Commuters in the Bay Area will be having some trouble in the following week after the Bay Bridge was closed due to a structure failure.Commuters in the Bay Area will be having some trouble in the following week after the... more
The closure dampered my ease of access this weekend! Now even more so with this dragging on through this week. They say that it was not detected in the inspection two years ago. Which got me thinking, so the Minnesota bridge accident was just over two years ago in early august 07, were these inspectors just pressed for time to look at so many other bridges, and over looked this significant crack, on the BAY BRIDGE!?! Awesome.... Come on guys!The closure dampered my ease of access this weekend! Now even more so with this... more
Ridership is booming on the three Amtrak California passenger rail lines. Caltrans, which operates the service in partnership with Amtrak, has added more daily runs to all lines over the past 18 months, but still can't keep up with the standing-room-only crowds.
This budget year, according to the SF Chronicle, ridership is up 13.6 percent on the San Jose to Sacramento "Capitol Corridor", 11.1 percent on the Oakland to Bakersfield "San Joaquin" and 4.7 percent on the "Pacific Surfliner" - which offers stellar views of the coastline for much of is route from San Diego to San Luis Obispo.
The Surfliner, the state's busiest train, carried 2.7 million passengers in the 2007 budget year, while the Capitol Corridor hauled 1.45 million and the San Joaquin carried 805,000 Ridership is booming on the three Amtrak California passenger rail lines. Caltrans,... more
Caltrans employees have been secretly dumping the remains of hit animals over a cliff in the Santa Cruz Mountains. I can't believe that they wouldn't even let pet owners know their pet has died! They even went to the extreme of weighing down the bags with cement and dirt. Caltrans employees have been secretly dumping the remains of hit animals over a cliff... more
