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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 11, 2015
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Transportation News for March 11, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Odds increasing that huge quake will hit California  Capitol Weekly: Major new cuts eyed for greenhouse gases  CBS San Francisco: State Transportation Officials Look At All-Electronic Tolling For All Bay Area Bridges   POLITICO Morning Transportation for 3/11/2015  By HEATHER CAYGLE, With help from Kevin Robillard and Marianne LeVine MT SCOOP: TSA CHIEF COMING TO THE […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 10, 2015
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Transportation News for March 10, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: More tech shuttles on the way to San Francisco? San Francisco Chronicle: Drivers, though confused, will take free parking at any angle San Francisco Chronicle: Are all Bay Area bridges headed for only automated toll-taking? Contra Costa Times: Threatened fish could complicate plan to blow up old Bay Bridge pier Santa Cruz Sentinel: Bay Area housing lags […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 9, 2015
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Transportation News for March 9, 2015

San Francisco Examiner: New South City development near BART station to include below-market-rate component Daily Californian: BART station renovations green-lit by commission San Jose Mercury News: Richmond: Agreements bring ferry service closer to reality San Jose Mercury News: Bay Area housing lags booming economy KQED: Richmond Ferry Service Could Start as Soon as 2018 San Francisco Chronicle: S.F. must consider bus […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 6, 2015
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Transportation News for March 6, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Fixing Bay Bridge tower’s lean put crucial rods at risk San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: CHP’s new weapon against carpool cheats  Sacramento Bee: Caltrans: Bay Bridge safe, despite anchor-rod cracks  Fresno Bee: Report touts high-speed rail achievements, identifies challenges and risks POLITICO Morning Transportation for 3/6/2015 By HEATHER CAYGLE, with help from Kathryn A. Wolfe CRUDE […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 5, 2015
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Transportation News for March 5, 2015

Road funding must include construction and maintenance costs San Francisco Chronicle  Napa earthquake damage survey shows oldest buildings hit hardest San Francisco Chronicle  Sonoma County officials warned not to fool public on roads tax Santa Rosa Press Democrat California cities leading in population growth, density Sacramento Bee  POLITICO Morning Transportation for 3/5/2015 By HEATHER CAYGLE, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 4, 2015
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Energy News for March 4, 2015

Fuel Fix: Oil, gas industry urges lawmakers to lift crude exports ban Reuters: Crude exports ban hinders U.S. shale producers from competing globally Bloomberg: Oil, gas M&A deals to rise this year amid price slump, expert says Reuters: Data: Pipeline startups prompt uptick in Canada-Gulf Coast oil imports The Oklahoman: “Cowboyistan” drives global oil output growth since 2008, exec says […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 4, 2015
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Transportation News for March 4, 2015

S.F. transportation agency OKs redesign of Polk Street San Francisco Chronicle  Oakland Tribune editorial: Latest attempt to end BART strikes deserves high marks for creativity Oakland Tribune How the world’s fair birthed Muni San Francisco Examiner The Future of SB 375 Implementation and Regional Planning Western City POLITICO Morning Transportation for 3/4/2015 By HEATHER CAYGLE, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 3, 2015
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Transportation News for March 3, 2015

San Jose Chronicle: Climate change warmth driving drought, scientists say  San Jose Mercury News: Bay Bridge bolts–the sequel  Napa Valley Register: Vine Trail seeks to solve Soscol Avenue puzzle  San Francisco Examiner: Wiener to SFMTA: Google bus pilot program should consider fair wages, working conditions POLITICO Morning Transportation for 3/3/2015 By HEATHER CAYGLE, with help from Kevin Robillard and […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 2, 2015
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Transportation News for March 2, 2015

Bill would double federal funds to restore S.F. Bay San Francisco Chronicle Bay Bridge leaks: Toll payers on hook for Caltrans’ blunders San Francisco Chronicle  BART delays climb with age, ridership San Francisco Chronicle  Readers weigh in on Bay Area’s thorniest on-ramps San Francisco Chronicle  Barnidge: Baker cooks up a bill to prevent BART strikes […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 27, 2015
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Energy News for February 27, 2015

Bloomberg: Official: Alberta looks to win Keystone XL approval through climate policies Reuters: U.S. LNG exporters shift focus to European market CNBC: Global oil glut leads to storage space shortage, observers say United Press International: EIA: U.S. crude output levels stabilized last week Reuters: U.S. oil production to slow in “middle of the year,” exec says Politico: TransCanada could use NAFTA […]

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