The $1.6 billion Central Subway in San Francisco has delayed completion and hurting local Chinatown businesses. The new opening is now scheduled for sometime in December 2019 and almost a year later with contractual differences. Some of Chinatown businesses are not securing financial revenues because of therein Central Subway delays with poor developmental planning. A clothing shop in Chinatown called Hong Kong Outlet opened 25 years ago and financially suffering with limited customers because of the Central Subway construction.

The Caltrain newly electrified trains project is moving forward progressively in San Francisco Bay Area with modified train designs. The Caltrain administration has been gathering public input regarding the new electric trains design and how it should look with various options. The Caltrain staffing is also seeking public input on how the bicycles should be stored within new electric trains and making it comfortable for passengers. The transit agency has been conducting various outreach approaches for public input regarding therein new electric trains in the Bay Area.

The transportation fixtures for highways and roadways in San Francisco Bay Area needs fixing immediately and Caltrans will hire workers soon. The Caltrans administration is not waiting to hire new workers under new gas tax increase state legislation. The new gas increase taxes will take effect in November and expected to raise $52 billion within 10 years, and earmarked $5 billion for state highways and roadway repairs. The Caltrans staffing is having a hiring workshop in San Francisco on August 17, 2017 and another in March 13, 2018 in Berkeley.

The San Francisco Bay ferry services have hit new high percentage of passengers taking therein ferry across the bay. The WETA (Water Emergency Transportation Authority) administration announced records of all-time increase percentage of riders taking ferry services during last month of July. The ridership increase marks 78% since 2012 and continues a trending approach for ferry services within San Francisco Bay Area. The WETA administration established a strategic plan to accommodate the ridership increase with more vessels, terminals, and routes.

The BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) officials announced an arrest of a suspect for two unprovoked attacks on the train during a press conference at 6 AM Pacific Time. The BART Police released to the media images of a suspect on surveillance cameras and therein suspect was arrested hours later in downtown Oakland. The suspect was wanted for two attacks and suspected assaults with a deadly weapon on the BART train during the previous week. The witnesses shared with BART police officers information about the passenger assaults and attacks.

The SamTrans Board of Directors was presented with the latest recommendations of the Dumbarton Transportation Corridor study. The released draft recommendations will hopefully resolve traffic congestion and create new alternatives along Dumbarton Corridor. To address improvement and transit service needs between Alameda, Santa Clara, and San Mateo counties. The recommendations from therein study reviewed many alternative transportation ways and means of support to avoid traffic congestion in the Bay Area.

The Palo Alto Transit Center will be temporarily closed starting Monday, August 7, 2017 through Friday, September 22, 2017. The transit center is scheduled to close because of the City of Palo Alto construction project and VTA (Valley Transportation Authority) will have alternative pickup/dropoff temporary locations. The VTA administration will have an eastbound bus stop on El Camino Real in front of the P.F. Chang restaurant on Quarry Road intersection. All passengers transferring from buses to Caltrain will have to walk across El Camino Real roadway towards the Caltrain platform.

The boat was sinking in San Francisco Bay Area near Alcatraz Island and the tour ferry rescued 10 passengers last night. The Bay Area Coast Guard received an emergency dispatch call from the sinking boat for rescue, and the tour ferry within the location was called to action. It was reported the sinking vessel struck a rock nearby the former prison named Alcatraz and started sinking underwater. The Alcatraz Clipper ferry boat was redirected to rescue passengers from the sinking boat, and passengers were rescued without injuries in San Francisco Bay.

The GGBHTD (Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District) issued public information for traffic improvement on iconic Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge traffic will be limited to personal cars from northern and southern parking lots of the bridge including Vista Point parking lot. The traffic improvement effort will begin during all weekends in August as well as Labor Day weekend between 11 AM and 5 PM. This project is expected to mitigate traffic backups during busy weekends with many visitors along with limited parking spaces.

The Clipper Cards used by commuting passengers for local transportation in San Francisco Bay Area just received an extension usage as needed. The MTC (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) administration extended the continuation of services with Cubic Corporation, that provides CTS (Cubic Transportation Systems) to operate and maintain services for Clipper Cards. Because MTC is the transportation planning agency within nine Bay Area regional locations, and Clipper Cards have been working well for transit commuting passengers - 93% satisfied customers.