Tag: Bay Area

  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 24, 2017
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Transportation News for March 24, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: BART extension to South Fremont set to open San Francisco Chronicle: Carpool cheats on favorite back door to Bay Bridge forces changes San Francisco Chronicle: Washington’s politics shouldn’t block a needed Caltrain upgrade Mercury News: Trump, Chao get an earful on Caltrain funds from Silicon Valley leaders Mercury News: Los Gatos: Summer street repaving plans approved Mercury […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 23, 2017
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Transportation News for March 23, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Believe it or not, people are actually leaving Yelp reviews for Bay Area roads and tunnels Mercury News: San Jose: New group demands traffic calming solutions in Willow Glen Mercury News: Palo Alto: Tab for dump-truck damage to Embarcadero overpass could be $1 million Mercury News: How San Jose can make bicycling less stressful Mercury News: Roadshow: […]

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Transportation News for March 22, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Brown ‘cautiously optimistic’ about federal Caltrain funding East Bay Times: BART riders, Fremont residents hope relief is on the way with Warm Springs station opening Mercury News: Roadshow: Who won the BART Warm Springs opening date contest? Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael reluctantly OKs SMART deal involving Larkspur extension Napa Valley Register: Take the Napa Commute Challenge […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 21, 2017
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Transportation News for March 31, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Uber slows move into Oakland headquarters San Francisco Chronicle: A year later, I-580 pay-to-use lanes are a success, report says San Francisco Chronicle: Newest ferryboat makes its debut on the bay Mercury News: Video: $15.1 million ferry Hydrus takes to the water on San Francisco Bay San Francisco Examiner: All aboard San Francisco’s newest ferry vessel East […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 20, 2017
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Transportation News for March 20, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Trump’s proposed infrastructure cuts prompt @SFBART tweetstorm San Francisco Chronicle: Caltrans demolishes Big Sur bridge after days of setbacks Mercury News: Caltrans: Highway 1 replacement bridge in Big Sur ready in six months San Francisco Chronicle: Lombard Street crush: Let’s bend a little for the tourists San Francisco Chronicle: State set to regulate self-driving cars, but is […]

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President’s Budget Proposal Puts Bay Area at Risk

As details of President Trumps proposed budget – entitled, “America First – A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again” – are revealed, it is increasingly clear that it includes spending cuts that put the Bay Area at great risk. So much so, that Senator Dianne Feinstein said this week, “This is the most draconian budget I’ve […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 17, 2017
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Transportation News for March 17, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: A year later, I-580 pay-to-use lanes are a success, report says San Francisco Chronicle: Last legal obstacle for streetcar loop in SF’s Dogpatch falls East Bay Times: Learn more about legislation to fix road crisis Mercury News: Big Sur: Highway 1 bridge demolition progresses, slowly Mercury News: Roadshow: Toll lanes’ double white lines will disappear Santa Rosa […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 16, 2017
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Transportation News for March 16, 2017

East Bay Times: Most agree Bay Area freeway cameras can help prevent shootings, paying for them is another matter East Bay Times: Brentwood to get Mokelumne Trail pedestrian overpass East Bay Times: San Pablo: New westbound I-80/El Portal on-ramp set to open Mercury News: Menlo Park: City awards $600K contract for Middle crossing Mercury News: VTA route changes could inconvenience […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 15, 2017
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Transportation News for March 15, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Lombard Street fee plan meets resistance from 2 supervisors East Bay Times: Orinda: Residents, city hammer out deal for sinkhole fix East Bay Times: BART puts brakes on proposed ‘Sanctuary in Transit’ policy, for now Mercury News: Highway 1 to Big Sur reopens to public Mercury News: Roadshow: Will Trump give us a new freeway from San […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 14, 2017
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Transportation News for March 14, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Northeast blizzard causes nearly 90 flight cancellations at SFO Mercury News: The dream of high-speed rail in California is taking longer and costing more Mercury News: Roadshow: Why is nothing being done about the potholes? Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Transportation bill survives first tests in Sacramento KRON 4: VIDEO: Old Bay Bridge demolition delaying full opening of […]

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