The new year is starting off with how BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) will try to balance it's financial budget including improvements and other transportation budgetary elements. Considering a recently approved new union contract for union workers including health care plans and pay raise because it was one of the differing aspect of negotiations. Therefore, some BART locations will increase there parking fees starting sometime this month and proposing to start on January 20th.

Another Lawsuit filed on December 31 in U.S. District Court in San Francisco claims Uber Pesters consumers with spam texts.
says Tracey Kaplan at San Francisco Mercury on January 2nd 2015, about the company which offers car services by allowing people to provide transportation for a fee in their personal vehicles has also been on the hot seat lately for other reasons.
Sonny@Elite Limousine Inc.

Happy New 2015! Reports indicate passengers are increasingly riding transit and BART in San Francisco Bay Area, especially working class people, and local transportation agencies are working together for improvement services. The WCCTAC Board (West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee) unanimously approved a pursuit for a study to improve transit services within Contra Costa and Alameda Counties.

Happy New 2015! Transportation services in San Francisco Bay Area is always looking for ways to improve because of traffic congestion, including other elements to improve transportation keeping our environment safe within the bay area. AC Transit is having a public hearing on January 14, 2015 at 5 PM in Oakland, and wants to hear from people regarding expansion transit services. These improvement services are in place because of transit ridership increase and some improvement services have been in place accordingly on December 7, 2014 as a pilot project.

The San Francisco Bay Area BART transit announced yesterday that WiFi services contract is terminated with WFR (WiFi Rail Inc.) due to completion of trial basis. The WFR company officials are saying the agreement contract was for long-term and BART is backing out of a signed contract illegally. BART officials are saying the networking system offered by WFR, a Sacramento company, did not meet expectations as constructed to provide and perform on a trial basis.

As we move into 2015, the iconic San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge will be closed on January 10-12, 2015 for traffic improvement project. A moveable median barrier will be installed on the bridge to replace pylons providing a safe and efficient lane system for ongoing traffic. The bridge district hopes for this safer system to avoid more traffic accidents on the landmark bridge, and accommodating many variable traffic demands during commuting hours. Golden Gate Transit buses will be allowed to cross the bridge and Golden Gate Ferry services will be expanded that weekend for people.

The MTC (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) is sharing differential remarks on the Executive Director performance and other related activities. Some local agencies are urging for changes within MTC including changing the Executive Director, because the current Executive Director, Steve Heminger appears to disregard the public interest on transportation. The records show his international traveling activities include more expensive tickets and using local bridge toll fees for non-allowable activities.

The New Year celebrations are looming closely and San Francisco Bay Area public transportation agencies are offering free rides for passengers. SamTrans and other agencies are offering Sunday scheduling free rides including SamTrans handicap shuttles called Redi-Wheels, and some cab/taxi drivers joined this free ride effort for passengers during past holiday celebrations. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is also issuing "Spare The Air" days consistently, to environmentally save our natural air for our families and children to breathe during holiday celebrations.

The TSA (Transportation Security Administration) officials are encouraging passengers to leave all types of weapons home during their holiday traveling arrangements. Including illegal items that can become a weapon during passengers boarding process at airports to prevent stressful long lines and expediting the process. This approach is in place because of long lines at airports and trying to help passengers without any stressful situations at San Francisco Bay Area airports.

The red-light cameras in cities of San Francisco Bay Area are not helping public safety as it appears, and latest study by Texas A&M University indicates, it creates more rear ending collisions (22% increase) causing more roadway car accidents. Some San Francisco Bay Area cities have eliminated these falsified red-light cameras, and use public tax dollars on other meaningful aspects for public safety transportation. During last year approximately 55 California cities removed and ditched red-light cameras because of it's flawed system and way of operation.