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1966 BART Headline Gives Perspective and Context on High-Speed Rail
HSR's cost overruns are real: but so were overruns on systems that are now vital to the economic life of the region.
January 31, 2018
Update on S.F.’s Hairball Bike Path
The Hairball is a little better than last year, but more work is needed--for both bicyclists and the homeless who live there.
January 30, 2018
Berkeley Celebrates Hearst Avenue and Bancroft Way Protected Bike Lanes
Berkeley christened two protected bike lanes today, one on Hearst Avenue on the north side of the UC Campus, and the other on Bancroft, on the university's southern border. "Hopefully, this is the first of many," said Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin, during the celebratory event on Hearst. "Let's make every street in our city a complete street."
January 29, 2018
Measure to Raise Bay Area Tolls Heads to the Ballot
Tolls on most Bay Area bridges will reach $9 by 2025 to raise $4.45 billion for transportation projects, if Regional Measure 3 (RM-3) is approved by voters in June.
January 26, 2018
HSR Connection to San Jose and SF at Risk
California's state rail modernization project awaits audit
January 24, 2018
New BART Train Goes into Service–but a Glitch Arises
After a ribbon cutting and celebration on Friday, it seems BART's "Fleet of the Future" has, once again, experienced a glitch. Fox 2 KTVU reported yesterday that two cars were removed from the train (BART had one complete, 10-car 'pilot train' in revenue service). Fox linked the recent problem to ongoing issues with the manufacturer, Bombardier. And NBC Bay Area, citing unnamed sources, said the train cars had a problem with their brakes, which came on unexpectedly Friday.
January 24, 2018
Look for New BART Train for the Evening Commute
It took a while, but BART's "Fleet of the Future" is about to become, well, the train of today.
January 22, 2018
JUMP Bikes Cleared to Launch in SF
This week, half a year after the city started offering a permit program for dockless bike share, the SFMTA issued its first permit for a non-FordGo-bike share bike.
January 12, 2018
Marin Decision Highlights Urgent Need for State Legislation to Protect Vulnerable Road Users
Motorist Matthew Marshall Engle threatened to shoot a cyclist, tried to run him off the road, and drove blindly through a crosswalk--and had his reckless driving charges dismissed
January 11, 2018
SPUR Talk: Making Renewable Energy a Beautiful Part of the City
The idea is to integrate modern windmills, photo-voltaics, and other renewable energy technologies into parks and other urban spaces.
January 10, 2018
