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Trip Report

A 2014 report by The Road Information Project, or TRIP, a nonprofit organization that researches, evaluates and distributes technical data on transportation issues, estimates that 49 percent of Bay Area roadways — including state highways as well as local streets and roads — are in poor condition. "Approximately $800 a year is spent by Bay Area motorists maintaining their vehicles," says Rocky Moretti of TRIP. "These are additional costs that they're paying because of the rough roads in the region.

Like the rest of the Bay Area's transportation network, the region's local streets and roads are showing their age while carrying heavier loads. "Our cities and counties face a double whammy of challenges," explains Hans Larsen, Transportation Director for the City of San Jose. "We're in a region where things are growing fast, and there's a need to invest in transportation to support growth. At the same time, we have transportation systems, many of them built 50 or more years ago, that are aging and falling apart, and need investment. There are not enough dollars today to deal with either growth or maintaining what we have."