Tag: Bay Area

  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 22, 2016
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Transportation News for July 22, 2016

Mercury News: Roadshow: I got a FasTrak Flex; can I throw away my old one? San Francisco Chronicle: BART work to impact line from Glen Park Station to Daly City San Mateo Daily Journal: Transportation money should go to fix 92 now Marin Independent Journal: Wrong-way Golden Gate ferry back in Larkspur East County Today: Celebration Marks Completion of Highway […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 21, 2016
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Transportation News for July 21, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Jammed stretch of I-80 gets smart traffic technology  East Bay Times: BART: Major delays after truck on tracks disrupts service between San Francisco, East Bay Mercury News: Roadshow: For first driver’s license, California DMV has changed the rules Marin Independent Journal: SMART calls on drivers to think safety as trains roll through Marin Napa Valley Register: Napa’s […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 20, 2016
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Transportation News for July 20, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: National Parks make a push to un-pave paradise East Bay Times: BART: Agency needs to fill 62 jobs by November East Bay Times: BART: Braking problem on train in Transbay Tube causes delays Mercury News: Roadshow: Changes to 511.org rile some drivers Mercury News: Roadshow: Dozens of all-day metering lights to roll out next week Mercury […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 19, 2016
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Transportation News for July 19, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: CHP officers slam the brakes on Bay Bridge sideshow drivers San Francisco Chronicle: Security cameras on all BART cars by next year East Bay Times: Free and reduced-fare transit pass pilot for middle, high school students in Alameda County rolling out this fall Mercury News: Plans for self-driving cars have pitfall: the human brain Fairfield Daily […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 18, 2016
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Transportation News for July 18, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Self-driving cars: Consumer groups want government to hit brakes East Bay Times: Pittsburg: Highway 4 cameras to turn on this week Fairfield Daily Republic: Officials: Solano residents can expect roads to decline Napa Valley Register: Napa water taxi, historic B&B and apartment project face council vote Napa Valley Register: Napa Vine Trail segment faces further grand opening […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 14, 2016
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Transportation News for July 14, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Twin Peaks routing now separates vehicles from hikers, bikers San Francisco Chronicle:Officials try to untangle commute on Hwy. 101 on Peninsula San Francisco Chronicle: What to do with empty terminals in Oakland? Nothing, port says. San Francisco Chronicle: Upgrades to unsafe tank cars could take 15 years, board says San Francisco Chronicle: Happy birthday to San […]

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Delta eNews for July 14, 2016

This issue of the Delta eNews includes: State and federal agencies launch strategy to help preserve endangered delta smelt Delta Protection Commission meeting includes Delta Plan update Central Valley Flood Protection Board meeting features AB 1716 update CVRWQCB seeks public input on managed wetlands regulation MWD Special Committee on the Bay-Delta receives California WaterFix update SWRCB requests […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 13, 2016
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Transportation News for July 13, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: SFMTA has the right compromise on tech buses East Bay Times: Changes to BART’s internal affairs policy raising concerns among civil rights watchdogs San Francisco Examiner: Some ‘Next Muni’ stop predictions on the fritz across SF San Francisco Examiner: Twin Peaks road closure pilot starts today

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Spare the Air Alert for Wednesday, July 13, 2016

A Spare the Air Alert has been issued for today, Wednesday, July 13, 2016, throughout the Bay Area. BAAQMD is forecasting tomorrow’s Air Quality Index to be unhealthy, due to increased levels of ground-level ozone. People with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Ozone […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 12, 2016
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Transportation News for July 12, 2016

  East Bay Times: Freight rail boosts Bay Area, state’s economy (East Bay Times My Word) Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Railroad Square development draws support, questions NBC: Caltrans to Close Lanes of San Mateo Bridge For Repairs San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Southern California gets a big, fat $0 from Feds for freight, road improvements

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