The AC (Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) agency is progressively moving forward with therein construction for BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) project. The AC Transit BRT improvement project has reached its milestone of 50% completion within two construction zones in the East Bay of San Francisco Bay Area. The BRT improvement project construction is $178 million and transforming neighborhoods with new traffic signals and storm drains. Including electrical infrastructure along with new street lighting as well as ADA (Americans Disability Act) compliant sidewalks and ramps.

The BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Police Department is hiring more officers to ensure passengers are safe on trains and local stations. The new BART Police Department academy graduates and experienced police officers will receive $10,000 as a hiring bonus as part of the streamlining process. The BART Police Chief is using therein bonus to encourage potential interest from diversity communities to apply, and become part of the new strategy to increase police presence.

The Port of San Francisco administration is opening for partnership proposals regarding Pier-70 historical shipyard. The legendary Pier-70 shipyard is known for assembling steel ships during World War II as well as the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) underwater transbay tunnel. The Port of San Francisco is circulating the RFP (Request For Proposals) process for a potential partnership agency to lease the historical repair shipyard. The Pier-70 shipyard needs drydock and other debris cleaning with repairing dredging areas, and Port of San Francisco will pay for some shipyard repairs.

The JetSuiteX is launching services between SJC (Mineta San Jose International Airport) and Burbank Hollywood Airport starting September 12, 2017. The JetSuiteX chartering flights will operate twice everyday with round-trips from Sunday to Friday. The trip tickets will cost $129 each way including two pieces of luggage with business class space along with complimentary refreshments. The new chartering services along with direct flight routing is catered for customers looking for speed traveling without waiting time.

The SFO (San Francisco International Airport) has new landing rules because of a landing close-call with Air Canada during last month. The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) is changing landing rules at SFO to no longer have air traffic controllers allow pilots to make visual landing during night hours. This means when an airport runway is shut down at night, pilots have to use the instrument landing system or satellite-based systems for landing the airplane at SFO airport.

Some people in San Francisco Bay Area are great people with good human intentions, unfortunately, some people like to vandalize bicycles. Another Ford GoBike bicycle was vandalized in Oakland and set on fire, and other bicycles were disfigured, slashed tires, covered with paint, and thrown into the lake within the Bay Area. The Ford GoBike project effort is to help people with alternative transportation, and protecting our natural environment from car emission fumes.

The transit train serving Sonoma and Marin counties called SMART (Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit) is rolling out for full services on Friday, August 25, 2017. The new North Bay transit train is administered and managed by the SMART District including planning, services implementation, maintenance, and evaluation. The new SMART transportation system is ready for operation thereafter final approval from FRA (Federal Railroad Administration). The SMART railway trains will provide public transportation for local North Bay residents in San Francisco Bay Area.

The SFMTA (San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) Board of Directors approved $21 billion for the muni Capital Plan of future improvement projects. The SFMTA Capital Plan budget identified approximately $71 million for elevators and escalators repair services within coverage areas in San Francisco. Because elevators are out frequently within certain service areas and making it reliable for commuting passengers especially on Van Ness station. Some commuting passengers have to look for alternative accessible way especially passengers using wheelchairs.

The BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) agency is looking at possibly changing starting time and offering youth discounts to ride in the Bay Area. The BART administration is proposing to change therein starting time for trains to 5 AM and could happen towards the end of this calendar year. The BART transit agency is estimating an impact for approximately 2400 commuters and more time is needed for services maintenance control. Because if BART trains operate starting at 5 AM and not 4 AM, it would provide extra time to ensure safety for riders during transporting activities.

The public schools are opening up for a new school year and SamTrans transit agency provides routing information for students. Because that means more vehicular traffic on the road when public schools are open, and San Francisco Bay Area transit agencies want safe and healthy transportation for all students. The students and parents can find helpful information for SamTrans public transportation at www.SamTrans.com/Get2School website.