Transportation is a necessity in San Francisco Bay Area especially for working class people, and other people use motorcycles for daily commuting and weaving through vehicular traffic congestion on freeways and roadways. We just posted about "Motorcycling in San Francisco Bay Area Freeways Can Be Dangerous" and yesterday evening, a pedestrian was hit and killed by a motorcyclist in San Jose, California at 9:20 PM based on police report. The pedestrian was crossing over Monterey Road close by Lewis Street where he was hit and died at the scene lying on the road.

The freeways in San Francisco Bay Area is already dangerous with traffic congestion issues, and considering more dangerous people riding their motorcycles on roadways and freeways can be extremely dangerous. A latest report indicates more motorcyclists involvement with accidents are increasing versus the past previous years. Some motorcyclists on freeways behave in many dangerous situations including their ways of cutting between cars on the freeways illegally.

The City of Palo Alto council members approved the other bridge design and not a finalist design selected by panel committee members. The design final selection of a pedestrian and bicyclist bridge crossing Highway 101 in Palo Alto came down to a final decision by city council members. The environmental advocates provided council members with critical information regarding birds along the Baylands geographical area.

The traffic impact in San Francisco Bay Area is preventing building developments in the City of Mountain View because of local traffic congestion that comes with developmental projects. High tech companies are sharing ongoing building developments for new offices within North Bayshore geographical area along eastern part of Highway 101. The new office buildings will need permits from the city as part of a procedural process before initiation of a building foundation on the ground. Silicon Valley's ongoing growth with Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.

The local drivers for high tech companies in San Francisco Bay Area have contracted local shuttle buses to transport their employees to and from work every day. Some of those contracted drivers are now union members and will get pay increase including benefits, and will be paying union monthly fees with their pay raises. Teamsters union members are tapping into Bauer Transportation drivers and seeking to get enough drivers to sign the union members contract and have union representation during negotiations.

The San Francisco Bay Area transportation officials are continually seeking for resolutions to help with vehicular traffic problems in the bay area. A transit seminar is scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, 2015 in San Francisco at The Commonwealth Club, 555 Post Street from 9 AM to 12 Noon - free for the public. The local state transportation officials, transit operators, etc. and experts will talk about two reports aligned with possible solutions regarding San Francisco Bay Area studies.

The San Francisco Bay Area transportation system is a necessity for local bay area residents especially working class people including families and children. The MTC (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) released new ranking data information for various cities within San Francisco Bay Area. Novato showing most solo drivers and most people sharing carpool on roadways and highways, Sausalito has the highest per capita number of people taking public transit to work. People in Sausalito use ferries, buses, and other means of public transportation to travel including bicycles.

An environmentalist group is questioning the final architectural design for an overpass bridge in Palo Alto over Highway 101 for pedestrians and bicyclists. The environmental advocates are saying the proposed bridge will endanger birds in the area because of how the design is formulated. The bridge has arches similar to the iconic Golden Gate Bridge with a net-looking outfit, and birds may run into harming themselves and endangering many various birds.

The state transportation officials are studying the possibility of having electronic tolls for San Francisco Bay Area bridges including all statewide toll bridges. The Bay Area Toll Authority operates Caltrans bridges statewide has awarded a consultant study agency for more discovery elements before a final decision. The Golden Gate Bridge tolls have been electrified over the past two years, and simplifying the toll process for drivers and commuters over the iconic bridge.

The Hawaiian Airlines flight 47 was returned back to Oakland Airport after departure this morning due to undisclosed aircraft maintenance issues onboard. The airlines flight had 229 passengers plus crew members with luggage and other elements onboard, departing from Oakland Airport to Honolulu around 9:30 AM Pacific Time. The flight was safely redirected back to Oakland Airport by the pilot because of fuel consumption levels over the Pacific Ocean.