Tag: public transit

  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 10, 2016
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Transportation News for November 10, 2016

New York Times: What Trump, Clinton and Voters Agreed On: Better Infrastructure San Francisco Chronicle: Voters hand BART funds to rebuild and three new directors East Bay Times: Watch: How the big BART bond measure passed Mercury News: Roadshow: What’s the nuttiest thing you’ve seen on a freeway? Mercury News: Menlo Park weighs transit tweaks after new school opens

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 9, 2016
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Transportation News for November 9, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: BART Measure RR on track to win East Bay Times: BART bond: San Francisco, Oakland voters instrumental in victory East Bay Times: Editorial: BART election results eliminate hope of fiscal reform Mercury News: Roadshow: Dumbarton Bridge new FasTrak lane reviewed by drivers Los Angeles Times: Lead increases for tax hike to expand L.A. Metro mass transit Orange […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 7, 2016
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Transportation News for November 7, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Slow road to safety as park thoroughfare gets speed humps East Bay Times: BART’s well-paid janitor: A symptom of an ailing system Mercury News: Editorial: Traffic, housing and pension measures need to pass Mercury News: VTA hires new paratransit service for disabled, elderly riders Mercury News: Roadshow: Why Autobahn has so few tailgaters, road boulders Mercury News: Roadshow: […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 4, 2016
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Transportation News for November 4, 2016

East Bay Times: Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier project has new $204 million funding plan Mercury News: Sunnyvale: Bike lanes and street improvements come to Maude Avenue Mercury News: Roadshow: Honking at carpool cheats gets a thumbs up (mostly) Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Willits Highway 101 bypass finally opens to traffic

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Spread the word about Measure RR

Join our Thunderclap campaign and help spread the word about Measure RR! Right now, you’re probably asking yourself: what is a Thunderclap? It’s a new website that allows people to pledge to Tweet or Facebook a message all on the same day — and at the exact same time — in order to achieve the […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 3, 2016
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Transportation News for November 3, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Crumbling roads in SF, Oakland ranked worst in nation San Francisco Chronicle: Flywheel Taxi sues Uber for antitrust violations San Francisco Chronicle: Disability community: Don’t slow testing of self-driving cars East Bay Times: Commentary: Make BART do its bond measure right Mercury News: Roadshow: Highway 85 light-rail plan still alive Mercury News: Shocking new studies: Silicon Valley’s “megacommute” […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 2, 2016
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Transportation News for November 2, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area voters asked to support transportation fixes San Francisco Chronicle: Lawyer says Draymond Green’s pro-BART ad violates election law East Bay Times: Winter blend gasoline on tap for California; will prices go down? East Bay Times: Oakland council approves demand-based pricing for downtown parking meters Mercury News: Roadshow: Are BART delays politically timed? Marin Independent Journal: Initial […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 1, 2016
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Transportation News for November 1, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Swift Navigation aims for pinpoint GPS to guide autonomous cars Mercury News: Roadshow: Will these trouble spots make the Measure B list? Los Angeles Times: L.A.’s traffic battle plan: More rail, but also Uber, bicycles, cars and a lot more dense development Los Angeles Times: California’s electric-car rebates jump for lower-income buyers and vanish for more […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 31, 2016
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Transportation News for October 31, 2016

Los Angeles Times: Car-crazy Los Angeles might have a few things to teach the smug Bay Area about mass transit Bloomberg: America Is Building More Three-Car Garages Than One-Bedroom Apartments Mercury News: Roadshow: San Jose testing app to improve traffic flow Mercury News: Roadshow: Can Germany solve Bay Area’s traffic woes? East Bay Times: Editorial and video: Reject BART’s Measure […]

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