Elon Musk tweeted today that he is considering taking Tesla private at US $420 per share. This is an obvious attempt to not be attuned disproportionately to quarterly earnings and a lot of negative outside pressure. He claims to have lined up the funding already and simply needs to be…
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The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is the SF Bay Area’s “Money Changer Agency” that is supposed to help determine the best use of Federal, state and regional funds. Instead it has been the most conservatively run agency that flies under the water while receiving a portion of the money that passes…
As Steve Heminger, the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission announced his retirement for next year, it’s important to look at one of the largest transportation related boondoggles in the United States over the last 3-5 decades. There is an excellent Oct. 13, 2015 citylab article entitled: From $250…
The Metropolitan Transportation has come up with an 11 week program called the “Request for Transformative Projects” as part of the MTC’s Horizon Initiative announced in late May. From MTC/ABAG: “The Horizon initiative will be the first comprehensive Bay Area planning effort to look not just at transportation and housing…
Two of the hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are the Toyota Mirai and the Honda Clarity. Both manufacturers have spent considerable amount of money over a very long period of time. There are other vendors such as Hyundai Here is more information on…
Starting this Saturday, June 16th a select number of MUNI Bus lines will start using the Salesforce Transit Center instead of the “Temporary” Transbay Terminal that has been in operation for eight years. Starting Saturday, the Salesforce Transit Center will be operational for Muni routes 5/5R, 7 and 38/38R (the…
RM3 Win (under 67%) is a Victory for Lies/Corporate Lobbyists & Defeat for Poor/Middle Class & Rule of Law The marketing and poll driven “User Fee” that penalizes 500-600k daily bridge crossers appears to have passed the 50% threshold for passage. The problem is that this really should have…
BREAKING NEWS: In an extensive and vigorous rebuke to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG), the Cupertino City Council decided it could not support Regional Measure 3 (RM3). The Council was moved by the history of promises…
Organizers of San Jose’s local chapter of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims will lead a Memorial Walk from Saint James Park to Hammer Theatre for speeches. Meet at Saint James Park at 1:30 pm on November 19.
Bikes vs Cars, a film by Fredrik Gertten, examines the dominance of the automobile hegemon over every facet of our modern so-called civilized lives. “Activists and politicians that work for change are facing a multi-billion dollar car, oil and construction industry that use all their means to keep society car dependent.”…