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Archive for December, 2007

2007 was a gas, gas gas … or was it?


Today I accosted several of my colleagues and asked them if they’d miss 2007.

The answer was pretty much “no” all around, with the most convincing story coming from a person who’d bought a house with a sub-prime mortgage.

In the area of transportation, especially in the Bay Area, I’d have to say 2007 was a very Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on Monday, December 31st, 2007
Under: BART, Bay Bridge, Buses, Environment, Freeway collapse, Freeways, Retrofitting, Safety, Transit vs. driving, driving, ferries, fuel | 11 Comments »

bullets for high-speed rail

Posted on Friday, December 28th, 2007
Under: Misc. Transportation | 4 Comments »

now that you mention it, there IS a law

Posted on Thursday, December 27th, 2007
Under: Bicycling, Environment, Freeway collapse, Freeways, Safety, driving, ferries, fuel, other, technology, traffic signals, trucks | 2 Comments »

FasTrak takes its toll on bridge jobs

Posted on Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Under: Bridges, Funding, driving, tolls | 6 Comments »

that’s one small carbon footprint for a man…

Posted on Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Under: Environment, Freeways, Transit vs. driving, driving, other | No Comments »

air district’s critical miss

Posted on Friday, December 21st, 2007
Under: Bicycling, Environment | 13 Comments »

railing against the darkness in Sacramento

Posted on Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Under: AC Transit, Amtrak, BART, Bicycling, Buses, Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Fare systems, Transit vs. driving, connectivity, driving, high-speed rail, light rail, parking, rail, taxicabs | No Comments »

it’s ok. Oakland’s got enough bullets.

Posted on Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Under: Altamont Commuter Express, Amtrak, BART, Caltrain, Environment, Funding, Planning, connectivity, high-speed rail | 2 Comments »

Marin County, the toll rings for thee

Posted on Monday, December 17th, 2007
Under: Golden Gate Bridge, Transit vs. driving, tolls | 9 Comments »

cars and SUVs only 28 percent of greenhouse gases?

Posted on Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
Under: Environment, air travel, driving, rail, trucks | 15 Comments »