TRANSPORTATION HEADLINES

HEADLINES FOR AUGUST 7, 2008

S.F.'s long-awaited 4-neighborhood plan on tap
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.'s road map for reinventing Muni revised
San Francisco Chronicle

$10 million invested in Zap electric cars
San Francisco Chronicle

No way to attract riders
San Francisco Chronicle

On transportation woes / The planning void
San Francisco Chronicle

Data shows nearly even racial mix
San Jose Mercury News

Editorial: Transit agency should let voters rule on BART tax
San Jose Mercury News

Drop traffic-fee plan
Contra Costa Times

Tourists on bikes delay ferry commutes
Marin Independent Journal

Foes back anti-sprawl measure
Sacramento Bee

Editorial: A breakthrough on regional plans
Sacramento Bee

Muni fine-tunes transformation
San Francisco Examiner

County nixes November road tax
St Helena Star

Meeting Tonight on TOD Project
San Leandro Times

Some Wary of Project Near BART
San Leandro Times

HEADLINES FOR AUGUST 6, 2008

S.F. on course for emissions reduction goal
San Francisco Chronicle

Bill would charge fees at ports for cleaner air
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.: Make changes in transit change machines
San Francisco Chronicle

Meeting tonight: Should Humboldt Street become bike boulevard?
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Healdsburg rejects tax in favoring of rail measure
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Supervisors send land use plan to voters Requires paid subscription
Fairfield Daily Republic

Supervisors dump November road tax
Napa Valley Register

Daniel Weintraub: Schwarzenegger's trip from tax cuts to tax hike
Sacramento Bee

Walters: Democrats' tax plan has too many gimmicks
Sacramento Bee

Transit law gets green light
San Francisco Examiner

Scooters, Shuttles Replace Silicon Valley Mercedes, Maseratis
Bloomberg

HEADLINES FOR AUGUST 5, 2008

Governor proposes one-cent sales tax increase
San Francisco Chronicle

Bush rules on fuel economy hit from 2 sides
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. streetcars too popular for their own good
San Francisco Chronicle

Newsom signs strict green building codes into law
San Francisco Chronicle

Roadshow: If gas never falls below $4 . . .
San Jose Mercury News

Supervisors to sign, seal, deliver General Plan Requires paid subscription
Fairfield Daily Republic

Bush Calls for New Highway Tolls, More Private Funding of Roads
Wall Street Journal

HEADLINES FOR AUGUST 4, 2008

Slowpoke, no-gas electric car - check it out
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.: ChronicleWatch investigates bus shelters
San Francisco Chronicle

EDITORIAL: Commute plan is ready to roll
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco may charge drivers
Oakland Tribune

Guardino to lead BART tax push for VTA
San Jose Mercury News

Roadshow: Was 85-101 work worth it?
San Jose Mercury News

Transportation taxes in Santa Clara County
San Jose Mercury News

Environmental groups undecided on high-speed rail plan
Sacramento Bee

Transit pass plan too punitive on businesses
San Francisco Examiner

Is city up for e-car influx?
San Francisco Examiner

HEADLINES FOR AUGUST 3, 2008

UC BERKELEY - Experts clash over viability of biofuels, alternative energy
San Francisco Chronicle

Spending reform is key to this and future state budgets
Oakland Tribune

Gas prices remind us: We must bring BART to valley
San Jose Mercury News

Queen: Clear the way for traffic
Contra Costa Times

Dan Walters: Time to end two-thirds vote on budget
Sacramento Bee

HEADLINES FOR AUGUST 2, 2008

Mayor accused of going back on transit deal
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.'s $60 parking fine lands in Muni's pocket
San Francisco Chronicle

Legislators turn a deaf ear
Oakland Tribune

Moraga plan worries Lafayette, Orinda
Contra Costa Times

Ad Watch: Radio spot opposes using gas taxes to balance budget
Sacramento Bee

HOT lanes lighting a fire under county, business leaders Requires paid subscription
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal

Raising sales tax for infrastructure repairs a last resort Requires paid subscription
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal

CONTRA COSTA CO.: VASCO ROAD IMPROVEMENT PLANS MOVING FORWARD
CBS

HEADLINES FOR AUGUST 1, 2008

Governor orders layoffs, heavy pay cuts
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. parking fines go up $10 today
San Francisco Chronicle

New study paints grim picture of East Bay
Oakland Tribune

As gas drops, will conservation stop?
Oakland Tribune

Audit tells VTA to be ready in case sales tax is defeated
San Jose Mercury News

VTA gets mixed report card from state auditors
San Jose Mercury News

Highway widening to hamper shopping access
Contra Costa Times

Bare bones bike share on tap
San Francisco Examiner

HEADLINES FOR JULY 31, 2008

PLAN AFOOT TO GET S.F. WORKERS OUT OF CARS / BUSINESS' OBLIGATION: Firms would have to provide transit passes or shuttle service or help employees set up pretax accounts
San Francisco Chronicle

Car sales plummet in valley as economy slides, gas prices rise
San Jose Mercury News

Bay Area transit projects threatened by state budget proposal
Contra Costa Times

CHP launches campaign to get fender-bender crashes off freeway
San Mateo County Times

State budget shortfall could stall road work Requires paid subscription
Fairfield Daily Republic

Bus passes will be cheaper in Vacaville Requires paid subscription
Fairfield Daily Republic

Q&A: If pay cut is ordered, state treasurer says he must comply
Sacramento Bee

Threat to cut pay tarnishes state's image as employer
Sacramento Bee

Californians fight cost by reducing their driving
Sacramento Bee

Bay Area bridges standing strong
San Francisco Examiner

Commuter checks move on to board’s agenda
San Francisco Examiner

REGIONAL: GROUND BROKEN FOR PASSING TRACK ALONG CAPITOL CORRIDOR IN BENICIA
CBS

Highways Paved With Gold
Slate

CHP Teams With Caltrans, MTC to Help Bay Area Drivers 'Clear the Way'
PR Newswire

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