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SPUR’s series of meetings with new Supervisors continues tonight with District 11 Supervisor John Avalos. This is a good opportunity to learn more about his District 11 priorities and share your own ideas. SPUR312 Sutter, suite 5005:45 -7 p.m.$5 for members; $10 for non-members Meet your Supervisors: A Four Part Series Eric Mar (D1-Richmond): Thursday, […]

Republican Senator from Missouri Wants to Kill High Speed Rail Stim Funding (CHSRB) APTA Urges Congress to Provide $15 Billion in Stim Money for Public Transit (Progressive Railroading) Building Mass-Transit Infrastructure Would Lift the Country Out of Recession (The Nation via Planetizen) Anti-Environmental Legislators Make Some Outrageous State Budget Demands (Ca Progress Report) More About […]

Senate Stimulus Bill Contains $2 Billion for High-Speed Rail (CHSRB) Schumer Outlines Plan to Provide More Stim Money for Public Transit (NY1) MTA To Consider Paying Millions in Muni Crash Settlements (SF Gate)  SF Mayor Wants to Cut Legal Fund That Helps Tenants Facing Ellis Act Evictions (Beyond Chron) And He’s Against Putting Tax Measures […]

New York’s Schumer Supports $5 Billion More for Transit in Stimulus (NYT) Stimulus for the ‘Next American Dream’ (SF Gate) Auto Industry to Court Obama Adminstration, Barbara Boxer at DC Car Show (Detroit News) BART Deal to Provide WiFi Systemwide for $30 a Month, $300 a Year (SF Gate, CNET) Parking Fees Go Up Today […]

BART Shooting Investigation Troubled From the Beginning (SF Gate) AC Transit Considers Raising Fares by 25 Cents (SF Gate, Coco Times) SF Mayor’s Train Box Statement Draws Concern from AC Transit President (SF Gate) Tesla Motors Dumps Plan to Build Auto Plant in San Jose (Merc) Envisioning a Future Interstate Rail Network (The Transport Politic […]

House Passes Stimulus Bill; Only 5% Goes to Infrastructure (LAT, Boston Globe) Nadler Amendment for Transit Clears While Amtrak Cuts Are Nixed (WSJ, Transbay Blog) Marin Looks to Grab Some Stimulus Funds (Marin IJ) Santa Cruz Will End Free Parking on Main Corridors (Merc) Nevada Considers Congestion Pricing (Merc) Court Refuses to Stop Bayview Redevelopment […]