Transportation

For Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Automobile Commuters, a New Feeling: Hope image

For Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Automobile Commuters, a New Feeling: Hope

For morning commuters on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge who face a daily back-up that’s approaching 24 teeth-grinding minutes and can be much wor...
Behind Council Advocacy, Waymo Gets OK to Expand image

Behind Council Advocacy, Waymo Gets OK to Expand

On Friday (March 1) state regulators authorized Bay Area Council member Waymo to expand its fully autonomous commercial ride-hailing service to mor...
Employers Pursue Many Strategies to Reduce Automobile Trips image

Employers Pursue Many Strategies to Reduce Automobile Trips

Some of the nation’s most innovative transportation professionals came together last week (Feb. 23) at the Bay Area Council’s TDM Task Force me...
Bay Watch: After Gains, Fall Transit Ridership Dips image

Bay Watch: After Gains, Fall Transit Ridership Dips

Despite steady if not slow progress in recovering transit ridership since the depths of the pandemic, luring passengers back to key systems remains...
Much Work Before Regional Transportation Funding Measure Is Ready for the Ballot image

Much Work Before Regional Transportation Funding Measure Is Ready for the Ballot

As BART and other transit agencies work to recover ridership lost during the pandemic and the shift to remote work, the Bay Area Council last week ...
Getting a Whiff of that New (Cal)Train Smell image

Getting a Whiff of that New (Cal)Train Smell

The Bay Area Council was one of the earliest and strongest advocates for electrifying and modernizing the Caltrain commuter rail service, so it was...
SF Bay Ferry Marks Year of Great Accomplishments image

SF Bay Ferry Marks Year of Great Accomplishments

Last Thursday (Jan. 25) Bay Area Council leadership and members joined the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) at the State of the SF B...
Planning Under Way for 2026 Regional Transportation Funding Measure image

Planning Under Way for 2026 Regional Transportation Funding Measure

While much attention is focused on the upcoming March primary election and the November Presidential election, it’s not too soon to start thinkin...
Council CEO Named to State Task Force to Reimagine Transit image

Council CEO Named to State Task Force to Reimagine Transit

Bay Area Council President and CEO Jim Wunderman has been appointed by California Transportation Secretary Toks Omishakin to participate in a state...
Poll: Richmond Voters Feel Ignored by Regional Transportation Leaders, Overwhelmingly Support Opening Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Third Lane to Motorists image

Poll: Richmond Voters Feel Ignored by Regional Transportation Leaders, Overwhelmingly Support Opening Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Third Lane to Motorists

Eighty percent of Richmond voters support opening the third lane on the upper deck of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge for carpools and transit to al...
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