The muni buses in San Francisco will finally get air conditioning for the first time and passengers will feel the interior cooling air. Muni buses should have air conditioning systems during 2018 because it's been operating under city fogging climate, for many years with natural cooling air and considering climate changes. The air conditioning systems will cost about $15,000 - $25,000 for each system and total costing amount of about $5.1 million for the project operation.

Gun shootings on highways and roadways in San Francisco Bay Area is becoming more problematic for people. That's why cameras are being installed along Highway-4 in Pittsburg, California for protection because of recent highway shootings. The 14 photographic cameras installation system should be completed and functional by Monday as planned, and capturing criminal activities along the highway. The cameras will also be used as investigative tools as needed for evidence during criminal case matters.

Traffic congestion continues to become a major safety and health issues for San Francisco Bay Area people. Recently local residents were complaining about airplane noises, and local cities are seeking resolutions to the problem. A recent WalletHub study identifies 2016 worst cities for driving nationwide during commuting and traveling time. The rankings are from #1 to #100 study results, and San Francisco Bay Area cities are ranked as San Francisco #98, Oakland #94, San Jose #84, Fremont #71, and Sacramento #31.

The muni buses in San Francisco have been going through many improvement projects for people. Muni buses in "The City" are administered and operated through SFMTA (San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) public agency for accountability. Some improvement projects includes digital signs at muni bus locations for passengers, sharing what time the next bus arrives for passengers. Unfortunately, the digital signs are not providing passengers accurate information, and misinforming passengers and also creating scheduling problems for commuters.

The highways and roadways within San Francisco Bay Area continues a need for repairs for safety reasoning for people. The Caltrans transportation department plans to close some San Mateo Bridge lanes going westbound, for bridge repairs and allowing repair crews to do their job safely. The identified westbound bridge lanes will close for at least 5 days for Caltrans repair crews to fully repair a deck hole in the roadway with quality results. The damaged bridge lane was closed yesterday from 7 PM to 5 AM and repair crews will begin their work safely during the closing hours.

The City of San Francisco administrators surveyed a pending increase for residential parking in San Francisco. The San Francisco MTA (Municipal Transportation Agency) surveyed 2,300 plus local residents including community public meetings for parking permits. The 41 questionnaire survey results are in place from 39% of respondents can find local parking in 5 or less minutes when they get home. About 44% local residents shared they pay $100 - $250 for street parking per month if they pay through rent or mortgage.

Many people have been questioning their safety when traveling on highways in San Francisco Bay Area and nationwide. The GAO (Government Accounting Office) administrators released a report yesterday, sharing a failing assessment testing procedures for highways guardrail systems. Some people said, "those highway guardrails are suppose to protect drivers and passengers from vehicular accidents." The State of California highways have approximately 3600 of those guardrail systems called ET-Plus since an inventory by Caltrans during 2014.

The Caltrain Board of Directors unanimously approved yesterday some changes for trains to become electrified. Many passengers like the conceptual approach to save our natural environment in transportation systems within San Francisco Bay Area. The new transit train system changes will cost $1.25 billion in contracts, and Caltrain officials are hoping to have diesel engines change to electrified powered engines during 2020. The new train system will also have bathrooms onboard each train for passengers usage as necessary.

As vehicular traffic in San Francisco Bay Area highways and roadways are getting worse everyday, alternative transportation could be using ferry services for commuters. The Tideline Marine Group agency is proposing to offer ferry commuter services from Berkeley to San Francisco. The identified agency envisions commuter private services the same way technology companies are providing shuttle services for their employees. The procedural process is going through PUC (Public Utilities Commission) for services review and approval of the operation.

The longer check-in lines for passengers at airports nationwide and San Francisco Bay Area comes with safety and airport security issues. National TSA (Transportation Security Administration) is experimenting computerized systems to expedite the process of screening airport passengers. The TSA federal officials announced on Tuesday about expanding more testing to speed-up airport passengers lines and improving security. Airport passengers may have to check their carry-on bags using CT scans for inspection at airport pre-check points to make the process quicker.