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Palo Alto Grapples with Rail Corridor Redesign

04/30/2024

The Palo Alto City Council faces hard choices for the redesign of three crossings of the rail corridor.

Gilroy State of the City Details Growth, Challenges

04/30/2024

In her State of the City address, Gilroy Mayor Marie Blankley reported on growth and the challenges of housing, homelessness and the need for infrastructure improvements.

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Prep Begins for Santa Clara BART Extension

BART’s expansion through Silicon Valley is taking shape as pre-construction work gets underway in Santa Clara.
VTA workers have started on-site preparations for phase two of BART’s expansion at the Newhall Maintenance Facility. That includes setting up temporary field offices, …

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FAA Investigating San Martin Airport for Alleged Unsafe Conditions

Federal inquiry into South County general aviation airport was opened after pilots sounded alarms over damages.

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FAA Investigates ‘Unsafe’ Conditions at Santa Clara County Airports

Damaged runway lights, a non-functioning airport beacon, potholes and gravel in the taxiways, deteriorating hangar buildings, rats and snakes in indoor areas, a rampant ground squirrel problem—these are among the many issues that pilots at San Martin Airport have been …

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Federal Funds Advance Transportation Projects in Morgan Hill

Morgan Hill is set to receive more than $2 million from the federal government to help with local projects that are intended to improve transportation efficiency and safety in the coming years. 

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San Jose to Launch Smarter 311 App to Handle Vehicle Complaints

San Jose is updating its 311 app that tracks resident complaints to more efficiently address thousands of requests about abandoned vehicles.
The 311 app is designed to be a one-stop shop for residents to report a variety of issues including …

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Sunnyvale Wants a Better Mobile App for Reporting Problems

Sunnyvale is in the market for a better way to have residents flag issues in their neighborhoods online.
The Sunnyvale City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously, with Councilmember Omar Din absent, to request bids on a management system residents can …

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Silicon Valley Cities Work With Transit Agency on Safer Route to School

A partnership between multiple cities and a Silicon Valley transit agency is going to construct a long-needed safer route for students biking and walking to school.
The Homestead Safe Routes to School project aims to make traveling to school easier …

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Sunnyvale’s Ride-Share Proposal Would Help Disadvantaged Residents

Sunnyvale residents may soon have a new ride-share option that costs less than an Uber and is more convenient than existing public transit.
After overwhelming support from residents, the Sunnyvale City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to apply for grants and …

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San Jose’s New Airport Director Lands Monday

San Jose’s airport is getting a new director with three decades of experience, including gigs at major hubs in Denver and Austin.
Starting Monday, Mukesh “Mookie” Patel will take over as the city’s director of aviation at San Jose Mineta …

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Cannabis and Driving High Standards

Blood-alcohol tests often aren’t really conclusive when it comes to determining whether a person is too impaired to drive. Many people who are over the legal limit are probably perfectly fine to drive, even if doing so might get them …

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Over two weekends last October, residents of Santa Cruz and Watsonville  participated in demonstration rides aboard an electric streetcar on rails.
The ‘Rail Trail’ Movement, Explained
The heated controversy over what to do with abandoned railroad tracks
California transportation history runs from railroads to today’s car culture.
California’s History of Transportation: From Railroads to Highways
The history of transportation in California has shaped the state, from the earliest stagecoach to today’s car culture.
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