Tag: public transit

Transportation News for April 15, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: SF to require Lyft, Uber drivers to obtain business licenses San Francisco Chronicle: BART to fine ‘seat hogs’ on crowded mass transit system San Francisco Chronicle: $4 million grant to expand San Francisco Bay ferry service Mercury News: Roadshow: Tech shuttle buses blasted for aggressive driving Marin Independent Journal: SMART begins talking rail schedule as service set […]

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Transportation News for April 13, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Big changes coming to Muni service across city San Francisco Chronicle: Labor deal leaves some BART directors unhappy Santa Rose Press Democrat: SMART seeks funds for Windsor stop Marin Independent Journal: Bike-pedestrian bridge over Sir Francis Drake Boulevard opens San Francisco Examiner: BART to reconsider proposal to penalize seat-hogs PR Newswire: Connected Car Hackathon Generates Innovative Ideas to […]

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Transportation News for April 12, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: BART announces 10.8% pay hike to head off labor conflict San Francisco Chronicle: Warriors arena will worsen traffic: That’s a good thing Marin Independent Journal: Golden Gate Bus service stabilizes, more drivers sought San Francisco Examiner: SF proposes $260M loan to bail out troubled Transbay Transit Center project San Mateo Daily Journal: Ferry agency: Redwood City on […]

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Transportation News for April 7, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: BART gives first look at new train cars Mercury News: 504-foot truss span on old Bay Bridge to be removed this weekend Mercury News: Roadshow: Could California’s gas tax be a thing of the past? Marin Independent Journal: SMART gets federal environmental OK to allow it to seek money for bike and ped pathway SCPR: Caltrans partnering […]

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Transportation News for April 6, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Uber, Lyft may face new rules in California San Francisco Chronicle: SF Muni plans 25-cent surcharge for riders paying cash Mercury News: Stuart Cohen: Innovative carpooling helps ease Bay Area congestion Mercury News: Roadshow: Sit or stand? BART testing new train cars with fewer seats Mercury News: San Jose: More bicycle rental kiosks are coming San Francisco […]

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Transportation News for March 31, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Voters must demand a new BART labor contract Contra Costa Times: Borenstein: BART ratchets up diversionary propaganda with tax vote looming San Jose Mercury News: San Jose prepares to tackle development of 50 more miles of trails  San Francisco Examiner: Another car-free residential building signals shift away from parking Martinez Gazette: Proposed I-680/Highway 4 interchange project among […]

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