Tag: transportation

  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 14, 2015
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Transportation News for July 14, 2015

Fairfield Daily Republic: Wolk ag-based climate bill clears Assembly committee  Sacramento Bee: Uber, Lyft carpooling bill pulled ahead of key committee vote  Fox and Hounds: Road Tax Approach Similar to Prop 30 Strategy   POLITICO Morning Transportation for 7/14/2015 By JENNIFER SCHOLTES and HEATHER CAYGLE, with help from Seung Min Kim HOUSE FIRES FIRST, UNVEILS HIGHWAY PATCH: Looking […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 13, 2015
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Transportation News for July 13, 2015

Santa Rosa Press Democrat: New route to Golden Gate Bridge reopens after 3-day closure  Sacramento Bee: Would California motorcycle lane-splitting rules be hard to enforce?  Los Angeles Times: What kind of car is the most green, fuel efficient and budget friendly?  Los Angeles Daily News: Voucher program helps you trade in your gas guzzler for an electric car  San […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 9, 2015
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Transportation News for July 9, 2015

Oakland Tribune: Golden Gate Bridge a rough drive this weekend Contra Costa Times: California motorcycle lane-splitting bill shelved for the year Fairfield Daily Republic: STA approves 2015 Solano Rail Facilities Plan Los Angeles Times: New HUD rules aim to ease segregation in housing CBS San Francisco: Maintenance Contract Approved For Permanent Return Of Bay Lights   POLITICO Morning Transportation for […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 8, 2015
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Transportation News for July 8, 2015

Oakland Tribune: AC Transit double-deck buses get ‘buy’ recommendation  Oakland Tribune: Alameda: Plan for homes, businesses at former Navy base approved  Marin Independent Journal: Workers inspect Golden Gate Bridge underbelly looking for problems  San Francisco Examiner: BART to rebuild half mile of tracks  Los Angeles Times: Gov. Brown says climate change creates Titanic-like scenario for world POLITICO Morning Transportation for […]

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Public Comments on Plan Bay Area 2040

  What We Heard: Your Comments From the Spring 2015 Open Houses Hello, During April and May, residents from across the Bay Area came together at a series of public open houses to discuss how to plan for our region’s future growth. Plan Bay Area, the region’s long-range transportation and housing roadmap, is being updated. […]

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BPC Letter to MTC Planning Committee & ABAG Administrative Committee Regarding Housing Performance Targets

The Bay Planning Coalition has submitted a letter to the MTC Planning Committee & ABAG Administrative Committee to register its support for MTC staff’s proposed language for the Adequate Housing Performance Targets for Plan Bay Area 2.0. MTC’s proposal represents good-faith implementation of SB 375’s requirement for our region’s Sustainable Communities Strategy to plan for adequate […]

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MTC Programming and Allocations Committee Meeting – July 8, 2015

The MTC Programming and Allocations Committee Meeting will hold a meeting on Wednesday July 8, 2015. Click here to view the agenda for this meeting. In advance of this meeting, the Bay Planning Coalition submitted a letter to the Committee commenting on the One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) Program proposal in regards to the principles and […]

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Joint MTC Planning Committee & ABAG Administrative Committee Meeting – July 10, 2015

The MTC Planning Committee & ABAG Administrative Committee Meeting will be holding a joint meeting on Friday July 10, 2015. Click here to view the agenda. In advance of this meeting, the Bay Planning Coalition submitted a letter to the Committees to register its support for MTC staff’s proposed language for the Adequate Housing Performance Targets for […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 7, 2015
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Transportation News for July 7, 2015

Sacramento Bee: Lawmaker puts brakes on motorcycle lane-splitting bill  Sacramento Bee: Opinion: Road deal won’t be easy ride for California  Los Angeles Times: Why is California gasoline so expensive?  KPCC: Bill would use electronic sign system to curb California’s deadly hit-and-run ‘epidemic’ POLITICO Morning Transportation for 7/7/2015 By JENNIFER SCHOLTES  FOUR-WEEK SPRINT TO EXPIRATION BEGINS: Both House and Senate […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 6, 2015
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Transportation News for July 6, 2015

San Jose Mercury News: FasTrak Flex: Get ready for the Bay Area’s next set of express lanes  Fairfield Daily Republic: STA to consider rail plan, budget revision, added freeway metering lights  Marin Independent Journal: Frustration grows over Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier delays  Los Angeles Times: Bay Area tunnel to be renamed after late actor Robin Williams  KQED: Legislators Tackle […]

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