Tag: transportation

  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 20, 2016
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Transportation News for September 20, 2016

East Bay Times: Oakland considering sweeping changes to parking requirements for new developments  Mercury News: Editorial: Finish BART, repair streets with Measure B Mercury News: Silva: California law helping taxis compete needs signature KALW: City Visions: What does a future with driverless cars look like? CBS: I-80 Smart Corridor Project Finished, Activated To Ease Congestion Napa Valley Register: Road work will […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 19, 2016
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Transportation News for September 19, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Google buses multiplying, but they’re not the bad guy San Francisco Chronicle: Burlingame startup Proterra has electric bus with 350-mile range San Francisco Chronicle: Lyft sees robot taxis approaching fast San Francisco Chronicle: SFO flying high on renovations, regional growth East Bay Times: Editorial: Support Oakland’s $600 million bond plan Marin Independent Journal: Richmond-San Rafael Bridge lane gets […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 15, 2016
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Transportation News for September 15, 2016

  East Bay Times: Report: Tech buses proliferating throughout Bay Area Marin Independent Journal: Sausalito sues Golden Gate Bridge district over ferry landing project Marin Independent Journal: Marin’s Civic Center Drive ‘quiet zone’ change will delay completion Marin Independent Journal: Marin lands $4.4M grant for bus depot Los Angeles Daily News: LA City Council backs Measure M sales tax to […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 14, 2016
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Transportation News for September 14, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Uber’s robot taxis hit the road for passengers in Pittsburgh East Bay Times: Editorial: Reject BART’s $3.5 billion bond measure SPCR: Metro says Expo Line to Santa Monica converted solo drivers to transit users NBC: Unprecedented Toll Considered for Popular ‘Crooked’ Lombard Street in San Francisco Fiscal Times: Why Your Highway Carpool Lane Is Slowing Down

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 9, 2016
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Transportation News for September 9, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Bridge rainy-day fund runs low, leaving toll-payers on hook San Francisco Chronicle: 3 mayors brave BART to promote bond measure East Bay Times: Prices to increase for ACE passengers East Bay Times: Borenstein: BART tax could quadruple original claim Marin Independent Journal: Novato, San Rafael seek SMART quiet zones for train horns Fairfield Daily Republic: Suisun City […]

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OAK & Norwegian Air Announce Expansion to New European Destinations

 NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Norwegian Adds Boeing 787 Nonstop Service to Barcelona and Copenhagen OAK Emerges as a Top California Gateway to Europe Oakland, CA – (Sept. 8, 2016): Together, Oakland International Airport (OAK) and Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian) announce another major expansion from the increasingly popular San Francisco Bay Area airport to two new high demand destinations in Europe. […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 8, 2016
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Transportation News for September 8, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Major job losses feared when self-driving cars take to the road San Francisco Chronicle: Judge’s ruling roadblock for plans to widen Highway 1 in Pacifica San Francisco Chronicle: Court ruling deals blow to 385,000 Uber drivers East Bay Times: Potholes: The sales pitch for the VTA’s Measure B tax The Registry: Fremont Sets a Game Plan to […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 7, 2016
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Transportation News for September 7, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Mini-Bay Bridge will stretch over downtown San Francisco  Mercury News: Alameda: $45 million ferry facility to break ground  Mercury News: BART to San Jose train testing means rails will be electrified and dangerous Marin Independent Journal: Richmond-San Rafael Bridge commute relief due in October 2017 Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Rural Napa Vine Trail segment unofficially open

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 6, 2016
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Transportation News for September 6, 2016

KPCC: Pay by the mile or at the pump? A gas tax experiment  San Francisco Chronicle: One man has filed almost 300 complaints about tech buses in San Francisco San Francisco Chronicle: Golden Gate Bridge is a testament to workers East Bay Times: California fails to extend green sticker program for plug-in hybrids Mercury News: How California driver racked up […]

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