September 14, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steven Maviglio, 916-607-8340 SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE: PROP 53 IS A “CUMBERSOME MESS” Editorial Notes Attack on Local Control, Failure to Exempt Emergencies SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Union-Tribune today urged its readers to vote NO on Proposition 53, calling it “poorly written” and a “cumbersome mess” that […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Uber’s robot taxis hit the road for passengers in Pittsburgh East Bay Times: Editorial: Reject BART’s $3.5 billion bond measure SPCR: Metro says Expo Line to Santa Monica converted solo drivers to transit users NBC: Unprecedented Toll Considered for Popular ‘Crooked’ Lombard Street in San Francisco Fiscal Times: Why Your Highway Carpool Lane Is Slowing Down
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Bay Bridge rainy-day fund runs low, leaving toll-payers on hook San Francisco Chronicle: 3 mayors brave BART to promote bond measure East Bay Times: Prices to increase for ACE passengers East Bay Times: Borenstein: BART tax could quadruple original claim Marin Independent Journal: Novato, San Rafael seek SMART quiet zones for train horns Fairfield Daily Republic: Suisun City […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Major job losses feared when self-driving cars take to the road San Francisco Chronicle: Judge’s ruling roadblock for plans to widen Highway 1 in Pacifica San Francisco Chronicle: Court ruling deals blow to 385,000 Uber drivers East Bay Times: Potholes: The sales pitch for the VTA’s Measure B tax The Registry: Fremont Sets a Game Plan to […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Mini-Bay Bridge will stretch over downtown San Francisco Mercury News: Alameda: $45 million ferry facility to break ground Mercury News: BART to San Jose train testing means rails will be electrified and dangerous Marin Independent Journal: Richmond-San Rafael Bridge commute relief due in October 2017 Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Rural Napa Vine Trail segment unofficially open
Continue ReadingKPCC: Pay by the mile or at the pump? A gas tax experiment San Francisco Chronicle: One man has filed almost 300 complaints about tech buses in San Francisco San Francisco Chronicle: Golden Gate Bridge is a testament to workers East Bay Times: California fails to extend green sticker program for plug-in hybrids Mercury News: How California driver racked up […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: BART set to turn down the volume on screeching trains East Bay Times: BART Perks pilot pays riders who avoid the most crowded morning rush hour Marin Independent Journal: SMART urged to provide more bike parking Marin Independent Journal: Golden Gate ferry slips oldest on the bay, analysis shows San Francisco Examiner: Muni monthly pass fare rises […]
Continue ReadingThe Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) of San Francisco will be hosting a seminar on Critical Infrastructure Resiliency on Thursday, October 13, 2016. The seminar will feature a panel discussion on resiliency planning for Bay Area cities, and a Workshop to introduce a framework on sustainable infrastructure planning, design, construction and maintenance. Confirmed speakers include: Allison […]
Continue ReadingPhys.org: Researchers map the gentrification effects of transportation projects on low-income communities San Francisco Chronicle: BART offering riders perks to ease overcrowding on trains NBC: U.S. Transportation Secretary Lauds Work on Future BART Sites in Santa Clara County East Bay Times: Google to expand Waze carpooling service in San Francisco Sacramento Bee: Driving while stoned? California critics of pot initiative […]
Continue ReadingAugust 2016 For many of us the summer recess has come to an end, the out of office messages have been switched off and it’s back to work again! Get ready for many interesting events on the agenda: the 4th International Ports and Terminal Engineering Congress, organised with […]
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