Tag Archives: transportation

Planning for Climate Change in a Growing Bay Area

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This won’t come as a surprise to Bay Area residents: the region is still growing. By one estimate, the Bay Area will add two million people by 2040, a 30 percent increase over today’s population of about seven million. More … Continue reading »


Get Ready, Bay Area: BART Launching Rush-Hour Bike Trial

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You could call it BART's Great Rush-Hour Bike Experiment. For five days starting Monday, the transit agency will be open to bikes on all lines, all day long. It's a long way from the days when to ride on BART, … Continue reading »


San Francisco Bay Area: Nation's Capital for 'Megacommuting'

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Are you a "megacommuter"? The symptoms are getting up before dawn for a marathon trip in car or train or bus or vanpool to get to work. Then repeating the process when the day is over and maybe getting home … Continue reading »


San Francisco Bay Area Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: Parking, Transit, Events

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On Monday the Bay Area, like much of the United States, will celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Lots of special events will take place around the region. And schedules of transit and parking will vary. Here are … Continue reading »


New Year's Eve: Free Buses, Trains, Cabs, and Tows--and Extended BART Service

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It's New Year's Eve and Bay Area transit agencies, a San Francisco cab company, and AAA are all offering special service for party-goers tonight. (See the full list of links below for transit agencies offering free or extended service.) In … Continue reading »


BART Extension to Livermore Rides on Ballot Recount Announced Thursday

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The Alameda County Transportation Commission will proceed with a recount of votes in a ballot measure to fund transportation projects — including an extension of BART to Livermore. The commission tentatively requested a recount on Monday. The voting machines that … Continue reading »


Alameda County Ballot Measure Back on Track?

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So you thought the elections were over? Not just yet. Backers of a measure to fund transportation in Alameda County on Monday formally reserved the right to request a recount of ballots. Measure B1 calls for an increased sales tax … Continue reading »


Oakland Makes Leap in Cycling Numbers

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(Bay City News) It's not your imagination. There are more bikes on the road in Oakland than ever before and the numbers back it up. The U.S. Census Bureau released its 2011 American Community Survey data and it shows that … Continue reading »


Californians' Commute Times Rank 10th Longest in US

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by Joanna Lin, California Watch Californians rank 10th in the country for having the longest commute times, taking an average of 26.9 minutes to travel to work, recently released census data show. Workers in the state spent 10.4 minutes more … Continue reading »


Men in Drag, Uppity Women: A 116-Year-Old SF Bike Protest History Cycles Around

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When thousands of bicyclists took to the streets of San Francisco Friday night, they had more history to celebrate than most of them knew. The mood remained mostly festive throughout the evening, but organizers said they wanted to make a … Continue reading »