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The 111-Year-Old Mountain Road That Kept California From Splitting in Half

California · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

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This Bay Area bridge will shut down to make way for a revolution in tolling. Here’s when

A weekend closure on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge will let Caltrans install tolling equipment as it prepares to replace toll booths with cameras and sensors.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 3d

Mountain View Voice

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Mountain View plans to remove traffic lights at downtown intersection

Mountain View is developing plans to remove the traffic lights at a major downtown intersection in favor of a roundabout that includes upgraded bike lanes and crosswalks. On Monday evening, the Council Transportation Committee unanimously backed a proposal to redesign the Castro and California street intersection, which is part of a larger project to make permanent the closure of three blocks of Castro Street to cars. Earlier this year, the City Council approved concept designs to add 21-foot-wide central crosswalks to the Villa and Dana street intersections.

Mountain View, CA · 2d
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San Francisco Chronicle

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Huge changes are coming to Bay Area bridges. But first, the tolls are going up again

Radical changes are afoot for drivers crossing Bay Area bridges, with a new round of toll hikes and tiered rate system.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 2d

decorhint.com

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These 10 Scenic California Train Rides Turn Thanksgiving Break Into An Unforgettable Journey

A century ago, locals gave one California railroad a nickname based purely on how it smelled. Its new gas-powered motorcars put out such a strong odor that the name stuck for good. I love that detail, because it proves train rides here have always had personality. Another line in the...

California · 2d

POLITICO

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Becerra inherits a high-speed headache

The incoming governor could quickly face tough political decisions on the controversial project.

California · 2d

San José Spotlight

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Silicon Valley BART extension hits construction milestone

Transportation officials overseeing the multibillion-dollar Silicon Valley BART extension are celebrating an early construction milestone in bringing the rapid transit service to downtown San Jose and Santa Clara. Workers in recent weeks completed excavating and reinforcing an 83-foot-deep hole on a former rail yard property nearby PayPal Park. The shaft...

San Jose, CA · 1d

The Sacramento Bee

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California gas prices drop 17 cents. See what's ‘driving the relief at the pump'

Gas prices have fallen across the country over the past week, including in California, according to fuel experts. “Gasoline prices fell in every state over the last week, while diesel declined in nearly every state, and the national average dropped below $4 per gallon for the first time since early August,” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said in a Monday, Nov. 9, news release. However, California drivers are still paying the highest average prices in the nation, despite the recent decline. What’s behind the decrease at the pump? Could California gas prices continue to drop and could that mean a less-expensive Thanksgiving travel-wise? Here’s what fuel experts said: What are current gas prices across the US? The national average for regular gasoline was $4.01 per gallon on Monday, Nov. 9, according to AAA. “Gas prices have been going down for nearly two weeks, as crude oil has dipped back into the high $80 – low $90 per barrel range,” AAA said in a Thursday, Nov. 5, news release. Business Insider reports that prices have dropped to just over $90 , as of early Monday afternoon. Despite the recent drop, AAA said, “pump prices remain the highest

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Gas Prices Continue to Slip Lower

(Undated) — Gas prices continue to trend lower as seasonal demand drops. According to this morning’s numbers from GasBuddy.com, the national average is $3.88 a gallon, eight cents lower than Monday. Here in the “Land of Lincoln,” the statewide average is $4.38 a gallon, eighteen cents lower than Monday. Across the Wabash in Indiana, the statewide average has fallen seventeen cents to $3.43 a gallon. North Carolina has the lowest prices in the nation, with a statewide average of $3.13 a gallon, eleven cents lower than Monday. California has the highest prices in the nation, with a statewide average of $5.59, up a penny from the beginning of the week.

California · 6h

mindfullyamerican.com

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8 California Street Parking Rules That Get Cars Towed Without a Warning

Park in a California peak-hour tow-away lane, and the only warning you get is the sign on the pole. It can be easy enough to miss. Here are the California street parking rules that get cars towed without a warning. Note: This is general information, not legal advice. Parking rules...

