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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 14, 2016
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Transportation News for October 14, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: BART’s future on line: Can transit system gain voters’ trust? Capital Public Radio: State Testing Ways To Tax Road Usage, Separate From The Gas Tax East Bay Times: Fremont: Opening date of Warms Springs station remains a mystery Mercury News: BART proposes ‘one-stop shop’ open data portal Santa Rosa Press Democrat: SMART launch likely to be delayed […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 12, 2016
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Transportation News for October 12, 2016

KQED: Bay Bridge East Span Bike Path: It’s Done, but Not Open Just Yet   San Francisco Chronicle: Uber dominates U.S. ride market, report says Mercury News: Roadshow: More Dumbarton FasTrak lanes wanted East Bay Times: D’Souza: VTA should build light rail, not spend on roads Daily Californian: Candidates run for AC Transit, BART boards of directors California Political Review: Eber: […]

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MTC Opposes Proposition 53

Contact: Steven Maviglio, 916-607-8340 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OPPOSES PROP 53 Measure Threatens Local Control for Transportation, Infrastructure Projects SACRAMENTO – The agency that oversees planning, financing and coordinating transportation for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area is the latest local government group to unanimously oppose Prop 53, a measure on the November […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 27, 2016
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Transportation News for September 27, 2016

San Francisco Examiner: Golden Gate Ferry’s fall service sees trips eliminated, shifted Sacramento Bee: California expands restrictions for phone use while driving KATC: California Pilot Program Providing Commuters With Tax-Free Transit Benefits Becomes Permanent KATC: Rail~Volution 2016 Conference Comes To San Francisco Bay Area In October

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 21, 2016
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Transportation News for September 21, 2016

Fairfield Daily Republic: Benicia council spikes use permit for Valero oil-by-rail plan Napa Valley Register: Caltrans cancels overnight closures of Highway 121 San Francisco Examiner: Sunset Tunnel construction cost balloons by $3 million after discovery of crumbling walls San Francisco Examiner: Despite sinking Millennium Tower, SF advances $6.8M for nearby Transbay Center Los Angeles Times: California’s proposed DMV rules for […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 20, 2016
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Transportation News for September 20, 2016

East Bay Times: Oakland considering sweeping changes to parking requirements for new developments  Mercury News: Editorial: Finish BART, repair streets with Measure B Mercury News: Silva: California law helping taxis compete needs signature KALW: City Visions: What does a future with driverless cars look like? CBS: I-80 Smart Corridor Project Finished, Activated To Ease Congestion Napa Valley Register: Road work will […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 15, 2016
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Transportation News for September 15, 2016

  East Bay Times: Report: Tech buses proliferating throughout Bay Area Marin Independent Journal: Sausalito sues Golden Gate Bridge district over ferry landing project Marin Independent Journal: Marin’s Civic Center Drive ‘quiet zone’ change will delay completion Marin Independent Journal: Marin lands $4.4M grant for bus depot Los Angeles Daily News: LA City Council backs Measure M sales tax to […]

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San Diego Union-Tribune Urges Readers to Vote No on Prop 53

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 […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 6, 2016
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Transportation News for September 6, 2016

KPCC: 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 […]

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Seminar on Critical Infrastructure Resiliency – Save the Date!

The 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 […]

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