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During Covid, a majority of riders are travelling for essential healthcare trips and other essential jobs, according to new data shared at the last Caltrain board meeting. Half of all trips...

The Bay Link Blog - News Views and Analysis from the MetropolitannbspTransportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
MTC Commissioners have voted to support Measure RR, the one-eighth-cent sales tax to provide funding for Caltrain that will be considered by voters in San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties...

The Bay Link Blog - News Views and Analysis from the MetropolitannbspTransportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
SMART announced Monday that Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings (S&P) has issued an AA rating on its proposed refinancing of its construction debt through the issuance of Green bonds....

The Transport Politic
The federal government spends big money on transportation, but states and localities spend even more—and make the planning choices....

The Bay Link Blog - News Views and Analysis from the MetropolitannbspTransportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
To ensure that BART is on the strongest fiscal footing possible, the agency has developed a 7-point plan with steps to reduce costs to address anticipated short-term and long-term deficits.While...

The Bay Link Blog - News Views and Analysis from the MetropolitannbspTransportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
A sparkling, new shoreline public park near the Bay Bridge in Oakland was dedicated Wednesday, the project brought to fruition with help from the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA).The Judge...

The San Francisco Examiner
SB 288 will add a number of climate-friendly infrastructure projects to CEQA exemption list

The San Francisco Examiner
Absent thus far during the pandemic, Muni fare operators will be back on buses as early as October with a “reimagined” approach to fare enforcement that focuses on compliance first rather...

The San Francisco Examiner
Financial forecast bleak, with a $32 million operating budget deficit expected this fiscal year

SFChronicle.com
The cases hinges on whether the $1 toll increase is considered a tax or a fee — the same issue is at play in a case involving garbage collection in Oakland.