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Bridge tolls increasing on January 1st

Bay Area bridge tolls will increase in the new year. John Goodwin from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission joins Sal to discuss where that money will be spent, and the work to remove the toll plaza at the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 23h

Newsweek

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New Images Show California High-Speed Rail Progress

Photographs of six new completed projects of the California high-speed rail project were released on Thursday.

California · 58m

Lassen County News

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California awards $1.2 billion for 19 transit and rail projects statewide

The California State Transportation Agency has announced nearly $1.2 billion in awards for 19 transit and passenger rail projects statewide. This includes $750 million in multi-year funding to The Portal, a long-planned extension connecting Caltrain into downtown San Francisco. Awarded through the eighth cycle of the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program, the funding will also put more than 75 new zero-emission buses and microtransit vehicles into service, modernize intercity and commuter rail, and make transit easier to use across California.

California · 22h

San Francisco Chronicle

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BART’s San Jose extension is getting more expensive. Officials may change the plan

As construction costs escalate, the six-mile tunnel from Berryessa to Santa Clara will likely be built in phases.

San Jose, CA · 20h

KTLA

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‘Storm train’ rolling into Southern California, Weather Service says

A weeklong stretch of warm weather in Southern California is coming to an abrupt end as a storm system brings cooler temperatures and several rounds of rain from Thursday night into early next week. High temperatures across the region are expected to drop 5 to 10 degrees on Thursday as the weather pattern moves onshore, […]

Southern California, CA · 21h

picketfencemedia.com

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State Funding Prevents Major Metrolink Service Cuts in OC

Metrolink passengers traveling through San Clemente and other parts of Orange County will avoid significant service reductions after the state committed $20 million to help maintain the regional rail system’s operations. The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) announced the funding on Thursday, Nov. 5, preventing service cuts that were...

Orange County, CA · 1d

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BART Plans Weekend Track Closure for Train Control Installation

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) crews will install equipment for a new CBTC (communications-based train control) system during a Nov. 14-15 track closure between 24th Street Mission and Daly City stations. Train service will be suspended between the stations for the weekend to give crews access to the trackway, BART...

Daly City, CA · 1d

NBC San Diego

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California awards $1M for Pacific Surfliner Planning

The agency that oversees Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner service said Wednesday it received $1 million in state funding to update a plan aimed at making passenger rail service more reliable between San Diego, Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo. The Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency, known as LOSSAN,...

California · 1d

The Fresno Bee

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CEO's gone; High-Speed Rail still plans to lay first tracks this year. Does it need the win?

The recent resignation of its CEO hasn’t changed the California High-Speed Rail Authority ’s plan to lay the project’s first tracks by the end of year, says the head of the agency’s board, a milestone that could improve the public image of the often-maligned project. The agency says it has already begun receiving the building materials it needs to begin that work in Kern County. “We’re moving forward,” board Chair Steve Kawa told The Fresno Bee. “We’re going to be getting track, and we’re going to be laying track in 2026.” The rail authority has spent most of the last two years promising the physical milestone by the end of this year — more than a decade after construction began in the Central Valley — so failing to begin that work could worsen the project’s already strained public image. Gov.-elect Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, has indicated he wants to reform high-speed rail, but he has provided few details about any potential plans. Jonathan Underland, Becerra’s spokesperson, did not respond to The Fresno Bee’s request for an interview with the governor-elect. If the agency succeeds in laying track in the next six weeks, it could take a late win in what

Kern County, CA · 1d

Trains.com

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Extension of Caltrain to downtown San Francisco among rail projects receiving state funding

SACRAMENTO — Eight projects with a rail component, including extension of Caltrain service to downtown San Francisco and overhauls of the state’s bilevel railcar fleet, have received funding from the California State Transportation Agency, or CalSTA. In all, 19 projects received awards of almost $1.2 billion under the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program. Funds [...] Read More...

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