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Defunding the Police: Berkeley Considers Shifting Traffic Enforcement to a New DOT
The legislation, entitled "BerkDOT: Reimagining Transportation for a Racially Just Future" creates a new city Department of Transportation that will be responsible for traffic stops, ticketing, and parking enforcement.
July 1, 2020
Touting Positive Polling, Caltrain Prepares for Sales Tax Push
A 1/8 cent sales tax measure for the San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara tri-county area could be on the November ballot that would dramatically change Caltrain's fortunes.
June 30, 2020
California High-Speed Rail Delays a Contract Three Months, LA Times Sees Doom
"When COVID hit, what we heard back from some of the bidders was that it had caused ripples through financial markets, so they asked for more time to evaluate what those implications are."
June 26, 2020
Eyes on the Street: Fremont Finishes Best Bikeway in the Bay Area
Suburban Fremont puts San Francisco, Oakland, etc., on notice: you can build better bike lanes too
June 25, 2020
Muni Changing Up Rail
When the subway comes back in August, it'll be a whole lot different
June 23, 2020
Help Defend High-Speed Rail
And the LA Times drops more misinformation to back up SoCal lawmakers' anti-HSR money grab
June 22, 2020
SPUR Talk: Abandon Fares?
The COVID pandemic has forced AC Transit and Santa Clara VTA to experiment with running transit without charging fares
June 18, 2020
Bill Would Streamline Transit, Bike, and Ped Projects
Somewhere along the way California's environmental laws were subverted... S.B. 288 is a another small step towards correcting that
June 17, 2020
Commentary: Afraid of COVID on Transit? Then Wear Your Damn Mask
The struggle to convince people transit is safe isn't really about clean trains and buses--it's about changing our culture
June 16, 2020
BART Begins to Berryessa
BART and Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) officials held opening ceremonies this morning at the Berryessa and Milpitas BART stations to mark tomorrow's launch of service of the first phase of a $2.3 billion San Jose extension.
June 15, 2020
