Tag: Bay Area

Transportation News for March 23, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Designs rolled out for Golden Gate Bridge’s future toll-taking structure Marin Independent Journal: Golden Gate Bridge toll-taking device unveiled San Francisco Chronicle: Mayor says driverless cars are ‘future of the streets of San Francisco’ San Francisco Examiner: Automated vehicle leader: Fully driverless cars not yet ready for ‘prime time’ San Francisco Chronicle: […]

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March 2018 Issue of Estuary News

Click here to read the March 2018 issue of Estuary News. This issue includes stories on human centered conservation in North Richmond, new radar for tracking atmospheric rivers, new thinking about how to soften urban shores,  and what the makeover of a flooded, weed-infested Delta island like Franks Tract might look like.  Other interesting topics […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 19, 2018
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Transportation News for March 19, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Editorial: To ease traffic, the Bay Area should vote yes on Measure 3 San Francisco Chronicle: Oakland sinkhole shuts down Posey Tube, big delays expected  San Francisco Chronicle: Lyft tests monthly subscriptions starting at $199  Mercury News: Roadshow: Rubberized asphalt will make Bay Area freeway less noisy Mercury News: Roadshow: Full-service gas stations are still around  Mercury […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 16, 2018
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Transportation News for March 16, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Is California high speed rail still a ‘train to nowhere’?  East Bay Times: Part of Lake Merritt path to get protected bike lanes Mercury News: Roadshow: Rubberized asphalt will make Bay Area freeway less noisy Napa Valley Register: Dan Walters: Road taxes needed, but benefits claim overblown San Francisco Examiner: Bike lane barriers installed along Valencia Street […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 15, 2018
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Transportation News for March 15, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Lyft partners with auto supply giant Magna on self-driving cars  San Francisco Chronicle: Putting riders’ lives at risk is not an OK way of protesting bike shares  Mercury News: Roadshow: What’s the plan for Altamont Pass?  Mercury News: Roadshow: CHP officer warns against opening shoulders to traffic  Mercury News: Opinion: Protect downtown San Jose during BART tunnel […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 14, 2018
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Transportation News for March 14, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: SF Muni’s new light-rail cars are different – and riders like them  San Francisco Chronicle: Lyft sued by disability advocates over wheelchair access  San Francisco Chronicle: More pedestrians die in California than any other state, report finds East Bay Times: Opinion: More women leaders needed for transportation projects Mercury News: Roadshow: Studies to widen I-205 to get […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 13, 2018
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Transportation News for March 13, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Tobacco, taxes, Tasers — they’re all on San Francisco’s June ballot  San Francisco Chronicle: Rare FasTrak glitch: His car was in Orange County but he got a ticket in the Bay Area  San Francisco Chronicle: Lyft touts fast growth rate, but leaves out details  East Bay Times: ‘Bridges, not walls:’ Brown invites Trump to visit high-speed […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 12, 2018
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Transportation News for March 12, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: California high-speed rail project facing more delays, higher costs  East Bay Times: High speed, high cost: Bullet train price tag reaches $77.3 billion, four years behind schedule  San Francisco Chronicle: At long last, Wi-Fi coming to BART, Caltrain — in 3 to 4 years  San Francisco Chronicle: What other Bay Area transit agencies are doing about […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 8, 2018
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Transportation News for March 8, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: SF to automakers: We want demo of driverless cars before they hit city streets  San Francisco Chronicle: Start 2nd BART tube now, revitalize Alameda  Mercury News: Roadshow: No widening for Highway 1 at Half Moon Bay  Marin Independent Journal: Study planned on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge third westbound lane  Fairfield Daily Republic: Senior, disabled transportation summit set in […]

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