Carpool to these East Bay BART stations, get guaranteed parking
CONCORD — Beginning Monday, Oct. 23, commuters who use the Scoop carpool app are guaranteed parking until 10 a.m. weekdays at the Concord and Pleasant Hill-Contra Costa Centre BART stations. Related...
View ArticleFare cheat crackdown: BART riders must prove they paid
OAKLAND — Beginning Jan. 1, BART passengers who fail to pay their fare could be slapped with a fine of up to $120 for adults and $60 for minors, with criminal penalties for repeat adult offenders. The...
View ArticlePump bump: California drivers to pay 12 cents more per gallon starting Wednesday
OAKLAND — Beginning Wednesday, drivers across California can expect to pay an extra 12 cents per gallon for gasoline at the pump, and an extra 20 cents per gallon for diesel. The new gas tax, approved...
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Why are gas prices so high in California?
For nearly three years, California drivers have been shelling out an estimated $3 billion more annually for gasoline than researchers think they should be spending. The problem is, no one knows exactly...
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First self-driving shuttle on public roads to launch in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — On Wednesday, Las Vegas residents and visitors will get a chance to hop on the country’s first autonomous shuttle to operate on public roads, thanks to a partnership with AAA. The...
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Carpool crunch: Caltrans to consider requiring 3 people to drive in some Bay...
SAN FRANCISCO — With Bay Area traffic bad and getting worse, transportation officials are considering a drastic remedy for some clogged highways: requiring vehicles to carry three people, not just...
View ArticleBART’s new train cars failed key safety inspection, calling into question...
SAN FRANCISCO — BART’s new train cars failed a key safety inspection on Friday, raising questions about whether commuters will be riding the new train by Thanksgiving, the transit agency’s latest...
View ArticlePacked commuter ferry stranded on bay for hours Monday night
More than 300 passengers spent several hours stranded between San Francisco and Vallejo, on the MV Intintoli ferryboat Monday night, ferry officials confirmed Tuesday. Related Articles Roadshow: Gas...
View ArticleNew train cars to increase capacity on Capitol Corridor, San Joaquins and...
SACRAMENTO — Commuters heading into the Bay Area on the San Joaquins or Capitol Corridor routes can look forward to a little more breathing room: Caltrans announced last week a $371 million contract...
View ArticleEast Bay bus agency to launch Uber-like ‘on-demand’ service
DANVILLE — Commuters in a small East Bay suburb will soon have more of an incentive to take public transit: In a first-of-its kind partnership in the Bay Area, a bus agency is offering on-demand rides...
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Oakland Raiders’ Marshawn Lynch throws his weight behind LimeBike with...
ALAMEDA — Oakland native and Raiders’ running back Marshawn Lynch tossed his hat into the bikeshare game Monday with an announcement that he’d be backing the upstart dockless company, LimeBike. Unlike...
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Faster than a speeding skateboard: Onewheel represents the new wave in...
(If you’re having trouble viewing this video on a mobile device, click here.) SANTA CRUZ — In his lumberjack shirt and jeans, Kyle Doerksen doesn’t cut the figure of the typical CEO, especially when...
View ArticleNational Avenue added to the Los Gatos cut-through traffic complaint list
When Nanci Dean’s parents bought their family home on National Avenue in 1973, the neighborhood looked quite different than it does today. National Avenue is off Samaritan Drive, which means it’s right...
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Can crowd-sourcing bus routes solve Bay Area commuters’ woes?
SAN FRANCISCO — Long maligned as the least desirable form of public transit, buses are making a comeback. These aren’t the lumbering behemoths most often associated with frequent stops, long rides and...
View ArticleShared electric vehicles, charging stations on way to low-income communities...
Car-sharing companies like Zipcar, Maven, Getaround and Gig have peppered Bay Area communities with on-demand vehicles for short-term rentals, but many of those companies — and their vehicles — are in...
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How much can Bay Area drivers save with an electric car?
Bay Area drivers who switch from gasoline to electric cars save upwards of $800 each year on fuel costs alone, according to a new study released this week by the Union of the Concerned Scientists. San...
View ArticleBay Area’s dangerous roads: Fatal crashes up 43 percent from 2010 to 2016
The Bay Area’s roads are getting more dangerous — and not just for motorists crowding the region’s highways. Increasingly, cyclists and pedestrians are getting killed on city streets, too. The number...
View ArticleMan found dead near Warm Springs BART station; not considered suspicious
FREMONT — Police said the discovery a man’s body found near the Warm Springs BART station Saturday morning is not considered suspicious. Shortly after 8 a.m., a BART employee spotted a man laying in...
View ArticleTest ride a prototype bus for AC Transit and board for free
OAKLAND — AC Transit wants riders’ help deciding which new buses it should buy next, and it’s willing to waive fares for a little feedback. Beginning Monday and through Dec. 29, the bus agency will be...
View Article‘Woefully inadequate:’ Bay Area leaders decry Trump’s ‘puny’ infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bay Area politicians and transportation officials decried President Trump’s much-anticipated infrastructure spending proposal, unveiled Monday, as “woefully inadequate” to make the...
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