Transportation

Council preparing recommendations for special Legislative session on transportation funding

As California faces a $59 billion backlog in state highway and road repairs, the Governor has called for a special “extraordinary” legislative ...

Performance, not promises should inform regional housing incentives

As the region's housing crisis worsens, the Bay Area Council is advocating for changes in the way regional planners dole out incentives that focus ...

ASSEMBLYMEMBER CATHARINE BAKER TALKS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND SPENDING CONTROL WITH MEMBERS

Assemblymember Catharine Baker (R-Dublin) this week (July 9) engaged members of the Government Relations Committee in a robust discussion focused o...

BAY AREA COUNCIL POLL CAPTURES RESIDENTS’ THOUGHTS ON Economy, DROUGHT, HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION

The Bay Area Council this week (June 23) released results of our region-wide 2015 Bay Area Council Poll, the only survey of its kind that provides ...

SPEEDING AHEAD ON COMMUTE RELIEF

This week (June 22) the Bay Area Council took a crucial step forward on its initiative to bring widespread commute relief to the most economically ...

2015 Bay Area Council Poll: Residents Say Soaring Economy May Be Plateauing; Drought, Housing and Crime Surface as Top Issues

Bay Area residents think the region’s super-heated economy may be reaching a plateau, according to results of the 2015 Bay Area Council Poll rele...

GOOD NEWS FOR REGIONAL HOUSING

The Bay Area Council this week (June 16) applauded the Alameda City Council’s unanimous approval of a project that will help address the region...

SEEKING TRAFFIC RELIEF ON CRUCIAL HIGHWAY 101 CORRIDOR

Speeding traffic relief along the Highway 101 corridor from San Francisco to San Jose will be the focus of key meetings next week (June 22) with re...

COUNCIL VISIT HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF MANUFACTURING IN CALIFORNIA

On Friday, June 5, Bay Area Council member Siemens treated Council President and CEO Jim Wunderman and senior staff to a informative tour of the ra...

A GOVERNOR, THREE MAYORS AND A SECRETARY OF STATE WALKED INTO A CONFERENCE…

With Sacramento awash in tax revenue, Gov. Jerry Brown told a full house of 600 Bay Area business leaders at the 2015 Outlook Conference on Thursda...
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