LAVTA suspended fare collection at the beginning of the pandemic to minimize contact between drivers and riders. Photo courtesy LAVTA. After adapting to hardships driven by the coronavirus pandemic last year, the Bay Area’s small transit agencies are s …
The BayREN Energy Atlas allows online users to view energy consumption as data visualization maps. Screenshot from bayarea.energyatlas.ucla.edu. Many Bay Area residents are addressing climate change by altering their purchasing habits, driving electric …
Making democracy — and deliciousness — work. Photo by Alec MacDonald. End-of-year holidays are upon us, although the season doesn’t feel so festive under our current pandemic circumstances. Yet while the social gatherings typical for this time of year …
Outdoor recreation has been key to veteran Maury Argento overcoming post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. Photo by Bhavya Thyagarajan Photography. United States Army veteran Maury Argento prefers to get her exercise outside. Sometimes she hike …
Resource conservationists prepare to survey wildlife in a livestock pond in Eastern Alameda County. Photo courtesy the Natural Resources Conservation Service. When ecologist Jackie Charbonneau learned that cattle ponds in the East Bay hills are vital t …
Slow streets programs in places like San Francisco have created new and safer walking and bicycling opportunities. Photo courtesy SFMTA. Bay Area kids are biking without traffic interruption, pavement has become a gateway for social connection, and ori …
Jo Lerma-Lopez and other local chefs promoted plant-based cooking for Holiday reFresh, one of the online events in Acterra’s Healthy Plate, Healthy Planet program that seeks to decrease the carbon footprint of food. Photo courtesy Acterra. The COVID-19 …
The phrase “perfect storm” gets tossed around a lot, often incorrectly. But it feels appropriate now, as we struggle through a COVID-19 pandemic that has ravaged public health and the economy, leading up to a politically charged election, during a time …
The Quartermaster Storehouse at Angel Island State Park’s Camp Reynolds is vulnerable to sea-level rise. Photo courtesy the Angel Island Conservancy. Article By Aleta George The late-19th-century whitewashed buildings at Angel Island State Park’ …
Highway 37 is subject to increasing flooding as sea levels rise. Photo by Alec MacDonald. Driving delays have long been a major source of stress for many Bay Area workers and travelers — so they’ll be unhappy to learn that rising sea levels imperil the …