Transportation

Engaging the Region to Create a FASTER Bay Area image

Engaging the Region to Create a FASTER Bay Area

Congested roadways, packed and infrequent transit, and projects that run over-time and over-budget have become an unfortunate reality for the Bay A...
Federal Grant a Boon for BART to San Jose Extension image

Federal Grant a Boon for BART to San Jose Extension

The power of public private partnerships was on full display this week when the Federal Transit Administration announced $125 million in funding to...
Regional Ferry Fleet Continues to Expand with Arrival of New Boat image

Regional Ferry Fleet Continues to Expand with Arrival of New Boat

In a fun series of tweets, the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) this week tracked the progress of its newest ferry vessel as it made...
Warriors, MUNI Team Up for Slam Dunk on Transit image

Warriors, MUNI Team Up for Slam Dunk on Transit

The Golden State Warriors are teaming up with MUNI to promote transit ridership. The Bay Area Council’s Transportation Committee this week heard ...
BART Names New General Manager to Lead System Forward image

BART Names New General Manager to Lead System Forward

BART this week named a new general manager to move the regional mass transit system forward as it makes progress on an ambitious initiative to rebu...
Caltrain’s Unveils Bold Vision to Triple Capacity by 2040 image

Caltrain’s Unveils Bold Vision to Triple Capacity by 2040

Caltrain riders can expect to see more trains, faster trains and more service under a bold plan unveiled this week. The draft Caltrain Busines...
BART Making Progress on Transit-Oriented Development image

BART Making Progress on Transit-Oriented Development

With almost 1,500 units completed since 2013, another almost 1,300 under construction and another 2,300 on the drawing board, new housing is fast s...
Release the e-Scooters image

Release the e-Scooters

The Bay Area Council applauded a decision this week by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority that will allow for the expansion of e-...
Preparing for Autonomous Vehicles image

Preparing for Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomous vehicle technology is rapidly changing how cities and companies think about transportation infrastructure and the future of mobility.&nb...
Bay Area Coalition Honored for Leadership in Passing Key Regional Transportation Improvement Ballot Measure image

Bay Area Coalition Honored for Leadership in Passing Key Regional Transportation Improvement Ballot Measure

A bold regional campaign that was led by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Bay Area Council and SPUR and succeeded in passing an ambitious 2018 ...
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