Tag: public transit

  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 26, 2018
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Transportation News for July 26, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Transportation exec Steve Heminger, head of MTC, to retire in 2019  San Francisco Business Times: Head of Bay Area’s regional transportation agency to retire  East Bay Times: Outgoing SPUR director explains what’s wrong with the Bay Area today  East Bay Times: Milpitas Police Chief prepares for new BART station  Mercury News: Willow Glen road diet update: Roadshow  […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 25, 2018
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Transportation News for July 25, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Replacing BART’s fake cameras with real ones paid off after MacArthur Station stabbings  San Francisco Chronicle: Train station killing in Oakland: BART violent crime up 69 percent in past decade  East Bay Times: East Bay bus riders are trending whiter, more affluent: Report  East Bay Times: A new study says services like UberPool and Lyft Line […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 24, 2018
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Transportation News for July 24, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: For a few San Franciscans, reliving #TotalMuni2018 is the route to happiness  San Francisco Chronicle: Teen’s slaying was BART’s third homicide in five days  East Bay Times: 5 best parking apps for San Francisco lots and garages  Mercury News: Roadshow: No gas tax funds for high-speed rail  San Francisco Examiner: Announcement on e-scooter permits to come in […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 23, 2018
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Transportation News for July 23, 2018

ABC: MTC wants your ideas to fix Bay Area’s transportation problems San Francisco Chronicle: Gas tax repeal campaign focuses on Bay Area commuters, families Mercury News: What’s the best nickname for speeders? Roadshow San Francisco Examiner: Cost for long delayed Muni ‘loop’ to boost Warriors train service jumps $1.4 million Napa Valley Register: Grand vision sees improved Highway 37 winding […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 20, 2018
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Transportation News for July 20, 2018

East Bay Times: Got a $1 billion-plus idea to fix traffic, transit in the Bay Area?  San Francisco Chronicle: Flixbus: $10 rides between San Francisco, Los Angeles San Francisco Chronicle: Here are all the unspoken rules of Uber and Lyft  Mercury News: Merging chaos at 680-24: Roadshow  Marin Independent Journal: SMART extension work cuts business at San Rafael stores  San […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 17, 2018
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Transportation News for July 17, 2018

East Bay Times: Oakland officials propose ordinance to regulate shared scooters  Mercury News: Dead trees being removed across state: Roadshow Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Parking meter sculpture pops up in downtown Santa Rosa Marin Independent Journal: Proposal period nears for Novato train station  Marin Independent Journal: Study: San Rafael, Novato supply bulk of local workers  San Francisco Examiner: Peskin expands SF […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 16, 2018
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Transportation News for July 16, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: It’s been a bumpy ride as new BART cars spend time in the shop for repairs  Mercury News: Did Trump inspire Road Boulder nickname?  Mercury News: Tempers flare at I-680 exit to Alum Rock  Mercury News: Highway 1 reopens Friday, ending 18 months of epic U-turns along California’s coastal journey  San Francisco Examiner: Free bike rental program […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 13, 2018
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Transportation News for July 13, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: New study finds driving in Bay Area has never been worse San Francisco Chronicle: Bicyclists protest as city plans for safer lanes hit bumps Mercury News: I-680 toll lanes offer slightly faster commutes Mercury News: Shippers rushing to beat tariffs? Port of Oakland reports record imports Marin Independent Journal: Marin transportation board: Sales tax plan needs no […]

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