Tag: Bay Area

In Search of Mud to Save Francisco Bay

  Guest Blog In Search of Mud to Save San Francisco Bay To restore the region’s salt marshes, scientists and engineers need to get their hands on huge quantities of the messy stuff By Venkat Srinivasan on March 28, 2016    Along the San Francisco Bay, just beyond the din of gridlock, industry and residential lawn mowers, an […]

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Free Webinar on 2016 SF Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund RFP

US EPA Region 9 is pleased to announce a free webinar for information on the 2016 San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund RFP. May 10, 2016 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM PST The webinar will cover key sections of the RFP, proposal submission information, including navigation tips for grants.gov, and include time for your questions. Registration […]

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Transportation News for April 21, 2016

Mercury News: FasTrak service center closed until Monday morning Mercury News: California high-speed rail board to consider latest plans during San Jose meeting Mercury News: Roadshow: Free rides on VTA bus and light rail on Friday Marin Independent Journal: Marin Transit District staff lauded amid robust fiscal forecast Sacramento Bee: Self-driving cars seen as a boon for people with disabilities […]

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Transportation News for April 15, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: SF to require Lyft, Uber drivers to obtain business licenses San Francisco Chronicle: BART to fine ‘seat hogs’ on crowded mass transit system San Francisco Chronicle: $4 million grant to expand San Francisco Bay ferry service Mercury News: Roadshow: Tech shuttle buses blasted for aggressive driving Marin Independent Journal: SMART begins talking rail schedule as service set […]

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Transportation News for April 13, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Big changes coming to Muni service across city San Francisco Chronicle: Labor deal leaves some BART directors unhappy Santa Rose Press Democrat: SMART seeks funds for Windsor stop Marin Independent Journal: Bike-pedestrian bridge over Sir Francis Drake Boulevard opens San Francisco Examiner: BART to reconsider proposal to penalize seat-hogs PR Newswire: Connected Car Hackathon Generates Innovative Ideas to […]

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