Somber charts show rapid spread of COVID-19 in United States, deaths
Flourish and the BBC put together interactive bar charts using Johns Hopkins University data showing the impact of COVID-19 in the United States. Read More
Coronavirus
Travel data report: Bay Area gets good grades for social distancing
The Bay Area is doing well at social distancing, according to a new report from Unacast, which looked at travel patterns before and after shelter-in-place orders. Read More
Shelter-in-place life in Marin County, San Francisco and East Bay documented
Transportation
Mark Prado
March 27, 2020
Transportation is a familiar subject for Berkeley photographer Karl Nielsen, who frequently captures arresting images of highway and transit construction, and routinely illuminates a vibrant Bay Area on the move.
Housing
Renters optimistic despite coronavirus concerns
Renters who are already involved in the process of finding a new apartment are continuing their searches despite the COVID-19 issue, according to a new report from RENTCafe. Read More
MTC-ABAG
MTC, ABAG respond to COVID-19 emergency
MTC and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) have made several important but temporary operational changes in response to the Covid-19 outbreak and the continuing public health emergency. Read More
Transportation
Cash toll collection suspended at Bay Area bridges
Caltrans and the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) have announced the temporary suspension of cash toll collection at the region’s seven state-owned toll bridges in order to minimize toll collectors’ and toll-paying customers’ risk of exposure to Covid-19 during the current public health emergency. Read More
Transportation
Bay Area Express Lanes open to all during public health emergency
Express Lane tolling on Bay Area roadways has been halted through April 7, unless congestion along the corridors warrants a return to tolling. Read More
Coronavirus crisis feeds photographer’s thoughts on adapting
Environment
Mark Prado
March 19, 2020
We, like the slime mold ... I’m a full-time freelance photographer with a love of science and an odd obsession with slime mold, a 600 million-year-old, often overlooked, misunderstood and mischaracterized single-celled organism that undulates across rotting foliage in damp forests. For the last two years, I have wanted to create a time-lapse photo sequence of slime mold in a Petri dish as it forages, navigates obstacles and thrives despite challenges.
Bay Bridge empties amid coronavirus order
Transportation
Mark Prado
March 18, 2020
The normally bustling Bay Bridge was virtually empty this week as a shelter in place order was issued for most of the Bay Area.
Cable Car service felled by coronavirus
Transportation
Mark Prado
March 17, 2020
San Francisco's Cable Cars won't be climbing halfway to the stars anytime soon, the latest victim of the coronavirus.