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HEADLINES FOR FEBRUARY 10, 2012

America's Cup may cost city millions, report says
San Francisco Chronicle

BART board OKs Livermore extension
San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland, Berkeley eye driver-friendly parking laws
San Francisco Chronicle

Muni wants more cameras to catch cars in bus lanes
San Francisco Chronicle

Roadshow: Highway 101 tops Dirty Dozen list
San Jose Mercury News

BART takes step toward planning rail extension to Livermore
Contra Costa Times

Caltrans eyes I-80 improvements
Contra Costa Times

Downtown growth will increase traffic, report says
Napa Valley Register

GAO study looks at impact of highway tolls
Washington Post

SF officials leading charge to restore transit benefit
San Francisco Examiner

N-Judah to be shut down for six consecutive weekends
San Francisco Examiner

Solo Drivers Hit the Fast Lane
NBC

HEADLINES FOR FEBRUARY 9, 2012

America's Cup negotiators may push their luck
San Francisco Chronicle

More Bay Area express lanes to offer toll access
San Francisco Chronicle

Official Bay Bridge opening around Labor Day 2013
San Francisco Chronicle

Roadshow: Highway 101-Tully Road and Highway 17 work to end months ahead of schedule
San Jose Mercury News

Roadshow: Drivers can take part in future transportation planning
San Jose Mercury News

Bay Bridge eastern span opening date announced
Contra Costa Times

Caltrans holds open house in Richmond to explain I-80 congestion relief plan
Contra Costa Times

Corte Madera apartment project moves forward after developer offers $250,000 to help improve traffic
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: U.S. House throws transit under a bus
Sacramento Bee

Fare Hack: Exploiting a Clipper Card Flaw Is Easy
SF Weekly

A Closer Look at Congestion Pricing on the Bay Bridge
Berkeley Transportation Letter

HEADLINES FOR FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Bike count finds 7% more cyclists
San Francisco Chronicle

Bike thefts bedevil BART commuters
San Francisco Chronicle

Roadshow: Drivers illegally cutting across double white lane markings on 237-880 toll lanes
San Jose Mercury News

Sonoma County supervisors float property tax idea for roads
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

MTC offering paid summer internships for high school students: Deadline March 8
Oakland Local

Guest Editorial: Plan Bay Area Meeting Was Filled People who Weren't There to Listen
Benicia Patch

HEADLINES FOR FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Agencies scramble to fill funding gap on Doyle Drive project
Marin Independent Journal

Westbound Bay Bridge to close Presidents Day weekend Requires paid subscription
Fairfield Daily Republic

Want to plan the Bay Area’s future?
Napa Valley Register

BART expansion to Livermore to be studied
San Francisco Examiner

A Bridge Built to Sway When the Earth Shakes
New York Times

Activists Fight Green Projects, Seeing U.N. Plot
New York Times

Cubic responds to Clipper card exploits
Contactless News

HEADLINES FOR FEBRUARY 6, 2012

New Golden Gate Bridge approach hits funding snag
San Francisco Chronicle

Parking meter rates, fines among highest in nation
San Francisco Chronicle

Roadshow: Drivers making illegal turn out of Cats restaurant on Highway 17
San Jose Mercury News

Spare the Air alerts make air district public enemy No. 1 -- but there's a reason for behind those no burn days
Contra Costa Times

Transit plan for America's Cup up for vote
San Francisco Examiner

Disclosing greenhouse gas emissions boosts business, study finds
California Watch

HEADLINES FOR FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Red-light cameras boost coffers, rile drivers
San Francisco Chronicle

Student contest winners to design portal adornments for Caldecott Tunnel fourth bore
Contra Costa Times

Roadshow: Mr. and Mrs. Roadshow team up for KLIV traffic chat
Contra Costa Times

City of Napa considering higher housing fees
Napa Valley Register

Neighbors adopt corners for traffic safety
San Francisco Examiner

Large Saturday Morning Gathering in El Cerrito to Fight Global Warming
El Cerrito Patch

HEADLINES FOR FEBRUARY 4, 2012

Roadshow: Scooters can give mobility to seniors who no longer drive
San Jose Mercury News

Art competitions celebrate 75th anniversary of Golden Gate Bridge
Contra Costa Times

Coliseum Way in Oakland to be closed for repaving
Contra Costa Times

Marin Readers Forum for Feb. 4
Marin Independent Journal

High-speed rail's coming battle: Powerful land owners
Orange County Register

511 travel information plan in works
Monterey Herald

HEADLINES FOR FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Dan Richard to lead High-Speed Rail Authority
San Francisco Chronicle

Thomas Sowell: California's high-speed rail example of getting nowhere fast
Oakland Tribune

Contra Costa Times editorial: State auditor is latest critic of high-speed rail, which is fiscally irresponsible
Contra Costa Times

Citizens engage in road repair issue
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Agencies Invite Public to Visit Virtual Workshop To Guide Development of New Regional Plan
Sacramento Bee

Golden Gate Bridge installs speed signs for bicycles
San Francisco Examiner

Bike sharing coming to a corner near you
SF Bay

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