POLITICO Morning Transportation for 4/2/2015 By JENNIFER SCHOLTES and HEATHER CAYGLE, with help from Tony Romm HAPPENING TODAY: PUT DOWN THAT PHONE — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is kicking off National Distracted Driving Awareness Month today at RFK Stadium in Washington. The secretary will be joined by NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind and David Ennis, […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Business Times: BART leader: How S.F.’s fancy private buses could be a win for everyone Contra Costa Times: BART to Oakland airport shuttle ridership rising, but fare decried San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area pollution agency wants to ban open fireplaces San Jose Mercury News: San Jose, S.F. traffic: Getting worse but still better than L.A. Marin Independent […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: ‘Seamless’ Bay Area transit system proposed to attract new riders San Francisco Chronicle: How S.F.’s parklet movement has grown across globe San Francisco Chronicle: S.F. area 2nd worst in country for housing creation San Jose Mercury News: Palo Alto: Expanded shuttle service to begin April 1 San Francisco Examiner: Muni contract sparks scrutiny, talk of ethics violations […]
Continue ReadingSan Jose Mercury News: Traffic surges on I-580 and Highway 101 ‘gateways’ into Bay Area Napa Valley Register: A new coalition, Vision 2050, will scrutinize county’s future Sacramento Bee: Housing is key to move Californians from welfare to work San Francisco Chronicle: Chiu wants Muni buses to keep their enforcement cameras on Contra Costa Times: BART airport shuttle quick, quiet […]
Continue ReadingOakland Tribune: Census: Bay Area leads state in population growth San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: The torture that is the I-680 evening commute San Jose Mercury News: WrestleMania: Your guide to taking public transit to Levi’s Stadium Contra Costa Times: El Cerrito Journal briefs: I-80 corridor transit study; fundraiser for Albany Middle School; egg hunt events POLITICO Morning […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Insurers agree on framework for Uber, Lyft coverage Los Angeles Times: Congress members urge $16 million to fund quake early warning system UT San Diego: Case could set climate change precedent POLITICO Morning Transportation for 3/26/2015 By HEATHER CAYGLE, with help from Kevin Robillard and Kathryn A. Wolfe RENACCI PREVIEWS TRANSPO BILL THIS MORNING: Rise […]
Continue ReadingFairfield Daily Republic: Supervisors renew plans for Solano County Housing Authority Sacramento Bee: Opinion: Senators try to make refiners scapegoats on gas prices Los Angeles Times: Rising gas prices push up inflation for first time in four months POLITICO Morning Transportation for 3/25/2015 By HEATHER CAYGLE, with help from Kevin Robillard CRUDE-BY-RAIL BILL COMING THIS A.M.: This […]
Continue ReadingSan Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: New sales tax for traffic relief has its detractors Contra Costa Times: West Contra Costa: Transportation committee poised to go ahead with I-80 corridor study Sacramento Bee: Three California senators heading to Japan POLITICO Morning Transportation for 3/24/2015 By HEATHER CAYGLE, with help from Kevin Robillard COMING SOON: BIPARTISAN BILL WITH GAS TAX […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Jerry Brown: Opposition on climate change ‘borders on the immoral’ Sacramento Bee: Sacramento airport plans to build on-site solar farm San Francisco Chronicle: 7 companies licensed to test automated vehicles in state San Francisco Chronicle: Private commuter shuttles, with perks, grow in S.F. POLITICO Morning Transportation for 3/23/2015 By JENNIFER SCHOLTES and KEVIN ROBILLARD THE WEEK […]
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