Overall pavement conditions on the Bay Area’s nearly 44,000 lane-miles of local streets and roads landed once again in fair territory last year, with the typical stretch of roadway showing serious wear and likely to require rehabilitation soon. Data released today by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Tuesday put the region’s 2020 pavement condition index (PCI) score at 67 out of a maximum possible 100 points, as computed on a three-year moving average basis. Read More

Link21 and its partner agencies aim to connect urban and intercity rail throughout the Northern California Megaregion and will hold several public outreach events this month. Read More

In October, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 43 (Laura Friedman, D-Glendale), which allows greater flexibility for local jurisdictions to set speed limits on streets with high injuries and fatalities by enabling cities to lower speed limits. Read More

A report issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation Thursday shows the largest six-month increase ever recorded in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System’s history. Read More