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Plan Bay Area Passes in a Room Full of Paranoid Conservative Activists
By Aaron Bialick |
Plan Bay Area, the 25-year regional development and transportation funding strategy, was approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association of Bay Area Governments last night. The commissions passed a plan that includes some highway expansions and won’t meet the region’s own goals for sustainable transportation, according to projections, but which nevertheless represents a step forward for smart […]
“Grow Smart Bay Area” Promotes Development as a Tool for Change
By Matthew Roth |
Click the map to enlarge. Image: Greenbelt Alliance. Even as our freeways and bridges in the Bay Area are choked with traffic for hours every day, the population in the region is projected to grow from over 7 million now to over 9 million by 2025. Deciding where to build housing to accommodate the growth […]
Update on the Bullet Train
By Boris Lipkin |
From the project's Northern California Regional Director
SPUR Talk: Emeryville Sets the Way for Housing, Bike Infra
By Roger Rudick |
When it comes to housing and transportation, Emeryville is out front
Plans Advance for Bay Bridge Bike/Ped Path to San Francisco
By Roger Rudick |
Although still no funding source has been identified to build it
Caltrain Plans Big Expansion, BART’s Earthquake Upgrade, and Geary Breaks Ground
By Roger Rudick |
A few Bay Area transit developments to start your weekend