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San Francisco Wants More Transportation Options
A majority of San Francisco voters want more subways, more bike lanes, more buses, and more investment in Caltrain, according to the 2018 Dignity Health CityBeat Poll, released by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.
February 6, 2018
BART Signs, Caltrain Electrification, Amtrak and SFMTA’s Annual Report
Small but significant announcements came out of several large transit agencies this week. Here are a few highlights to start your weekend:
February 2, 2018
SPUR Talk: Political Lessons from London and New York
Turns out the Bay Area's special transportation and planning challenges aren't so special after all
January 31, 2018
1966 BART Headline Gives Perspective and Context on High-Speed Rail
"Have we been fooled?" asked the headline of the January 27, 1966 edition of The San Francisco Chronicle.
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 26, 2018
Regional Measure 3 Heads for 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 25, 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
January 23, 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 19, 2018
SPUR Talk: Designing Cities to Reduce Emissions
Building dense housing around transit stations, encouraging lower emission and electric cars, designing cities to encourage walking and biking--those are all great policies. But how does one measure whether the policies are actually lowering CO2 emissions from automobiles? That was the subject of a forum today at SPUR's San Francisco location.
January 17, 2018
