The Vision Zero approach of avoiding future pedestrian fatalities and saving people in San Francisco, comes with a method of reducing speed for cars on city streets and building a safety net for pedestrians. San Francisco city reports indicate more than 21% of drivers within San Francisco are speeding, and averaging 27 to 33 mile per hour on commercial and/or residential city streets. The city officials are looking at reducing some city speeding limits for traffic safety and saving pedestrians, and Neighborhood Services and Safety Committee will have a public hearing.

Transportation issues of concern in California metropolitan areas needs a lot of attention for repair, and capturing President Obama's budget proposals for $1 billion earmarked for California transportation. Including San Francisco Bay Area freeways and roadways construction projects, and improvement for traffic congested areas as well as $165 million for BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) services improvement to San Jose. Traffic congestion is not only the west side anymore because it affects commuting for everyone, and impacting commuting time for working class people.

The teen suicide issues in Palo Alto has been alarmingly raising questions for people, and city hired security guards to hopefully prevent people from crossing Caltrain tracks and kill themselves as suicidal attempt. The latest teen was killed when crossing Charleston Road and parents with teens participated in recent community meetings sharing some possible solutions. A major number of teen students from Gunn High School in Palo Alto participated, and shared their feelings about these suicidal issues and looking for help to save their friends.

The working people with families and children are having tough times commuting with traffic issues to deal with everyday, and especially working class people throughout San Francisco Bay Area with challenging traffic. The latest aggregated surveys data indicates San Francisco Bay Area as the roughest commuting traffic in a metropolitan area, and Philadelphia and Houston came in second and third throughout the nation. Commuting time within San Francisco Bay Area is taking longer and longer every year, and some people are willing to adapt changes.

The economy elevation in San Francisco Bay Area shares with U.S. Department of Transportation Chief, Anthony Foxx during his visit at Google campus in Mountain View to deliver a national transportation plan. Transportation in San Francisco Bay Area has been searching for resolutions to traffic congestion issues of concerns, and Google shared their inventive model of an electric automated car during the session.

The traffic congestion highways and roadways is getting terrible every year in San Francisco Bay Area, and VTA (Valley Transportation Authority) is planning to have a Silicon Valley Express Toll lanes network. Some of express lanes are partially completed on highway 880 and 237 in Santa Clara County, and express lanes will provide single car occupancy access to use with payment at toll locations.

The booming economy in San Francisco Bay Area is creating transportation problems, and BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) is getting crowded regarding elevated ridership with more passengers. The San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said recently last month he is planning to have discussions about considering another BART transbay tunnel to help transport people. Some public services officials are supportive of this BART transportation project, and may create a better resolution assisting passengers without BART delays among other problems.

The new BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) services survey identifies passengers are dissatisfied with BART services performance, and showing 74% drop from 84% in 2012 and needs improvement. MTC (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) and Bay Area Air Quality Management including other agencies are encouraging people to ride public transportation to save our environment, unfortunately, people will not ride in unsafe and unhealthy public transportation including BART.

The City of Redwood City council approved Farm Hill Boulevard traffic configuration project, and possibly help to avoid traffic roadway congestion and speeding car accidents. The council members made a decision based on several community meetings regarding this matter, and reduction of traffic lanes with bicycle lanes on each side of the road traveling opposite directions. The project will begin sometime in July this year and possibly complete within one year period, and police enforcement will be in place accordingly for community safety and accident prevention.

Transportation services for students at SFSU (San Francisco State University) has been improved by providing shuttle services especially for wheelchair accessibility, and making it quicker and efficient for students and faculty at the main campus. The shuttle services will help load passengers using wheelchairs quickly with the accessible lifting device, and taking all passengers to BART and transit bus stops within local geographical areas.