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Transportation

MTC Report Shows Condition of Bay Area Transit Fleets

January 9, 2019 By Mark Prado

SMART training rolling through downtown Novato

Mark Prado

SMART train rolls through Novato,

A new report from MTC's Vital Signs initiative shows the health of bus, ferry and train fleets around the Bay Area. Read More

Headlines

Headlines for January 9, 2019

January 9, 2019 By Library

An aerial photo of homes along the Bay's edge in Benicia.

Infrastructure projects grind to a halt during shutdown [Washington Post]
Will these toll cheaters ever be busted? Roadshow [Mercury News]
Opinion: Why electric cars make sense for Uber, Lyft drivers in San Francisco [San Francisco Examiner]
The inequity of pay-by-distance transit in the Bay Area [Curbed]
Opinion: Uber and Lyft Don’t Reduce Cars. Transit Does. [Streetsblog USA]

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Housing

Report: Bay Area Home Sales Stalling, Value Remains

January 8, 2019 By Mark Prado

Mark Prado

SF Curbed is reporting that home sales in the region continue to stall, while the value of real estate remains steady. Read More

Transportation

CEO: America's Love Affair With the Automobile Is on the Rocks

January 8, 2019 By Mark Prado

Mark Prado

The CEO of Insurance behemoth Allstate says Americans are falling out of love with their cars. Read More

Headlines

Headlines for January 8, 2019

January 8, 2019 By Library

The San Francisco skyline as seen from the bay coming from Oakland.

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions spiked in 2018 — and it couldn’t happen at a worse time [Los Angeles Times]
'Transit Center, Interrupted': It's Still Unclear When S.F. Facility Will Reopen [KQED]
The self-driving car industry just acknowledged it has an image problem [Los Angeles Times]
San Rafael schools to get electric car charging stations [Marin Independent Journal]
AP: Gasoline shortage in six Mexican states causes chaos [Associated Press]

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Transportation

Old BART cars face future as...?

January 7, 2019 By Mark Prado

MTC archive

A number of BART cars are aging and are expected to be retired in the coming years, but what to do with them? Read More

Economic Development

Ghosting comes to the workplace

January 7, 2019 By Mark Prado

Paul Sapiano via Wikimedia Commons.

The practice of "ghosting," once the domain of the dating world, has now crept into the workplace, as the number of jobs outpaces the number of workers. Read More

Headlines

Headlines for January 7, 2019

January 7, 2019 By Library

A black and white vintage photo of a ferry cruising on water with the words SAN RAFAEL on the side, possibly from the 1930s.

New year brings new chairman for Sonoma County supervisors [Santa Rosa Press Democrat]
At Last, New Rules Are Final: Car Delay Is (Sometimes) NOT an Environmental Impact [Streetsblog California]
In a Reversal, 'Car-Rich' Households Are Growing [City Lab]
Soon-to-be-retired BART cars could become Airbnb hotels, homeless shelters or housing [San Francisco Examiner]
Steel plates to reinforce cracked beams under Transit Center repair plan [San Francisco Examiner]

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Housing

What's ahead for housing in 2019

January 4, 2019 By Mark Prado

Mark Prado

What is ahead for housing in 2019? Housing is as volatile as ever in the state and across the region, with home prices in flux and a dearth of affordable units. Read More

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