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OAKLAND, CA — How can we get more people involved in transportation policies and investment choices? What are the best ways to encourage Bay Area residents to participate in planning for the region’s...

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Contact: Missy Brooks, Artful Steps Director: (415) 778-5262; mbrooks@steppingstonesgrowthcenter.org Brenda Kahn, Senior Public Information Officer: (415) 778-6773; bkahn@bayareametro.gov OAKLAND...

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OAKLAND, CA — The Metropolitan Transportation Commission – the Bay Area’s transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency – is recruiting interested Bay Area residents to fill three...

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OAKLAND, CA — The “Experience Electric – The Better Ride” campaign will offer free test drives of some of the newest electric cars on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 12 noon to 5 p.m. at Fair-Anselm Plaza in...

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OAKLAND, CA — On Thursday, October 23, the Antioch High School Bike Club (ABC) and Street Smarts 511 will host Assemblymember Jim Frazier (D – Oakley) and the Bay Area BikeMobile at a free cycling...

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OAKLAND, CA — Visitors to VivaFest’s Dia de los Muertos celebration on Saturday, Oct. 25, can test-drive some of the newest models of electric cars at Saint James Park in San Jose. The “Experience...

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OAKLAND, CA — Visitors to the Walnut Creek Farmers’ Market on Sunday, Oct. 26, can test-drive some of the newest models of electric cars on North Locust Street. The “Experience Electric – The Better...

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OAKLAND, CA — The quality of the pavement on the Bay Area’s nearly 43,000 lane-miles of local streets and roads is stuck in “fair” condition, with the typical stretch of asphalt showing serious wear...

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OAKLAND, CA — The FasTrak Customer Service Center will close this weekend for an upgrade to its customer account system. During the upgrade process, the FasTrak electronic toll collection system will...

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OAKLAND, CA — Clipper, the all-in-one transit fare payment card already accepted on nine Bay Area transit systems, today expands its network of participating transit operators to Napa and Solano...