Tag: transportation

  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 12, 2015
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Transportation News for May 12, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Bridge revelations are ‘game changers,’ panel chief says  San Francisco Chronicle: Self-driving car accidents require more transparency on risk  Oakland Tribune: MUNI gets a run for its money from new buses  Contra Costa Times: Bay Bridge: Tests expedited on rods exposed to water  Marin Independent Journal: With the arrival of SMART, commuter trains will roll in […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 11, 2015
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Transportation News for May 11, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: San Mateo Bridge reopens in time for Monday commute  San Francisco Chronicle: I-280 would be razed in Caltrain tunnel plan  San Jose Mercury News: Transit tab for 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium soars  Santa Rosa Press Democrat: San Francisco commuters snub public transit for $6 bus ride San Francisco Examiner: Tech in the tunnels: Muni train control system gets […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 8, 2015
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Transportation News for May 8, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Bridge news gets worse: Tower rod fails key test San Francisco Chronicle: Weekend: San Mateo Bridge closed, East Bay BART service curtailed  Oakland Tribune: BART broken track could have been caused by bad weld Los Angeles Times: Metro poll suggests strong support for 2016 transportation tax hike  Los Angeles Times: U.S. quake damage is a risk […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 7, 2015
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Transportation News for May 7, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Series of small East Bay quakes signals rising stress on faults  San Francisco Chronicle: Commuters find way home after nightmare day for BART  Contra Costa Times: Caltrans responds to Bay Bridge leak concerns  Marin Independent Journal: Huffman urges better transportation funding plan at San Rafael forum  Marin Independent Journal: Sausalito City Council rejects controversial ferry dock project  […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 6, 2015
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Transportation News for May 6, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Ominous signs of problems with new Bay Bridge foundation  San Jose Mercury News: Gas prices flatten, but group says oil companies gouge drivers  Fairfield Daily Republic: Caltrans announces work on Highway 160  Los Angeles Times: Tax credit, road repairs on budget wish list from Assembly Democrats   POLITICO Morning Transportation for 5/6/2015 By HEATHER CAYGLE  HUERTA […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 5, 2015
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Transportation News for May 5, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Mayor Ed Lee unveils $1 billion transportation budget  San Francisco Chronicle: California gas prices jump 31 cents in 1 week on refinery woes  San Jose Mercury News: San Jose has ambitious plans to make city streets safer for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians  Marin Independent Journal: SMART and state in property disagreement after levee break  Napa Valley […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 4, 2015
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Transportation News for May 4, 2015

New York Times: New Oil Train Rules Are Hit From All Sides San Jose Mercury News: Uber and Lyft face legal test to sharing economy  Napa Valley Register: Napa hooks up to Bay Area water trail  San Francisco Examiner: Mayor, supervisors to announce proposal to boost SFMTA funding  San Mateo Daily Journal: Car sharing to expand in San Mateo  KQED: 3.6 […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 1, 2015
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Transportation News for May 1, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Brown’s goals on water and climate change need specifics  Oakland Tribune: Oakland Tribune editorial: Videotape exposes BART police brutality  San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: San Mateo Bridge to be closed for two weekends  Marin Independent Journal: Sausalito City Council to get hot button ferry dock project  Napa Valley Register: Survey: Napans have one of the shortest commutes […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 30, 2015
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Transportation News for April 30, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: California air is getting cleaner, new report says  Oakland Tribune: My Word: City planner addresses traffic, transparency concerns  Sacramento Bee: No time to breathe easy on air quality  Sacramento Bee: Break the logjam on affordable housing  Sacramento Bee: Jerry Brown issues a more ambitious greenhouse gas reduction target  CBS San Francisco: BART May Ask Taxpayers For The Billions […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 29, 2015
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Transportation News for April 29, 2015

Oakland Tribune: Bay Bridge water leak spat hardens  Oakland Tribune: Gov. Jerry Brown issues aggressive plan to slash California greenhouse gases by 2030  San Jose Mercury News: BART needs billions for new cars, operating system and maintenance complex  San Jose Mercury News: Jim Beall: A plan to fix California’s streets and highways  Contra Costa Times: Pleasanton, Walnut Creek host Bay […]

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