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Traffic congestion eases but for how long?

A new report confirms that traffic congestion in America’s cities eased in 2007, disrupting a long trend of steadily worsening traffic.

It’s no surprise. High gas prices in the last half of 2007 discouraged some from driving as much. With the recession throwing more people out of work, we can expect the trend to continue for a while longer. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Under: Planning, driving | No Comments »

Steering BART toward train car of future?

Posted on Friday, May 8th, 2009
Under: BART, Misc. Transportation, Planning, Safety, rail | 6 Comments »

happy trails

Posted on Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Under: AC Transit, Amtrak, BART, Environment, Planning, Security, Transit vs. driving, air travel, driving, fuel, rail, transit equity, walking | 23 Comments »

transportation at the crossing gate

Posted on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Under: Altamont Commuter Express, Amtrak, BART, Caltrain, Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Planning, Transit vs. driving, high-speed rail, rail | 8 Comments »

they threw away the Key

Posted on Friday, April 25th, 2008
Under: AC Transit, Buses, Planning, Transit vs. driving, transit equity | 18 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 »

Your commute ain’t like Elvis’

Posted on Monday, November 26th, 2007
Under: Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Freeways, Planning, Transit vs. driving, connectivity, driving, ferries | No Comments »

shot in the arm for bullet train thru Altamont

Posted on Thursday, November 8th, 2007
Under: Altamont Commuter Express, Amtrak, BART, Buses, Freeways, Planning, driving, high-speed rail, rail | 11 Comments »

so you wanna fight global warming, eh?

Posted on Friday, October 26th, 2007
Under: BART, Bicycling, Buses, Carpooling, Environment, Freeways, Funding, Planning, Transit vs. driving, connectivity, driving, fuel, parking, technology, tolls | 14 Comments »

they saw this in 1957, luckily for us

Posted on Monday, June 4th, 2007
Under: BART, Freeway collapse, Freeways, Planning, Transit vs. driving, rail | 14 Comments »