Transportation Archives : Bay Area Council

Council Helps Secure Critical $750 Million Win for Bay Area Public Transit

Jun 25 2025

The Bay Area Council scored a crucial win for public transit yesterday (June 24) as Governor Gavin Newsom and the State Legislature announced a bud...

BART Energizes New Civic Center Substation

Jun 18 2025

BART has achieved a significant milestone with the energization of a state-of-the-art traction power substation at Civic Center Station in late Apr...

Autonomous Truck Regulations Roll Forward at Key DMV Hearing

Jun 11 2025

The path to launching self-driving trucks in California took an important step forward yesterday (June 10) when the Department of Motor Vehicles he...

North Bay Columnist Slams Delays on Richmond Bridge Traffic Fix

Apr 16 2025

For two years, the Bay Area Council has been working to open a third lane on the upper, traffic-clogged deck of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge to a...

Transportation Streamlining Bill Advances

Apr 9 2025

On Tuesday (April 8), the Bay Area Council cleared a big hurdle in making it easier to build sustainable transportation projects when our sponsored...

Council Joins State Leaders to Announce Path to Save – and Reform – Bay Area Public Transit

Mar 26 2025

This week Bay Area Council Chair Kristina Lawson joined state Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Jesse Arreguin (D-Berkeley) to announce t...

Big Win for San José Transit – Airport Connector Project Moves Forward

Mar 26 2025

A bold initiative to link Silicon Valley’s transportation and employment centers using a public private partnership (P3) model and innovative tra...

BART Reports Drop in Fare Evasion with Installation of New Secure Fare Gates

Mar 19 2025

With the continuing installation of new secure fare gates, BART is reporting a decline in fare evasion. In a quarterly survey of riders, 17% said t...