Tag Archives: transportation

CyberTran: Small start-up has big dreams

By: Alexis Kenyon | October 31, 2011 – 4:05 pm

For Eugene Nishinaga, the chief technical officer at CyberTran International, ultralight rail is nothing short of a spiritual awakening. “I was actually driving on the...

City spends 1.8 million on transMETRO despite disputes

By: Evelyn Xiaoqing Pi | October 11, 2011 – 9:28 am

The City Council decided last week to spend most of a $2 million tax settlement with Chevron on a conditional contract with transMETRO, a transportation...

City decides to support CyberTran’s dream

By: Evelyn Xiaoqing Pi | September 22, 2011 – 1:00 pm

The City Council will spend $20,000 to lobby for a federal transportation grant to help light-rail company CyberTran develop 13 ultralight rail stations throughout the...

Breaking ground on downtown project

By: Robert Rogers | August 10, 2010 – 4:57 pm

City leaders applauded groundbreaking on a new parking garage at the Richmond BART station during a Tuesday morning ceremony.

BART commuters inconvenienced by bridge failure

By: Diana Jou and Yuanxi Huang | October 28, 2009 – 9:56 pm

On the first day of the Bay Bridge closure, BART travelers experienced crowded trains, longer commuting time and packed parking lots.

Bridge closure affects those who stay local too

By: Leah Bartos, Alex L. Weber | October 28, 2009 – 9:14 pm

In Richmond, detoured drivers and passengers crowded the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, BART trains and surface streets, causing traffic headaches for both the regular commuters and...