Today's News Roundup

A bench sits in the foreground on a pier above the SF Bay in Berkeley, with the Sawtooth Building in the background on the left. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

East Bay Times

Cautious optimism by BART that red line resumption may come sooner, not later
East Bay Times

The strange second lives of BART train cars
Local News Matters

BART workforce has declined by some 250 positions since March 2021
Mass Transit

Could gas prices fuel a return to public transit? BART, Caltrain, and VTA think so
East Bay Times

California gas prices reach $5.75 a gallon Tuesday but falling oil prices could mean cheaper fuel in the weeks ahead
Mercury News

Highway 17 has challenged drivers for decades: Roadshow
Fairfield Daily Republic

Highway 12 Association reaches end of road
Bloomberg

It's Time to Treat E-Bikes Like Vehicles
NPR

How a handful of metals could determine the future of the electric car industry
Reuters

U.S. agency fines more than 900 maskless air, transit passengers
San Francisco Chronicle

BART ridership hit a post-pandemic high last week. Is it because of high gas prices?
San Francisco Chronicle

Why BART’s red line is still out of service, and when it might return
Mercury News

This new housing project in Palo Alto is aimed at people with developmental and intellectual disabilities
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sonoma Apartment project impresses Planning Commission
Mercury News

Could Berkeley environmental suit spur new reform?
San Mateo Daily Journal

Burlingame seeks solutions to housing
San Francisco Chronicle

Great Redwood Trail, stretching from S.F. Bay to Humboldt Bay along rail lines, moves forward
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Bay Area beachgoers warned of dangerous waves
Napa Valley Register

Napa ponders net-zero climate request