Category: Transportation Infrastructure

  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 28, 2017
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Transportation News for July 28, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area bridges see dramatic increase in early morning congestion  East Bay Times: Silicon Valley Leadership Group seeks to banish ‘twin demons’  Mercury News: California’s EV charging network gets $800 million spark from VW  Mercury News: Roadshow: Why should everyone get to drive in the express lanes?  Napa Valley Register: MTC approves $500,000 grant for downtown Novato […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 27, 2017
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Transportation News for July 27, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Electric bus maker Proterra opens California factory San Francisco Chronicle: Oroville Dam flaws don’t bode well for tunnels, train projects East Bay Express: East Bay Paratransit Bus System Leaves Drivers Broke and Riders Often Stranded East Bay Times: Oakland to improve pathways from downtown, Chinatown to waterfront Mercury News: New bike share station open for business on […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 26, 2017
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Transportation News for July 26, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Golden Gate Bridge board may chase marathon runners from roadway East Bay Times: Drones, artificial intelligence creep into the road construction industry Mercury News: Roadshow: California’s new “8” license plates will hit the road soon Mercury News: Editorial: CARB can’t let VW off the hook for its diesel emissions scandal Mercury News: Opinion: If Congress allows 91,000-lb. […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 25, 2017
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Transportation News for July 25, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: BART shows off new train cars Mercury News: Quieter ride on BART’s new train cars: ‘Getting close’ to rollout San Francisco Examiner: Some new BART cars expected to be in service by September East Bay Times: Editorial: Troubling plan for $3 Bay Area bridge toll hike Mercury News: Roadshow: I hate all these SUVs blocking my view […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 24, 2017
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Transportation News for July 24, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Streetscape improvements bad for business, SF merchants say San Francisco Chronicle: SF seeks court orders to force Uber, Lyft to share data San Francisco Chronicle: Central Subway probably a no-show when Warriors tip off in SF San Francisco Chronicle: How the Pony Express linked an isolated SF to the country San Francisco Chronicle: Caltrain electrification project takes […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 21, 2017
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Transportation News for July 21, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Lyft opens Palo Alto division to develop self-driving cars San Francisco Chronicle: Muni subway to be closed for railcar tests San Francisco Examiner: Major Muni tunnel closures start Saturday to test new trains East Bay Times: Editorial: BART should level with riders about crime on trains Mercury News: Roadshow: Why toll booths charge for going westbound, but […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 19, 2017
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Transportation News for July 19, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: SFMTA must get back on track — too many project delays  San Francisco Chronicle: Many BART trains equipped with cameras with ’70s technology  San Francisco Chronicle: After criticism, BART resumes providing riders daily crime log  East Bay Times: Employers warned to offer commuter benefit to workers in Bay Area  East Bay Times: Park It: Electric bikes allowed […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 18, 2017
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Transportation News for July 18, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: The brainiest train in California Mercury News: Roadshow: Highway upgrades for Google’s San Jose campus? That’s unlikely East Bay Times: Bike-share bikes replaced after North Oakland tire slashing Mercury News: BART officials look for ways to ‘aggressively hire’ police officers Mercury News: Caltrans begins modifying roads for self-driving cars Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Sonoma County continues yearslong push […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 17, 2017
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Transportation News for July 17, 2017

East Bay Times: New BART director strikes blow for transparency, and it’s a bit of a bumpy ride East Bay Times: Rapes, sexual assaults on the rise on BART Mercury News: California lawmaker sues AG over description of his gas-tax ballot measure Mercury News: Roadshow: Courteous drivers do exist in California Mercury News: Roadshow: Carpool stickers must be on your […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 14, 2017
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Transportation News for July 14, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: BART directors view squalid reality in Powell Station visit San Francisco Chronicle: BART’s police chief wants to improve system’s crime reporting San Francisco Chronicle: Salesforce gets naming rights to new SF transit center San Francisco Chronicle: How the Bay Area took over the self-driving car business East Bay Times: New bike boulevards coming to Palo Alto this […]

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