SF Bay Area population health suffers amid economic stress, long commutes
Health Department officials began analyzing the link between housing insecurity and health after watching hundreds of their clients get displaced…
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A new formula for exercise? Study suggests 1 hour of activity per 8 hours of sitting – The Washington Post
If you fear you’re doing irreparable damage to your body because your white-collar job keeps you sitting at your desk from 9 to…
Cities’ sprawl comes with a price in transit costs, commute time
The annual study on the cost of traffic congestion gets its share of publicity. A new one on the cost…
As dollars dwindle for roads, gridlock seems assured | SanDiegoUnionTribune.com
You won’t hear this from so-called greens who vote to block road construction, but traffic is arguably the top environmental…
The self driving vehicle as rolling conference room
4. The Car as Conference Room Once cars become fully autonomous, they won’t need to take the form they have…
S.F. Bay Area continues to struggle in transition from industrial to information economy amid choking traffic
“Beat L.A.” is a familiar refrain in Bay Area sports, but it now appears Northern California is on its way…
Report: Housing costs, traffic congestion motivate workers to seek balance beyond Silicon Valley
In another sign that Silicon Valley isn’t as gilded as it once was, more tech workers want to leave, according…
San Francisco Bay Area at decision point as population, sprawl and congestion grow unsustainably
The Bay Area’s population was boosted by 90,834 people — the size of Santa Barbara — between 2014 and 2015,…
California Commuters Continue to Choose Single Occupant Vehicles | Center for Jobs and the Economy
Attendant with the increased reliance on single occupant vehicles, workers are also spending more time commuting. The number of workers…
Last rush hour may be drawing near as Southern California transit agencies report shrinking ridership
“I don’t know if this is long-term, but it doesn’t feel like it’s temporary when we’ve been dealing with 36…