Tag: Bay Area

PMM Online News for March 30, 2018

    FORWARD  SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE         SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION           INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE      Meaningful Tax Reform   By Chris Philips, Managing Editor     According to the Washington Public Ports Association, as many as half of US-bound containers coming into Canada’s […]

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Notice of WETA Board of Directors Meeting, Thursday, April 5, 2018

        Notice of Board of Directors Meeting  The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, April 5 at 1:30 p.m. at Pier 1, Port of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.   The meeting agenda and full Board packet are now available for download […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 29, 2018
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Transportation News for March 29, 2018

 Mercury News: Electric cars not as likely to catch fire as gas-powered vehicles Marin Independent Journal: Novato residents urge funding for crossing guards, electric vehicles Marin Independent Journal: IJ Forums: Panelists discuss Richmond bridge bike lane Napa Valley Register: Caltrans planning night work on Highway 29 between Yountville and St. Helena San Francisco Examiner: SF […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 28, 2018
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Transportation News for March 28, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Electric scooters for grown-ups now available for rent in SF, San Jose San Francisco Chronicle: Uber puts the brakes on testing robot cars in California after Arizona fatality Silicon Valley Business Journal: Guest opinion: Get behind RM3, the Bay Area depends on it East Bay Times: BART to crack down on LimeBikes left at stations Napa […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 27, 2018
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Transportation News for March 27, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Answers are needed before Bay Area votes on Regional Measure 3 East Bay Times: Opinion: Voters need solid answers before OK of Regional Measure 3 Napa Valley Register: With one exception, Napa transportation agency endorses Bay Area toll hike measure San Francisco Chronicle: Cable cars’ ding goes for your wallet, too Mercury […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 26, 2018
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Transportation News for March 26, 2018

East Bay Times: Cheating commuters cost Bay Area $60 million a year East Bay Times: Roadshow: FasTrak ‘beep’ going away on future toll lanes Mercury News: California to start permitting driverless cars next week Mercury News: What’s with all those expired registration tags? Mercury News: Uber selling Southeast Asian business to regional rival Grab Marin […]

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Alarming Study of Garbage Patch

By Peter Fimrite Illustration by John Blanchard / The Chronicle The giant mass of floating plastic that has imperiled birds and wildlife between San Francisco and Hawaii contains 1.8 trillion pieces of trash covering an area nearly four times the size of California — significantly bigger than previously thought — and it is growing, a […]

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