangerously flawed Proposition 53, the ballot measure that threatens local control and jeopardizes local infrastructure projects. “53 is paid for by one millionaire, but it’s opposed by almost everyone else — firefighters, nurses, newspapers […]
Continue ReadingKPBS: Dependence On Cars Costs California $15B A Year, Report Says San Francisco Chronicle: Election could dramatically change BART board Mercury News: Roadshow: Should I feel guilty for helping nab carpool cheater? San Francisco Examiner: BART board approves ‘gold standard’ open data policy, despite misgivings Politico: Democrats eye post-election transportation session Mountain View Voice: Bike Share booted, but what will replace […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Our updated guide to biking the Bay Area’s bridges San Francisco Chronicle: Uber sees future of flying cars zooming over traffic San Francisco Chronicle: 9 things we learned from BART Director Nick Josefowitz’s Reddit AMA San Francisco Chronicle: Take heart: Good things happen in the city Planetizen: Bay Area Bike Share Renamed for New Sponsor: An Auto […]
Continue ReadingEast Bay Times: Lawsuit seeks to limit California driver license suspensions Mercury News: Despite deadly crashes in the headlines, tour bus safety slow to improve Mercury News: Roadshow: Will express lanes hurt the 880 commute? Mercury News: San Jose’s Chynoweth Avenue to get road diet, rain gardens Capitol Weekly: Local roads, streets in sorry shape
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Traffic posse is altering SF streets in name of safety East Bay Times: BART board: Trust trumps system’s aging infrastructure in 2016 election East Bay Times: East Bay voters to consider nearly $7 billion in funding for roads, rails and buses Mercury News: Roadshow: Will cloverleaf change tame Mathilda Monster at Highway 101? Los Angeles Times: Uber’s […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: No longer the Bay Bridge Trail to nowhere San Francisco Chronicle: SF conference explores how tech will transform transportation San Francisco Chronicle: Westbound Bay Bridge drivers exiting to islands must change sides East Bay Times: BART bond measure doesn’t deserve your trust or your vote Mercury News: Measure B aims to untangle traffic mess but will cost […]
Continue ReadingClick here to listen to CBS’s report on Bay Planning Coalition’s Expert Briefing: Earthquake Risk & Goods Movement, including an interview with BPC CEO John Coleman.
Continue ReadingEast Bay Times: Caltrans commits $3.1 million to build wildlife tunnel under Highway 17 Mercury News: Roadshow: FasTrak confusion as I-580 carpoolers get ticketed Napa Valley Register: Public invited to Vine Trail ribbon cutting San Francisco Examiner: Let’s invest in BART and get public transit up to speed San Francisco Examiner: Bike share program to offer low-income discounts Los Angeles […]
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