Tag: Bay Area

  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 13, 2017
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Transportation News for March 13, 2017

New York Times: Cars Will Talk to One Another. Exactly How Is Less Certain. Futurism: Expert: Self-Driving Cars Will Eliminate Traffic Jams by 2030 Bloomberg: States Aren’t Waiting for Trump to Seek Funds for Infrastructure San Francisco Chronicle: Intel to pay $15.3 billion for Mobileye San Francisco Chronicle: BART’s long-awaited Warm Springs extension to open March 25 San Francisco Chronicle: Bay […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 10, 2017
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San Francisco Bay Boating Community Convenes at First Expert Briefing of 2017

On March 9th, Bay Planning Coalition’s first Expert Briefing of 2017 convened over 60 individuals from across San Francisco Bay to learn about some of the key issues impacting the Bay’s recreational boating community. Hosted at Brickyard Cove Marina, attendees included those from various boating associations, public and private marinas, ship and boatyards, and several […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 9, 2017
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Transportation News for March 9, 2017

SFGate: BART looking at raising fares, charging more for paper tickets SFGate: Survey: Most Americans afraid to ride in self-driving cars SFGate: Uber self-driving cars are coming back to California roads   SF Cbronicle: Never on weekdays: Bay Bridge bike, pedestrian path mostly closed East Bay Times: Alaska Airlines plots new San Jose, San Francisco routes Mercury News: Roadshow: Why Honda […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 8, 2017
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Transportation News for March 8, 2017

New York Times: Self-Driving Cars Can’t Cure Traffic, but Economics Can New York Times: Omaha’s Answer to Costly Potholes? Go Back to Gravel Roads San Francisco Chronicle: BART’s Oakland airport connector turning into big money loser East Bay Times: Uber future uncertain as CEO Travis Kalanick moves to hire ‘peer’ Mercury News: BART to consider 25-cent fare increase, smaller discount […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 7, 2017
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Transportation News for March 7, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: San Ramon office park testing 2 self-driving shuttles East Bay Times: San Ramon: Driverless shuttles make their debut East Bay Times: Cause of fire at Walnut Creek BART station Saturday undetermined Mercury News: Would higher gas tax fill Bay Area’s spreading potholes? Mercury News: Roadshow: Fix-it ticket brings $1,400 fine, suspended license Marin Independent Journal: ‘Spiffy’: Tiburon ferry […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 6, 2017
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Transportation News for March 6, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: How Uber used secret tool to deceive authorities worldwide San Francisco Chronicle: The self-driving car’s family tree Mercury News: Attorney general wants Uber, Lyft drivers fingerprinted Mercury News: Driverless trucks: Coming soon to a road near you? San Francisco Chronicle: SF bike share program set to rev up with burst of new money San Francisco Chronicle: SF supervisors […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 3, 2017
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Transportation News for March 3, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Uber plans to apply for California self-driving permit Mercury News: Roadshow: Are Fremont metering lights helping 680 mess? Drivers debate Marin Independent Journal: Larkspur rejects Bon Air Bridge bids as critics pan closure idea Fairfield Daily Republic: Delta ferries in Solano return to service Sacramento Bee: Bullet train suffers two big setbacks that could be fatal Twin […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 2, 2017
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Transportation News for March 2, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: In Mountain View, retrofitting vehicles to make them self-driving San Francisco Chronicle: SF sues Hertz, says it’s ‘gouging’ car renters for bridge tolls East Bay Times: Want gas under $2 a gallon? Go to Louisiana East Bay Times: Oakland: Date set for massive East Oakland sinkhole repair Mercury News: Menlo Park: City may shed a transit-related commission […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 1, 2017
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Transportation News for March 1, 2017

KQED: With Caltrain Project in Danger, Bay Area Delegation Plans Lobbying Trip to D.C. East Bay Times: Berkeley: Ferry service to San Francisco launched Mercury News: Caltrain: Agreement with contractors to extend deadline keeps electrification project alive East Bay Times: Slow mudslide keeps popular commuters’ shortcut closed; Morgan Territory Road residents without water Mercury News: Niles Canyon: Palomares Road could […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 28, 2017
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Transportation News for February 28, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Caltrain acts to keep electrification plan alive San Francisco Chronicle: Legislators seek to assist weary BART riders San Francisco Chronicle: Parking scofflaws can’t escape Muni bus cameras East Bay Times: Editorial: Feds should electrify Caltrain, kill bullet train Mercury News: Roadshow: Fixing Highway 17 with a tunnel — or a fake cliff? San Francisco Examiner: SF to craft […]

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