Tag: public transit

  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 27, 2017
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Transportation News for March 27, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: New BART station a drum roll for ambitious goals San Francisco Chronicle: State pushes carmakers on emissions East Bay Times: BART: Major delays felt after power line falls at West Oakland station Mercury News: E-bikes are becoming a hit with consumers Mercury News: Uber’s self-driving cars off the road following Arizona crash Mercury News: Roadshow: Fix-it ticket for […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 24, 2017
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Transportation News for March 24, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: BART extension to South Fremont set to open San Francisco Chronicle: Carpool cheats on favorite back door to Bay Bridge forces changes San Francisco Chronicle: Washington’s politics shouldn’t block a needed Caltrain upgrade Mercury News: Trump, Chao get an earful on Caltrain funds from Silicon Valley leaders Mercury News: Los Gatos: Summer street repaving plans approved Mercury […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 23, 2017
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Transportation News for March 23, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Believe it or not, people are actually leaving Yelp reviews for Bay Area roads and tunnels Mercury News: San Jose: New group demands traffic calming solutions in Willow Glen Mercury News: Palo Alto: Tab for dump-truck damage to Embarcadero overpass could be $1 million Mercury News: How San Jose can make bicycling less stressful Mercury News: Roadshow: […]

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Transportation News for March 22, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Brown ‘cautiously optimistic’ about federal Caltrain funding East Bay Times: BART riders, Fremont residents hope relief is on the way with Warm Springs station opening Mercury News: Roadshow: Who won the BART Warm Springs opening date contest? Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael reluctantly OKs SMART deal involving Larkspur extension Napa Valley Register: Take the Napa Commute Challenge […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 21, 2017
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Transportation News for March 31, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Uber slows move into Oakland headquarters San Francisco Chronicle: A year later, I-580 pay-to-use lanes are a success, report says San Francisco Chronicle: Newest ferryboat makes its debut on the bay Mercury News: Video: $15.1 million ferry Hydrus takes to the water on San Francisco Bay San Francisco Examiner: All aboard San Francisco’s newest ferry vessel East […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 20, 2017
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Transportation News for March 20, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Trump’s proposed infrastructure cuts prompt @SFBART tweetstorm San Francisco Chronicle: Caltrans demolishes Big Sur bridge after days of setbacks Mercury News: Caltrans: Highway 1 replacement bridge in Big Sur ready in six months San Francisco Chronicle: Lombard Street crush: Let’s bend a little for the tourists San Francisco Chronicle: State set to regulate self-driving cars, but is […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 17, 2017
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Transportation News for March 17, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: A year later, I-580 pay-to-use lanes are a success, report says San Francisco Chronicle: Last legal obstacle for streetcar loop in SF’s Dogpatch falls East Bay Times: Learn more about legislation to fix road crisis Mercury News: Big Sur: Highway 1 bridge demolition progresses, slowly Mercury News: Roadshow: Toll lanes’ double white lines will disappear Santa Rosa […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 16, 2017
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Transportation News for March 16, 2017

East Bay Times: Most agree Bay Area freeway cameras can help prevent shootings, paying for them is another matter East Bay Times: Brentwood to get Mokelumne Trail pedestrian overpass East Bay Times: San Pablo: New westbound I-80/El Portal on-ramp set to open Mercury News: Menlo Park: City awards $600K contract for Middle crossing Mercury News: VTA route changes could inconvenience […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 15, 2017
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Transportation News for March 15, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Lombard Street fee plan meets resistance from 2 supervisors East Bay Times: Orinda: Residents, city hammer out deal for sinkhole fix East Bay Times: BART puts brakes on proposed ‘Sanctuary in Transit’ policy, for now Mercury News: Highway 1 to Big Sur reopens to public Mercury News: Roadshow: Will Trump give us a new freeway from San […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 14, 2017
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Transportation News for March 14, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Northeast blizzard causes nearly 90 flight cancellations at SFO Mercury News: The dream of high-speed rail in California is taking longer and costing more Mercury News: Roadshow: Why is nothing being done about the potholes? Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Transportation bill survives first tests in Sacramento KRON 4: VIDEO: Old Bay Bridge demolition delaying full opening of […]

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