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Draft Amendments to Transportation Plan to be Posted Monday
Two major draft amendments to Plan Bay Area 2040, the long-range, widely encompassing regional transportation and land use plan, will be available for public review starting Monday.
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Mayors of SF, SJ Push Back on Parts of Bay Area Climate Plan
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo on Wednesday joined Bay Area state leaders in raising concerns about the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Plan Bay Area 2050, a comprehensive plan that aims to reduce the region’s greenhouse gas emissions.
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Public Input Sought on Proposed Toll Changes for East Bay Express Lanes
Express lanes are coming to stretches of Interstate 880 in the East Bay late next summer, but specific details regarding tolling still need to be ironed out. Kris Sanchez reports.
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Public Input Sought on Proposed Toll Changes for East Bay Express Lanes
Express lanes are coming to stretches of Interstate 880 in the East Bay late next summer, but specific details regarding tolling still need to be ironed out.
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Bike, Pedestrian Path Opens Across Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
A ceremony on Saturday dedicated a new six-mile segment of the Bay Trail connecting Marin and Contra Costa counties via the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.
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Golden Gate Transit District Approves Fare Discount Program
A “means-based” fare program that would provide a discount for low-income riders on Golden Gate Transit regional bus routes and regular Golden Gate Ferry service could be in place by early next year, the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District said
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New Treasure Island Art Piece Has Soul of Old Bay Bridge
The 22-foot steel ring was constructed from salvaged steel from the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge, which was demolished several years ago and replaced with a sleek new bridge connecting Treasure Island and Oakland.
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One-Cent Regional Sales Tax for Transit Could Be on 2020 Ballot for Bay Area Voters
Bay Area voters may be asked to approve a one-cent sales tax in 2020 that would fund a wide array of transportation projects and improvements across the region.
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Metropolitan Transportation Commission Adding Emergency Text Alerts to 511 Service
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is adding emergency text alerts to its 511 San Francisco Bay traveler information service.
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Walnut Creek City Council to Discuss North Downtown Specific Plan
The final draft of a plan to guide future development of new homes, offices, community and retail space in Walnut Creek’s north downtown area will be presented to and discussed by the City Council at its regular meeting Tuesday.
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Shuttered Transbay Terminal Has New Steel Problems
Recent inspections have uncovered problem welds and crack-prone steel on the now-shuttered $2.2 billion Transbay Terminal transit hub, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has learned.
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Transbay Terminal Yet to Satisfy Peer Review Panel
Hopes for a Transbay Terminal reopening this month faded Tuesday as project officials said they are still working to satisfy the expert peer review panel charged with vouching for the integrity of the project that has been closed since cracks emerged in giant steel girders last year.
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Southbound Interstate 880 Lanes in Hayward to Close Overnight
Early morning commuters should allow for extra time on Interstate Highway 880 this week, when all southbound lanes of the freeway in Hayward will be closed for four hours overnight for the next four days.
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Caltrans Recently Inspected Section of Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Where Concrete Chunks Fell
The joint that failed on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge last week showed signs of trouble last summer, but inspectors found no “signs of deficiency” when they checked it in August, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has learned.
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Cost to Get to the Bottom of Transbay Terminal Cracks Likely to Double to $1M
It could cost as much as $1 million – twice the sum previously estimated – to learn what caused those two beams to crack at the Transbay Terminal and find other potentially vulnerable areas in the $2.5 billion project.
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FasTrak Website Down Through at Least End of Monday
FasTrak customers trying to pay toll violations or invoices have been stymied due to a website server problem, transportation officials said.
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New Data Shows Slow Bay Area Housing Production
New data shows that Bay Area housing increased by only 14,900 new units in 2017, less than 30 percent of the number of new jobs in the region during the same period, according to data released by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments.
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Navy Wants Caltrans to Pay $11 Million to Clean Up Landfill
Just as the troubled $6.6 billion Bay Bridge project is wrapping up, bridge officials learned Thursday about a new dispute that threatens to dash hopes to avoid further cost overruns on the troubled project.
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Transit Leaders Consider Discount on Fares for Low-Income Riders
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is considering a 20 percent discount for low-income riders. Bob Redell reports.
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Electronic Sign Testing Begins on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
Starting Tuesday, drivers traveling east on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge between Marin and Contra Costa counties are advised to ignore the green arrows and red Xs on the overhead electronic signs on the lower deck of the bridge, transportation officials said.