AC Transit is holding three youth Clipper Card sign-up events this week  – including one at Richmond BART from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday (today). People between 5 and 18 need Clipper Cards to ride for the discounted rate of $20 per month. Read the rest of this entry »

More Californians are traveling for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays than last year, AAA reports. It is the second consecutive major holiday that travel is up, reversing a trend of reduced travel during a slow economy. Read the rest of this entry »

A week after a state senator announced plans for a bill to block further work on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s planned move from Oakland to San Francisco, the agency is calling a special meeting for Wednesday to hire an architectural firm to remodel the new headquarters building in San Francisco. The $1 million architectural contract is the latest source of conflict over the move. Read the rest of this entry »

BART Director John McPartland of Castro Valley was elected the BART Board president Thursday. He will hold the rotating position for a year. Read the rest of this entry »

A public meeting on a proposal for  bike and pedestrian lanes on the Bay Bridge western span will be held by Caltrans and the Bay Area Toll Authority at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday (tonight) in San Francisco. The site is the  the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, 100 Van Ness Ave., 26th floor. Read the rest of this entry »