Transportation safety matters are number one and/or should be within the decision making process regarding drivers traveling on highways and roadways within San Francisco Bay Area. We shared previously about the dangers of ET-Plus guardrail systems along Bay Area highways and statewide California highways. An advocacy group is highly requesting the removal of all ET-Plus guardrails along state highways because it doesn't protect drivers as it appears. Local San Francisco Bay Area families are suing for death and damages because of the guardrail failures.

Business travelers and tourism in San Francisco and other cities in San Francisco Bay Area has been booming with Silicon Valley technology elements. Sometimes people want to visit and see historic and iconic places within the Bay Area including riding on muni historic transporting vehicles and railway trains. Unfortunately, San Francisco historic muni streetcar trains are shortage of operators, which means, shortage of iconic streetcar trains especially for tourists and local business.

The intention to widen Highway-1 in Pacifica, San Francisco Bay Area has been blocked by a federal judge ruling to save environmental species. The state Department of Transportation (Caltrans) provided federal agencies with incorrect information regarding the highway development project and protecting environmental species during roadway constructions. The federal judge ordered state transportation officials and agency to have a new consultation process with federal Fish and Wildlife officials.

Tesla employees are encouraged to cut back on unnecessary expenses to show profitable cash flow for San Francisco Bay Area automaker. The Tesla CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Elon Musk informed company employees last week, to cut-back and remove any non-critical costing expenditures, and deliver as many cars as possible to have a positive cash flow during third quarter reporting. The company has to raise cash flow as it brings a lower-cost electric car to market before 2018 including the new Gigafactory development in Nevada.

The City of San Jose Mayor, Sam Liccardo, Consul General of China, Kim Becker, and transportation officials offered a welcoming event for Air China later last week before Labor Day holiday. Welcoming the first Air China non-stop flights from Shanghai International Airport to SJC (San Jose International Airport) on Thursday. The Air China non-stop flights will be using an A330 airbus, and SJC new connection routing is the 8th non-stop for the airlines services.

The audit reports indicate falsified numbers of passengers riding muni buses in San Francisco and creating manipulative passenger figures between 2012 and 2015. The regional financial audit reports are provided by MTC (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) and oversee transportation planning in San Francisco Bay Area. The MTC audit findings are provided every three years thereafter audit inspection, and indicates errors with APC (Automatic Passenger Counters) devices that collects data.

The launching of Google ride-sharing program is no surprise to some people because it's turning into autonomous vehicles technical supportive system. Perhaps one day, the Google ride-sharing program will transport passengers using autonomous vehicles in the Bay Area applying the Waze app - robotic transportation operation. The Google ride-sharing program will compete with Uber and Lyft using the Waze navigation app this coming fall, and fares will be 54 cents per mile.

Transportation systems within San Francisco Bay Area have been going through many improvement projects, and making it better for commuters especially working class people. The SFMTA (San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) new trains are being constructed with new wiring for communication systems at Siemens Industry Inc. in Sacramento, California. The new trains were unveiled with new smelling inside and plastic covering on the floors and seats, and new trains will be on San Francisco streets for services later during 2017.

The HSR (High Speed Rail) development has been going through many challenges, and federal legislatures are looking into the project's feasibility status. The California HSR project is one of the top projects nationwide and U.S. Department of Transportation is checking on HSR development status, costing amounts, etc. The HSR transportation project was approved by California voters under Prop 1A in November 2008, allowing bond funding as the project threshold to initiate railway construction.

The iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is considering a new tolling collection system avoiding car accidents. The latest report indicates 84 cars have crashed into the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza according to Golden Gate Bridge Highway Transportation District reports. The current toll plaza system have to be updated with new equipment and also avoiding cars crashing into it. The Golden Gate District Board of Directors is planning to tear down the old toll plaza and have a new toll plaza system in place during 2018.