transportation
By Julie Caine on Oct 10 2011 - 7:37pm
In local artist Brett Amory’s “Waiting” series of paintings, isolated figures inhabit washed out, spare landscapes—solitary people waiting at bus stops and crosswalks, on BART platforms or at the airport. It’s an ongoing series, focused on themes of anticipation, distraction, and the culture of...
By Audrey Dilling on Oct 27 2010 - 3:22pm
A homeless multibillionaire has assembled a committee of notable Californians to brainstorm long-term improvements to the state’s troubled government. The group announced their mission today from Google’s headquarters in Mountain View…
Some Californians will see more immediate changes this week....
By Ben Trefny on Aug 5 2010 - 1:24pm
Driving into San Francisco is becoming more difficult for those who have to cross a bridge to get there. Tolls are climbing, the carpool lane is no longer free, and there are even plans to make drivers pay a price to enter certain parts of downtown. But once you're in the city, one thing that might...
By Casey Miner on Jul 22 2010 - 5:50pm
After a marathon hearing today at which more than 20 people spoke, the BART board gave its final approval to the Oakland Airport Connector project, pending a guarantee of funds from the Port of Oakland. The project stalled earlier this year when it ran afoul of federal civil rights statues and lost...
By Nathanael Johnson on Jan 13 2010 - 11:23am
If you drive in the Bay Area, you get the feeling that certain cities have made it tacit policy to punish and cause pain to car owners (yes, I’m looking at you Berkeley). But the philosopher Raymond Geuss is the first I’ve heard to come right out and make the explicit argument that we should make...
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