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Air Resources Board adopts final targets for SB 375

Posted by Eric ⋅ 24 September 2010 ⋅ 4 Comments

At its meeting yesterday, the State Air Resources Board (ARB) had a full agenda. For one, it approved an important regulation requiring that one-third of electricity sold by utilities in California be derived from renewable sources by the year 2020. But for the purpose of this blog, we will only discuss the Board’s other major … Continue reading →

First Bay Area HOT lane opens for business

Posted by Eric ⋅ 20 September 2010 ⋅ 7 Comments

The Bay Area’s first high-occupancy toll (HOT) lane, or “express lane,” opens today on southbound Interstate 680 over the Sunol Grade, between Highways 84 and 237 — a 14-mile stretch of freeway that includes 11 miles in Alameda County and 3 miles in Santa Clara County. Carpools and high-occupancy vehicles on this segment of freeway … Continue reading →

California Street Cable Car upgrades to begin this week

Posted by Eric ⋅ 12 September 2010 ⋅ 5 Comments

On September 16, the SFMTA and Department of Public Works will begin infrastructure improvements on the California Street cable car line, the first such upgrade carried out since the major 1982-1984 rehabilitation of the cable car system. In the first phase of the project over the next few months, sewers will be repaired and replaced, … Continue reading →