GoMentum Station is an autonomous vehicle testing facility located at the former Concord Naval Weapons Station. Photo courtesy of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority. Excitement is building about fully autonomous vehicles — cars and trucks that d …
Algal blooms deplete oxygen levels in water and can result in “dead zones” such as this one in Annapolis, Maryland along the Chesapeake Bay, an estuary like the San Francisco Bay. Photo courtesy of John Surrick/Chesapeake Bay Foundation (cbf.org). Nutr …
Passengers boarded a SMART train at the Rohnert Park Station this summer as part of free preview rides offered by the rail agency in hopes of encouraging more people to use the system. Photo courtesy of SMART. When it comes to commuting, what would pro …
On a sunny summer afternoon, city air can be several degrees warmer than in nearby rural areas. Higher temperatures of these resulting urban heat islands force air conditioners to work harder, and also accelerate the formation of smog, contributing to …
Bay Area Greenprint project lead Liz O’Donoghue talks about the online tool at its official launch event in Berkeley on June 21, 2017. Photo by Alec MacDonald. There’s a new tool in town. The Bay Area Greenprint is designed to help transportation agenc …
Public health and climate change are the primary concerns of the Bay Area’s new Clean Air Plan. Photo by Vivien Kim Thorp. The challenge guiding the Bay Area’s new Clean Air Plan is clearly stated: “to protect public health and stabilize the climate, w …
Mothball Fleet Update: The Long Goodbye to Suisun Bay’s Derelict Ships This 2009 photograph shows decaying ships of the Mothball Fleet anchored in Suisun Bay. Photo by Laurent Meillier. The bridge between Martinez and Benicia soars across the water, of …
Roadway Repairs Proving Costly in Wake of Record Winter Rain This winter in Marin County, a stretch of State Route 37 between U.S. Highway 101 and Atherton Avenue was shut down due to flooding. Photo courtesy of Caltrans. Record-setting winter rain imp …
La Mesa Verde’s Jaime Chen and Valley Verde’s Raul Lozano celebrated the grand opening of a greenhouse in San José’s first Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone. Photo by Alec MacDonald. Raul Lozano had been searching for three years before he found what he …
Features such as this bike box along State Route 131 in Tiburon improve bike safety. Photo by Cecily O’Connor. Are there areas in your community where you don’t feel safe biking, or can’t bike at all? An effort is underway to address these roadblocks a …