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Trip Highlights Potential of Hovercraft on the Bay

Oct 12 2018

You can be skeptical about hovercraft passenger service for the Bay Area, until you ride one. Then, you are changed.

Dismal Grades for California’s Bridges, Roads and Transit

Oct 5 2018

Good thing California’s bridges, roads and transit aren’t trying to get into a top tier college. More likely, they’d be placed on academic pr...

Can the Bay Area Hover Its Way Out of Traffic?

Sep 21 2018

Passenger (or freight) hovercraft could offer a very interesting way around the challenges of expanding water transit to the entire Bay Area.

Bad Roads Costing Bay Area Commuters Thousands

Aug 17 2018

Bad roads and highways cost many Bay Area commuters upwards of almost $3,000 a year in wasted time, vehicle repairs and other costs, according to a...

Council Urges Stronger Police Response to BART Crime

Aug 10 2018

Despite a spasm of violent and deadly attacks on BART, wavering confidence in the system and a depleted police force, the mass transportation agenc...

New Report: Overcoming CA’s $1 Trillion Infrastructure Deficit

Aug 10 2018

With California facing a $1 trillion infrastructure deficit between now and 2050, a new Bay Area Council Economic Institute report explores how pub...

New Tariffs to Escalate Construction Costs Impacting Bay Area’s Housing Production and Prices

Aug 3 2018

Tariffs of 20% the Trump administration imposed last year on imports of Canadian softwood lumber, and more recent tariffs of 15% and 10% on steel a...

Bay Area Cities Approve, Deny New Taxes on Business

Aug 3 2018

A number of cities across the Bay Area have been pursuing initiatives to increase taxes on businesses with stated goals of generating revenue amid ...

November Ballot Positions Announced

Jul 27 2018

The Bay Area Council Executive Committee has adopted positions on a range of state and local ballot measures that voters will decide in November.

Voters to Decide on Housing at Brisbane Baylands

Jul 20 2018

The Bay Area would add 2,200 units of badly needed housing at an idle former industrial property located near transit under a proposal the Brisbane...

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