The San Francisco police officers arrested a 29 year old man linking him to the shooting onboard a muni train in San Francisco. The police officers reviewed the surveillance video from the train and identified the man as Anthony Ray, and he injured a passenger with a bullet wound on the head. The police responded to the shooting onboard muni T-Line train within the Dogpatch neighborhood near 3rd and 22nd streets. The passenger victim was transported to San Francisco General Hospital for his head injury and expected to recover.

The transportation government agencies are hosting community forums to hear exactly from local communities regarding interstate highways in the Bay Area. The MTC (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) and TRB (Transportation Research Board) is planning to have the first community forum in San Francisco, on Thursday, February 23, 2017 from 9 AM to 5 PM at Bay Area Metro Center location. The second meeting is scheduled on Friday, February 24, 2017 from 9 AM to 12 Noon at the same location, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, California.

The historical and crooked iconic Lombard Street in San Francisco is considering a toll system for visitors. The local legislatures are advocating for a study to possibly start charging people to take a stroll down the world's mostly crooked street. The local authority agencies are working closely with legislatures to study how the toll system would work for tourists and local residents. Because local residents are sharing their concerns about health issues with emission fumes from cars and ongoing traffic problems.

The state legislatures are well aware of long-term needs for road repairs, transportation improvement projects, etc. because of backlog on state transportation projects - $59 billion to upgrade state highways alone. The local motorist commuters are paying the price because of poor road conditions and local streets people use everyday to travel in San Francisco Bay Area. The California Department of Transportation report shows local streets and roadway repairing is even bigger with a backlog of $73 billion for upgrades.

The muni buses in San Francisco will be equipped with new communication systems for monitoring aspects during everyday activities. The new radio communication system will move muni buses from analog to digital networking, and allowing drivers to communicate with department staffing effectively. The SFMTA (San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) board received a presentation from administrators and demonstrated how the system works. The SFMTA transit agency is replacing the outdated system with new communication systems for operation efficiency.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted a new city ordinance requiring new developments to have more alternative transporting perks. It's an approach to have a data-driven model for cities struggling from traffic congestion on local highways and roadways. The new legislation was initially approved and proposed by Land Use and Transportation Committee with the final approval by Board of Supervisors. It requires commercial and residential development projects to have transportation features such as accessible parking, bike stations, shuttle locations, etc.

The local residents in San Francisco approved $500 million for muni improvement projects and Board of Supervisors sharing their concerns. The local voters ratified therein bond funding to help SFMTA (San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) with projects to improve traffic problems. Some members of San Francisco Board of Supervisors shared their concerns about not spending appropriated funding for local improvement projects fast enough. Because local San Francisco voters approved the bond funding to help with traffic congestion in San Francisco and the Bay Area.

The latest on Uber self-driving vehicles in California continues with more questionable issues including self-driving trucks for safety reasoning. The Uber company bought trucks from Otto for $68 million in August 2016, and the trucks are suppose to have self-driving operating systems. Remember, Uber was testing their self-driving vehicles in San Francisco during last year in December without permits - they moved to Arizona. The California DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) is investigating Uber self-driving trucks through a startup by Otto thereafter a transaction.

The HSR (High Speed Rail) Authority is proposing for federal funding assistance through California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) as needed to complete HSR project and Caltrain electrification. The California 14 Republicans in Congress is asking new federal Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, to block $647 million grant for Caltrain. The request was made through the National Governor's Association and using infrastructure projects to create more jobs in California. The federal funding will help with Caltrain's electrification and may also help the HSR project.

The Caltrans working crew along Highway 17 this morning was impacted by the bad weather conditions in San Francisco Bay Area. The working crew members were repairing the highway because of a mudslide in Santa Cruz mountains, and two crew members were run-over by a dump truck. Unfortunately, one died during the accident around 12:15 PM during afternoon hours, and workers flagged down CHP (California Highway Patrol) for assistance. The officers were able to retrieve the other Caltrans repair crew member from underneath the dump truck for safety.