Pandemic may resolve SF Bay Area paradox
At some point during this period, the economy will open back up. But that doesn’t mean people need to go…
Tag: San Francisco Bay Area
History will judge Frances Cairncross’s predicted “death of distance” correct
The irony of America’s tech-fueled brain drain is that the internet should have freed us from location-based employment and helped…
New generation of policymakers, planners needed to solve metro area traffic congestion
Liccardo, who also sits on the commission board, said reducing traffic congestion in the South Bay will require cities to…
S. F. Bay Area hitting the wall with unaffordable housing, lengthy commutes
The September losses, combined with 2,400 job losses reported by the EDD for August, paint an unsettling picture and lend…
Poll shows voter support for $3 bridge toll hike
With constant gridlock turning freeways into parking lots, BART trains packed to the gills and mounting concerns about how to…
Dealing with the Sprawl Devil
In the last seven years alone, 600,000 new residents have settled in the region. Alameda is the fastest growing of…
The continuing commuting paradox of the S.F. Bay Area, stuck in the 20th Century
Eighty percent of jobs in the Bay Area are concentrated in suburban fringes with little access…
Bay Area commuters back taxes to pay to improve road, transit – SFGate
Bay Area residents have grown so exasperated by worsening traffic and the paucity of government money to make things better…
SF Bay Area paradox: 21st century ICT leader chokes on 20th century rush hour traffic
“Congestion is having a dramatic impact on the quality of life in the Bay Area,” said Jim Wunderman, CEO of…
Ongoing paradox of SF Bay Area that underutilizes ICT, chokes on traffic congestion
If it seems as if you’re spending more time behind the wheel than ever, it’s not an illusion. Since 2010,…