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BART To San Jose To Take $772 Million Step

One of the costliest transit projects in the Bay Area is a $772 million contract, closer to construction come Dec. 8. The long-awaited BART extension from Fremont to the region's largest city may be contingent on FTA funding expected in February.
28 November 2011 - 6:00am
San Jose Mercury News

Complete Streets Arrives In Bay Area

Gary Richards, the Roadshow columnist for the San Jose Mercury News, provides many examples of redesigning streets for bikes, peds, and transit throughout the Bay Area, a direct result of the 2008 California Complete Streets legislation.
21 August 2011 - 5:00am
The Mercury News

Caltrain In Freefall

Service will be cut 44%, half the stations to close, elimination of mid-day and weekend service - that is the scenario laid for Caltrain, the West's oldest commuter rail, unless $30 million can be found - unlikely.
7 February 2011 - 5:00am
San Jose Mercury News
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Electric Taxis Coming to Bay Area

A new company is bringing battery switch stations to the San Francisco-San Jose corridor, laying the groundwork for an electric vehicle taxi fleet.
2 November 2010 - 10:00am
Inhabitat

Can BART Afford It's Expansions?

The Bay Area's 104-mile heavy rail system, BART, is planning major expansions. But many transit supporters, rather than cheering the new service and ridership the extensions would produce, are sounding alarms.
21 July 2010 - 12:00pm
San Francisco Examiner
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BART Expansion Raises Questions About TOD in San Jose

Plans to expand the Bay Area's BART system to the Silicon Valley have brought into question the future of a San Jose flea market that some want to turn into a transit-oriented development.
2 July 2010 - 9:00am
The Wall Street Journal

Pod Cars for Silicon Valley

San Jose is considering a personal rapid transit system for the airport, throwing $4 million at a feasibility study for the "pod cars."
26 May 2010 - 6:00am
The San Jose Mercury News

"Funky, Casual" Urban Market Coming to Downtown San Jose

Former San Jose Mayor Tom McEnery is heading up an ambitious project to transform a mediocre public space into a Granville Market for Silicon Valley.
14 May 2010 - 5:00am
Metroactive

Wikiplanning a City

As part of their Envision 2040 process, the City of San José is soliciting user input through a web-based wiki.
10 September 2009 - 12:00pm
Government Technology

The Planetizen News Brief - 8/6/09


4:10 minutes (3.88 MB)

San Jose on the way to energy independence, two U.S. Cities dabble in bike-sharing, and the 'Detroit of Canada' struggles through the recession -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

6 August 2009 - 5:00am
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Becoming an Energy-Independent City

The City of San Jose, California is on its way to becoming the nation's first energy-independent city, deriving all of its energy from renewable sources.
5 August 2009 - 9:00am
USA Today
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California Population Growth Continues To Slow

California's population growth slowed to 1.1% according to the state Dept. of Finance, down from 1.3% last year. Current population is 38.3 million. The LA Times looks at southern CA growth while the SF Chronicle reports on Bay Area growth.
7 May 2009 - 7:00am
Los Angeles Times

My City's More Man Than Yours

It may come as little surprise to some that the tech-heavy city of San Jose has more males than females. But in other parts of the Silicon Valley, just the opposite is true.
12 February 2009 - 7:00am
San Jose Mercury News

Personal Rapid Transit for San Jose Airport?

The City of San José, CA is reviewing proposals from 18 companies to create a PRT system connecting the airport to other transportation modes.
16 December 2008 - 10:00am
ABC KGO TV 7 - San Francisco
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