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The Bay Link Blog - News Views and Analysis from the MetropolitannbspTransportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
BART has transitioned all stations to offer Clipper as the only fare product available for purchase.BART has been eliminating the sales of paper tickets since August of 2019 when a 4-station...

Muni Streetsblog San Francisco
As we prepare to bid goodbye to 2020, Streetsblog SF continues its interview series with local and national experts to lay the groundwork for the best possible transit mega-measure for 2022...

The Bay Link Blog - News Views and Analysis from the MetropolitannbspTransportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
RENTCafé has released its 2020 year-end report with data on rent change and renter activity. RENTCafé looked at 5.8 million renter applications nationwide (moving in,...

We’ve known for a long time that the US pays more than most other wealthy countries to build rapid transit lines, and especially for tunneling. If the incoming Biden administration wants...

The Bay Link Blog - News Views and Analysis from the MetropolitannbspTransportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
Muni photo)Starting in early 2021, Muni’s new 15 Bayview Hunters Point Express line will improve Downtown access, reduce commute times and add transit capacity for residents...

The Bay Link Blog - News Views and Analysis from the MetropolitannbspTransportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
Caltrain's electrification project is more than halfway done, according to a report in the San Mateo Daily Journal.The project is slated for completion next year, although the pandemic could cause...

Green Caltrain
Caltrans is in the early-to-mid stages of a roadway renewal project for the troubled 4-lane section of El Camino Real extending from San Mateo through Burlingame, and ending at Millbrae city limits....
This post is a follow-on to three previous posts, in particular: transportation funding ideas, 2020/07/17 no Measure A in 2020, 2020/07/16 Against Measure A, 2020/07/01 and many other posts on...

The Seattle online shopping giant said Tuesday it will propose a delivery station at 900 Seventh St., which it bought from solid waste recycling company Recology, which had owned the property since...

SFChronicle.com
The City Council rezoned the 1.3-mile, 86-acre stretch of Adeline Street and Shattuck Avenue between Dwight Way and the Oakland border. The plan allows for 1,450 new housing units, about half for...

Chair of the Sonoma County Transportation Authority Susan Gorin explains what voters can expect after passing the Go Sonoma Act in November.
A third of the 70-mile bike and pedestrian route has been completed, and the total estimated cost has more than doubled over the original projection.

With more federal aid in the works, officials will discuss on Wednesday whether to reverse a vote to lay off 146 bus and ferry workers.
“Unless some miracle gets pulled out of a hat, this whole thing is basically over,” says the developer of the Corona Station project, which was expected to bring more than 500 housing units and...