Santa Clara County Transportation Digest

Work is underway on a 1.4-mile section of California Street in Mountain View to increase pedestrian and bicyclist safety.

Though back at work following a court order, the workers union is making little progress toward a new deal with the Valley Transportation Authority.

In an April 1 appellate court filing, the union representing Valley Transportation Authority workers appealed the superior court ruling ordering them to end their strike.

Mountain View has activated its first automatic license plate cameras.

A look at the Geng Road safe parking facility in Palo Alto.

When California motorists fill their tanks, they are often paying the nation’s highest gas prices, an average of $4.65 a gallon currently and about $1.50 above the national average.

For the last century, the money has gone to counties with large amounts of federal land that can’t be taxed. Congress failed to include it in the upcoming budget.

Work on clearing a massive rockslide is progressing smoothly and one lane of Highway 140 into Yosemite National Park is expected to reopen within days.

As of Sunday March 23: VTA raised offer yet again, union vote Tues or Wed. Read on for the latest updates on the VTA strike from the folks at the Palo Alto Daily Post.

A major rockslide has closed the Highway 140 entrance to Yosemite National Park. Read on for details.

The permit lays the groundwork toward a driverless taxi service. Tesla has said it will launch such a service in Austin, Texas in June.

The ports of LA and Long Beach are the biggest sources of air pollution in the LA basin. Air quality officials have drafted new rules to help electrify the ports. But community groups representing 400,000 residents say they don’t go far enough or fast enough to clean up their dirty air.

And not everybody is thrilled about it. Read on to learn more and what some local residents have to say.

In their March 10 meeting, the Palo Alto City council voted unanimously to make the pandemic era closure of California Avenue and part of Ramona Street to cars. Read on to learn more, and why local business objected to part of the plan.

The City of Milpitas has been granted nearly $5 million by the federal government for traffic and pedestrian safety improvements. Read on to learn more.

In a March 6 communication, the union representing Valley Transportation Authority workers gave notice of an intention to strike starting on March 10.

Oakland Democrat Buffy Wicks said lawmakers will soon see 20 bills to speed up housing construction, along with more on energy, water and transit.

Since 2016, the DMV has collected more than $8 million from nearly 5,300 car sales, according to a CalMatters analysis.

A "transit village" of several units of housing is being proposed near Tamien Station in San Jose. Read on for details.

Not currently known as a safe route, Mountain View is considering adding bike lanes to Moffett Boulevard. Read on for details.

California’s new Low Carbon Fuel Standard has been stalled because it lacks ”clarity.” The new standard, which offers incentives for cleaner fuels, is highly controversial because it would raise gas prices.

Read on to learn more about the report from Palo Alto City Manager Ed Shikada detailing the list of 68 projects on tap in the coming year.

California lawmakers are rushing to fix last year’s controversial changes to the state’s lemon law, which critics say weakened protections for car buyers.

After receiving less federal funding than hoped for, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is struggling to cut costs or raise funding to bridge the gap for the project to build 6 miles of rail to being BART to San Jose. Read on to learn more.

The Los Altos City Council approved $2.3 million towards development of a combined downtown park and underground parking. Read on for details.

Sunnyvale residents have been waiting for the city to implement its grand plan for a bicycle safety network, but a lack of action has led to mounting frustration.

In a striking setback to reduce California’s air pollution but a win for trucking companies, state regulators have walked away from their ambitious plan to phase out diesel trucks less than a week before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Read on to learn what's behind the delay in the rollout of automatic license plate readers in Monte Sereno.

Learn about the 30 locations in San Jose under consideration for towaway zones in an effort to address RV encampments in the city.

While cities in California continue to pass ordinances to combat illegal sideshows, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several laws that go into effect this year statewide to give municipalities more legal tools to address them. 

Rides on Valley Transportation Authority buses and light rail will be free on New Year's Eve, so leave the car at home. Read on to learn more.

BART’s board of directors elected new leadership at its regular meeting last week and welcomed four new members.