April 22 to May 5, 2012 - Bike, walk, carpool, transit – drive less, have fun, and save the planet
Burlingame, Cupertino, East Palo Alto, Los Altos/Hills, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Morgan Hill, Palo Alto, Redwood City, San Carlos, Sunnyvale
San Francisco County Transportation Authority weighs support for Caltrain with ballot measure
Next week, on Tuesday July 20, San Francisco County Transportation Authority, which acts as the city’s congestion management agency, may consider putting a $10 vehicle license fee increase on the November ballot. That $10 fee would fund various transportation programs. But the SFCTA is currently leaning against using the some of the money to support Caltrain. Last week, San Mateo [...]
Help get transit funding on the ballot for San Mateo County
The upcoming election November will have a ballot measure that could provide a critical source of funding for Caltrain and local transit – but the use of the money isn’t yet decided. The proposed ballot measure would add a $10 fee to DMV registration, to pay for services including road maintenance and transit. This Thursday July 8, the CCAG (County/City [...]
just a news reporter
In 2006, I was lifted from obscurity, as they say, when I got hired at a major market radio company to be a news and traffic reporter. In the process of moving, I’d found an old friend with a room to rent, and I’d found that my new workplace was literally across the street from Caltrain’s 4th and King station. [...]
Take action to oppose Caltrain service cuts
Caltrain is facing serious financial problems. They need to hear from the community that keeping service is important, and cutting service that makes train use less convenient and practical can lead to a death spiral. This coming Thursday, July 1, at the next Peninsula Joint Powers Board meeting, the JPB staff is recommending the board to schedule a public hearing [...]
Now a SF-to-PA Bike Addict!
I’ve been commute-cycling regularly since 2003 – 6 yrs in Berkeley, and now 1 yr in San Francisco. My bike-Caltrain commute to Palo Alto where I work is about 10 mi/day, plus more for errands. But, my biking has always been casual and for short distances…until now! True story, the Drive Less Challenge was the catalyst in helping me sign [...]
