Local News
- Public hearing on March 18, 2010 at 9 AM on The County Connection 10-Year Short Range Transit Plan
- The City of Richmond solicits feedback via a survey on motorist, pedestrian, cyclist, & transit user safety
- BART’s Central Contra Costa Crossover Project will cause delays of up to 15 min. on weekends for BART riders traveling on trains bound for Pittsburg/Bay Point
- Great news for hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians: 1,000-acre public space (Hidden Valley Open Space) opens in San Ramon Dougherty Valley with 10 miles of dirt trails
Bay Area and California News
- Spare the Air wood burning ban lifted on February 28, 2010 for end of 2009-2010 winter season
- Polluted air over California costs almost $200 million per year in hospital expenses
- Capitol Corridor trains to operate on normal service beginning March 1, 2010
- Stanford students show off solar-powered car that gets 1,400 mpg & speeds up to 70 mph
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