New York Time: Ford Promises Fleets of Driverless Cars Within Five Years East Bay Times: Concord: Free Monument neighborhood shuttle up and running East Bay Times: Railroads show little progress on key safety technology Mercury News: BART to San Jose gets funding promise Mercury News: Mercury News editorial: California EV program needs a tuneup Marin Independent Journal: Golden Gate Bridge traffic […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: The mystery behind California’s high gas prices San Francisco Chronicle: Retain sticker programs to incentivize electric car sales San Mateo Daily Journal: Toll lane study gets a big boost: Local companies chip in $3 million for Highway 101 environmental review East Bay Times: New AC Transit app allows riders to report suspicious activity Napa Valley Register: Napa […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Golden Gate Bridge lower deck? Images from all the times it almost happened San Francisco Chronicle: More ride options doesn’t mean less traffic San Francisco Chronicle: Start those electric engines: Revamp state zero-emissions program San Francisco Chronicle: To win business travelers, airlines rush to Silicon Valley Napa Valley Register: Caltrans begins nighttime paving on Highway 29 San […]
Continue ReadingEast Bay Times: Expanded all-nighter bus service sees some gains, but demand still lagging East Bay Times: Roadshow: I-80 rebuild begins, and it’s a biggie Vallejo Times-Herald: Ramp connecting Interstate 80, State Route 12 to open soon Marin Independent Journal: Marin Civic Center traffic roundabout construction on schedule
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: New cars delayed, but BART says future fleet is still on track San Francisco Chronicle: Waiting and wondering about all these big Bay Area transportation projects East Bay Times: Contra Costa supes put transportation tax on November ballot Fairfield Daily Republic: Frazier says big transportation bill to be unveiled Fresno Bee: Time is money – $50 million […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: It’s Uber’s world — does Lyft have a future in it? San Francisco Chronicle: Lyft to allow multiple stops on rides Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Lane splitting to become legal? San Francisco Examiner: SF approves agreement for Caltrain electrification Los Angeles Times: State rail authority will seek a $35-million increase for key project in bullet train plan […]
Continue ReadingMercury News: Power system failures plague BART’s new cars Mercury News: Milpitas Post Editorial: The half-cent sales tax increase to take a giant bite out of our traffic congestion may be a tough sell but worth it Santa Rosa Press Democrat: SMART train horns spur request for ‘quiet zones’ along tracks Marin Independent Journal: Marin Headlands’ ‘Five-Minute Tunnel’ to […]
Continue ReadingEast Bay Times: California lawmakers approve motorcyclists’ lane splitting Los Angeles Times: Without more walkable cities, building new transit won’t reverse Metro’s ridership decline Fairfield Daily Republic: Spering heralds Peabody Road overcrossing as part of ‘Fairfield’s new frontier’ San Francisco Examiner: Streets where two cyclists were killed to net major safety overhaul Daily Californian: Water taxi service Tideline looks to […]
Continue ReadingBay Area residents are unilaterally aware that earthquakes pose a real risk to California and the Bay Area. Many of us were here when the Loma Prieta Earthquake struck in 1989, killing 63 people and causing severe damage throughout the region, and we remember what a powerful and unnerving event it was. As a result, […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Thoughts on the Bay Bridge’s old eastern span fading into history San Francisco Chronicle: Last big piece of old Bay Bridge ready to sail into history San Francisco Examiner: Pedestrian group tries to save car-free Stockton Street proposal Richmond Standard: 43 ramp meters on I-80 to begin operating all day starting Tuesday Tri-City Voice: Warm Springs/South Fremont […]
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