Tag: transportation

  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 1, 2018
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Transportation News for May 1, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Voters To Decide On Toll Increases For Bay Area Bridges San Francisco Chronicle: BART, Muni tackle sordid stench on elevators by hiring attendants Mercury News: Self-driving cars’ shortcomings revealed in DMV reports Mercury News: San Jose considering new rules for motorized scooters: Roadshow Marin Independent Journal: Editorial: Finally, some relief for Richmond […]

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Transportation News for April 30, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: How to fix California’s roads, bridges, dams: Candidates for governor share views San Francisco Chronicle: Golden Gate Bridge’s new toll-collecting gantry has been chosen San Francisco Chronicle: Even the SF Bay ferries are crowded these days San Francisco Chronicle: BART reining in janitor overtime after public fallout Curbed: BART votes to move […]

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SFCTA April Newsletter

    April 2018   San Francisco sets bold new goal: 80 percent of trips by sustainable modes Last week, Mayor Mark Farrell announced a new goal to make 80 percent of all travel in San Francisco by a sustainable mode of transportation. That includes walking, biking, public transit, and carpooling. Having exceeded our former […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 27, 2018
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Transportation News for April 27, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Major Bay Area transportation projects to receive state funding San Francisco Chronicle: Golden Gate Bridge towers to get up-close inspection Mercury News: San Jose BART extension wins $730 million grant Mercury News: BART to San Jose: Board approves revolutionary single-tunnel option for expansion Mercury News: Commute: Express lanes from San Bruno to […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 26, 2018
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Transportation News for April 26, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Stunning increase in Bay Area ‘super commuters’ in the last decade amid housing crisis San Francisco Chronicle: Chariot gets private transit permit from San Francisco Mercury News: Some trashy roads are getting cleaned up: Roadshow KQED: Bird Pushes Back Against San Francisco Proposal to Limit Scooter Fleets Curbed: What’s up with the […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 25, 2018
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Transportation News for April 25, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: GoBike adds e-bikes to SF’s shared alternative transportation fleet East Bay Times: Nightmare 90-minute ‘super commutes’ more common as Bay Area housing shortage intensifies Mercury News: San Mateo switches bike-share contracts, saving $90,000 Mercury News: Not everyone is a fan of coming toll lanes on I-680 Marin Independent Journal: North Marin shuttle […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 23, 2018
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Transportation News for April 23, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Rules in the works as city offers olive branch in scooter war San Francisco Chronicle: The Uberization of e-scooters San Francisco Chronicle: Solving transit troubles key in SF mayor’s race San Francisco Chronicle: San Francisco Chronicle Writers to Ride Every Muni Line in a Day, Reprising Larry Baer’s 1980 Feat San Francisco […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 20, 2018
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Transportation News for April 20, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: New Eastbound Lane On Richmond-San Rafael Bridge To Open Friday San Francisco Chronicle: Closure of Twin Peaks roadway to motorists extended for 2 years San Francisco Chronicle: Caltrans Releases Bicycle, Pedestrian Plan To Improve Transport San Francisco Chronicle: SF’s scooter skirmish: City escalates battle over the motorized two-wheelers San Francisco Chronicle: San […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 19, 2018
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Transportation News for April 19, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area bridge gets new peak-hour lane beginning Friday San Francisco Chronicle: SF officials haul in 24 more illegally parked rental scooters KALW: Hey Area: What help is there for Oakland businesses impacted by bus rapid transit? Mercury News: These new express lanes should bring some relief to our congested roads Mercury […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 18, 2018
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Transportation News for April 18, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: SF supervisors pass law to regulate scooters that have descended on city East Bay Times: San Francisco impounds electric scooters, execs called ‘spoiled brats’ Mercury News: New express lanes may speed your Bay Area commute — for a price Mercury News: “Horrible” interchanges abound in East Bay: Roadshow Marin Independent Journal: Richmond-San […]

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