Today's News Roundup

A car on a road that reads EXPRS LANE in Contra Costa County.

Mass Transit

BART completes installation of next generation fare gates four months ahead of schedule
Daily Cal

BART sees highest post-pandemic ridership despite financial struggles
Local News Matters

VTA breaks ground on solar-powered microgrid to charge electric buses
San Francisco Chronicle

Muni scales back Potrero Yard housing plan in light of S.F. transit agency’s budget issues
San Mateo Daily Journal

Redwood City seeks to stem traffic collisions
Local News Matters

Oakland lands $30M to improve MLK Jr. Way with cycle track, trees and safer crossings
San Francisco Chronicle

New stretch of California Highway 101 took 30 years to build. It’s finally open
Planetizen

Report: Reduced Fare Transit Programs Reach Less Than Half of Eligible Riders
San Francisco Chronicle

Most Bay Area renters are ‘cost-burdened’ — especially in these areas
Marin Independent Journal

Marin affordable housing projects snag $53.4M in state loans
Mercury News

A shutdown would likely mean no Fleet Week Blue Angel shows
San Francisco Chronicle

Will the Blue Angels fly? San Francisco Fleet Week faces possible shutdown
Local News Matters

Bay Area nonprofits to receive millions in grants for local crop promotion, research
Mercury News

A shutdown would likely mean no Fleet Week Blue Angel shows
Knee Deep Times

Nailing Down Opportunities for Nature-Based Infrastructure