Posts Tagged ‘commute’
Some Bay Area workers commute for hours for the sake of affordable rent
Cindy Wood spends her weeknights in a vacant apartment at the Pacifica Senior Living facility in Oakland Heights, a long commute away from her husband and children in Santa Rosa. She works as the executive director of the gated senior living community, and recently had to move into an apartment on the property after being…
Read MoreEast Bay workers commute for higher wages
Workers in the East Bay are willing to drive miles from their homes to earn a higher minimum wage than their home cities offer.
Read MoreEast Bay gears up for bike-sharing this fall
Hundreds of brightly colored bikes will appear in Oakland, Berkeley and Emeryville this fall, as bike-sharing rolls into the East Bay. San Francisco launched bike-sharing in 2013, when 350 blue-green bikes were placed in SoMa, the Financial District and along the Embarcadero. Since then, locals and tourists alike have checked out the bikes, taken them…
Read MoreBay Bridge bike path on track—to be finished in 2025
Plans to build a bike/pedestrian path on the west span of the Bay Bridge—connecting San Francisco, Treasure Island and Oakland—are moving full-speed ahead.
Read MoreBridge toll increase causing turmoil in the casual carpool community
During the morning rush hour, commuters in cities across the East Bay climb into a stranger’s car. It’s part of casual carpooling, an informal ride-share system to save time and money while crossing the Bay Bridge. But a recent toll increase is causing turmoil in the casual carpool community.
Read MoreBay Bridge closure changes carpoolers commute
On Tuesday, Oakland North was in Rockridge listening to casual carpoolers talk about the closure of the Bay Bridge. Did it forced them to stay home? Seek other modes of transportation?
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