Tag: transportation

  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 2, 2015
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Transportation News for July 2, 2015

San Francisco Examiner: Uber, Lyft argue new regulations will stifle business models  Capitol Weekly: Economy up, greenhouse gas down  Capital Public Radio: Ride-Share Drivers Face New Insurance Requirements  PR Newswire: State Approves $47 Million in Affordable Housing Grants for 11 Bay Area Projects  Fox & Hounds: How Will Business Approach Road Taxes in Special Session?   POLITICO Morning Transportation for […]

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California Economy Newsletter for July 2015: Bridging CA’s infrastructure gaps

  A Roadmap to Shared Prosperity   News from the California Economic Summit   |   CAECONOMY.ORG     Summit and partners work to fill California’s infrastructure gaps (Photo: Scott L./Flickr) This summer, the California Legislature takes up one of the biggest challenges facing the state: How to pay for a $59 billion backlog in […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 1, 2015
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Transportation News for July 1, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: California greenhouse gas emissions fall — but not by much  Santa Rosa Press Democrat: SMART secures $11 million grant to purchase three more rail cars  Los Angeles Times: Gov. Brown faces rough road in quest to repair state freeways  Los Angeles Times: Consumer group alleges gas price manipulation by California refiners  Los Angeles Daily News: Popular elsewhere, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 30, 2015
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Transportation News for June 30, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Golden Gate Bridge toll going up Wednesday  San Jose Mercury News: Consumer Reports finds some newer cars burn too much oil  San Francisco Examiner: Golden Gate Bridge, ferry and cable car rides increase fares on July 1, 2015  San Francisco Examiner: Muni fares set to go up Wednesday  Fresno Bee: High-speed rail board seeks private-sector ideas, interest […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 29, 2015
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Transportation News for June 29, 2015

Marin Independent Journal: Golden Gate Bridge tolls tick upward Wednesday  Sacramento Bee: Avoiding future freeway congestion could come with a cost  Press Release from Senator Maria Cantwell: Cantwell, Booker, Murray, Markey Introduce Comprehensive Freight Investment Legislation   POLITICO Morning Transportation for 6/29/2015 By KATHRYN A. WOLFE and JENNIFER SCHOLTES, with help from Heather Caygle RECESS WON’T STIFLE FAA […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 26, 2015
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Transportation News for June 26, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Commuters say they’d pay to improve public transit  San Francisco Chronicle: French president rails against Uber amid taxi tensions  Oakland Tribune: Google’s new self-driving cars cruising Silicon Valley roads  Contra Costa Times: S.F. Bay Ferry fares going up  San Francisco Examiner: Uber argues to state against calls for fingerprint criminal checks  Washington Post: Budget and tax: What’s next […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 25, 2015
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Transportation News for June 25, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Uber, Lyft, others won’t solve San Francisco’s transit  Contra Costa Times: Bay Area housing crisis may cause NIMBY attitudes to wane  San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: Is a higher mpg requirement a bad thing?  Marin Independent Journal: National park ferry service to Fort Baker worries Sausalito  San Francisco Examiner: SF supes committee, mayor reach budget deal  San […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 24, 2015
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Transportation News for June 24, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: New cracks found on Bay Bridge threaten safety  Contra Costa Times: Bay Bridge tower bolts could be replaced, engineer says  San Jose Mercury News; San Jose City Council gives green light to Uber and ride-hailing services  San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: Golden Gate Bridge tolls to increase July 1  San Francisco Examiner: Muni Challenge ends, Mayor Lee […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 23, 2015
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Transportation News for June 23, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Highway closures to squeeze traffic to and from Golden Gate Bridge  San Jose Mercury News: Santa Clara County’s next transportation tax measure? Marin Independent Journal: Marin transit budget includes extra grants for bus fleet  Sacramento Bee: Walters: Will California use congestion to coerce motorists?  Daily Democrat: Avoiding future freeway congestion will cost   POLITICO Morning Transportation for […]

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Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Access Improvement Project

 Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Access Improvement Project Seeks Inclusion into Plan Bay Area and Transportation Improvement Program The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) invite Bay Area residents to comment on a proposal to add the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Access Improvement Project to Plan Bay Area and to the 2015 […]

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