The California Department of Transportation has completed it's performance report (The Mile Marker: A Caltrans Performance Report) for review and to determine progressive ongoing transportation projects. The report is a comprehensive transparent report emphasizing a new department visionary mission, for transportation throughout the state for safety and healthy reasoning for people. The department is moving forward with it's new mission of making transportation safe, environmentally healthy, and efficient for people in communities.

The traffic congestion problems in San Francisco Bay Area is becoming a way of life especially for working class people commuting along highways and roadways. Highway 101 is another commuting highway for many people and Caltrans have warned drivers about traffic congestion along the Peninsula area. During next few weeks a flood control project will be in place to repair partly along San Francisquito creek in Palo Alto. This project will increase traffic on Highway 101 and Caltrans encouraging drivers to seek alternative routes.

The cable cars in San Francisco provides fun and historical transportation rides for passengers especially tourists in City-By-The-Bay! San Francisco cable cars have been a legendary landmark for the city and providing an annual "Bell Ringing" contest for operators. It's an annual contest spearheaded by SFMTA (San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) and providing local amenities for winners. Including charity contribution to local community agencies, and two winners are Byron Cobb for the division and Scotty Bastable for amateurs.

The closure of Doyle Drive over this past weekend for construction was a successful endeavor and completed the project ahead of schedule time. As we posted previously about the closure for construction project upgrades of Doyle Drive and Northern Waterfront transformation. During Sunday evening at 9 PM the project crew members were able to successfully and safely switched traffic cars over, to newly transformed Doyle Drive without problems and drivers enjoying state-of-the-art new roadway!

San Francisco Bay Area transportation comes in many innovative types of ways and means of innovation to save our natural environment for future generations. The Stanford University students will unveil it's model of a solar power car this evening preparing for the race across Australian Outback. The unveiling event will be at the Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Laboratory on Oak Road at Stanford University geographical jurisdiction area.

A train car associated with BART caught on fire earlier Thursday morning and causing shutdown on local stations within eastern bay area locations. "This morning commute on BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) was a nightmare," said other commuters, and creating more traffic congestion on bay area roadways and freeways. The BART train car was on fire between Coliseum and Fruitvale BART stations in Oakland and passengers have to find alternate transportation.

The traveling passengers going through San Francisco International Airport (SFO) today on United Airlines must have patience due to flight delays. A computer glitch this morning at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) caused flight delays at SFO and created many passengers to wait in long lines. Some passengers were upset about not getting information from United Airlines officials about the situation, and passengers were asked to get a fee waiver if necessary.

The Bike To Work Day in San Francisco Bay Area has been supported by many people in many ways to protect our environment and staying healthy. The report indicates Bike To Work Day was successful and competitive for many people as well as people riding to work with intentions to stay healthy - 22% participant increase. Including local political competition between Oakland and San Jose elected mayors with ways to support our environment and fitness for people.

During the Fall of 2015 a new FasTrak Flex methodical tool will be implemented on Highway I-580 to ease traffic congestion along the roadway. This new tool can be purchased the same process like the current FasTrak device used by drivers, including a switchable monitoring access for number of passengers in a vehicle. This new mechanism will be used by drivers when using Highway 580 express lanes during commute hours and awarding carpooling passengers.

The Caltrain electrifying project has to provide an appropriate environmental report for consideration during procedural process. We posted previously about Caltrain filing a petition with a federal agency, to avoid the EIR (Environmental Impact Report) in the process of electrifying its train cars. However, the federal agency Surface Transportation Board (STB) rejected Caltrain's request of avoiding an EIR, and making it a requirement to have an EIR as part of the process.