The program will build upon the pilot in a number of ways, including using newer vehicles, increasing enforcement resources, making the service more efficient during disruptions, and requiring shuttle operators to certify they are in labor harmony. The program will base the shuttles around locations that were successes during the pilot period. Read More »

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) said track and infrastructure work on the Central Subway will affect traffic and transit on 4th and King streets and nearby areas during November. The construction project will include track work as well as upgrades to infrastructure. The project is expected to begin at 10 p.m. Nov. 6 and end the evening of Nov. 14. Read More »

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which is responsible for all ground transportation within San Francisco, said Tuesday it wants to improve its regulation of private commuter shuttles.The SFMTA suggests that it continue its current regulatory role past January 31, 2016, which is when its Commuter Shuttle Pilot Program ends. Read More »

San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee recently announced that the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has more frequent service available on its new environmentally clean buses on the Municipal Railway (Muni). Read More »

Caltrans officials recently moved to gain approval from the Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee (TBPOC) to end Caltrans’ contract and hold American Bridge/Fluor accountable for the delays and fault work in the Bay Bridge project, but before any further action can be taken in ending the contract and starting negotiations about penalties and damages, the project’s governing body (TBPOC), developed by the legislature, must grant its approval of entire legal process. Read More »

Officials say Home Zone projects like this refocus areas to address concerns of walkability and prevent speeding. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) used speed humps, narrowed roadways and raised crosswalks to make a Home Zone, in which traffic-calming measures are implemented to make pedestrians and bicyclists the first priority.  Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation said this week that it has made $2 million  immediately available to fix bridges and roads damaged by wildfires in several northern California. Read More »

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) said recently that the city has launched its first ‘home zone” project, which is designed to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety by decreasing speeding. Read More »

Oakland-San Francisco BART line closed for three days of maintenance work. Read More »

Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS), a business unit under Cubic Corp., recently announced that it has received a $12.6 million contract with the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) to modify its revenue management system. Read More »

The Economic Development Administration (EDA), a branch of the U.S. Commerce Department, recently awarded $5.6 million in grants for port and industrial roadway upgrades. Read More »

The capital region of Sacramento, California, has expanded its transit options to better accommodate the rising number of travelers in the region. Sacramento is one of the state’s fastest-growing urban areas. Its population has increased by 4.5 percent from April 2010 to July 2014, as reported by the U.S. Census. Read More »

Jim Hartnett, the general manager and the CEO of SamTrans, recently announced that the organization has restructured its executive management team; currently, SamTrans has administrative responsibilities that extend to the San Mateo County Transportation Authority and Caltrain. Read More »

California Gov. Jerry Brown and Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins visited the Port of Oakland and warned that the state's economy will be at risk without road and other transportation improvements. Approximately 70 people attended the event at the Port of Oakland, eager to find support for solutions to fix the faltering transportation infrastructure. Read More »

The AC Transit board of directors recently made the decision to name Michael Hursh, who is a current Bay Area transit executive with over 20 years experience in public service, to be the new general manager for the company. Read More »

Money will be used to improve security systems at California port Read More »

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (K Line) recently received awards that recognize the line’s high compliance ratings along with the line’s speed-reduction programs. Read More »

SmartDrive Systems, a driving performance solutions company, recently announced that it has named Aidan Rowsome as its new vice president of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Rowsome is a veteran with the transportation and technology industry. Read More »

Cargo Chief, a transportation company based in Silicon Valley, recently developed an integrated technology platform that stands to transform the transportation industry, which seems to be at 100 percent capacity these days. Read More »

Loop Transportation, Inc. and SFO Shuttle, Inc., which operate together as Loop, announced Monday that both companies have been acquired by Hallcon Corp. Loop, headquartered in San Francisco, has the eighth largest private bus fleet in the U.S. Read More »