Tag: Bay Area

  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 25, 2017
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Transportation News for April 25, 2017

New York Times: No Longer a Dream: Silicon Valley Takes On the Flying Car San Francisco Chronicle: Silicon Valley takes on the flying car East Bay Times: Uber’s ‘flying cars’ set to land in Dallas by 2020 San Francisco Chronicle: California lets Apple test self-driving cars Wall Street Journal: Amazon Forms Team to Focus on Driverless Technology Washington Post: Why Amazon’s […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 24, 2017
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Transportation News for April 24, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Head of California high-speed rail project calls it quits San Francisco Chronicle: Feinstein urges help from Silicon Valley on Caltrain electrification East Bay Times: Sen. Dianne Feinstein urges Silicon Valley to fight Republicans on Caltrain funding Washington Post: Though shovels are ready, Trump officials delay grant for Caltrain upgrade San Francisco Chronicle: A significant BART problem: lack […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 20, 2017
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Transportation News for April 20, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Study calls on big tech companies to move closer to transit San Francisco Chronicle: Landslide closes Highway 101 in Mendocino County San Francisco Chronicle: Canyon Road bridge between Moraga and Oakland closed indefinitely Mercury News: Here’s a look at how Californians will pay $5 billion a year for new roads Mercury News: Menlo Park narrows options for […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 19, 2017
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Transportation News for April 19, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Geary Boulevard a hot mess of buses, cars, pedestrians and plans Mercury News: BART: Fare cheaters costing up to $25 million each year; what can be done? Mercury News: VTA looking to make Tasman Corridor improvements Mercury News: Roadshow: Crazy driving stunts on 580, 17, 280 Fairfield Daily Republic: $600,000 for 91 more parking spaces at Fairfield […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 18, 2017
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Transportation News for April 18, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Ford’s Chariot bus drivers to weigh joining Teamsters union East Bay Times: Oakland: Potholes on the minds of all residents, young and old Mercury News: Roadshow: ‘Baby on board’ signs are back, annoying some drivers Mercury News: Mysterious power surges return to BART; agency thinks it has identified the problem Napa Valley Register: Vine Transit celebrates Earth […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 17, 2017
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Transportation News for April 17, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: BART to shell out big bucks to catch fare cheats East Bay Times: Peterson: BART’s sexual assault awareness advice takes a creepy turn San Francisco Chronicle: California lets Apple test self-driving cars San Francisco Chronicle: Geary Boulevard a hot mess of buses, cars, pedestrians and plans San Francisco Chronicle: AAA to offer one-way hourly car rentals in […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 14, 2017
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Transportation News for April 14, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: BART spared tough budget decisions by last-minute state help San Francisco Chronicle: BART’s new Warm Springs station already experiencing broken escalators San Francisco Chronicle: At Big Sur, a sudden taste of isolation Washington Post: Big Sur usually can’t keep people away. Right now, it’s practically deserted. Los Angeles Times: Here’s what a new Highway 1 bridge in […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 13, 2017
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Transportation News for April 13, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: BART to look at service cuts, reduced discounts to trim costs Mercury News: Palo Alto: Paid parking could be a downtown boon, consultants say Mercury News: Roadshow: Rescuing a pet from a hot car can be legal San Francisco Examiner: Major BART delays caused by brakes, not sunken barge sitting atop Transbay Tube San Francisco Examiner: Funds […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 12, 2017
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Transportation News for April 12, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Transbay Transit Center rooftop turning into 5.4-acre City Park San Francisco Chronicle: Clash in Oakland over AC Transit buses to hills schools San Francisco Chronicle: KKR, others in Lyft funding round valuing company at $7.5 billion Mercury News: Salvage process weighed for sunken barge atop BART Transbay Tube Mercury News: Roadshow: How the new gas tax could […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 11, 2017
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Transportation News for April 11, 2017

Mercury News: Roadshow: Oops, sign at 17-280-880 gives wrong directions Marin Independent Journal: Marin history: The San Rafael-Richmond Ferry Company Napa Valley Register: The Pothole Bandits, coming to a Sonoma County road near you Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Tesla’s ‘crazy’ climb to America’s most valuable car company Sacramento Bee: Jerry Brown on road-bill deals: ‘Everybody here has needs’ KQED: Will Democrats […]

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