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Exciting news from the Port of Oakland! ABC7 News Bay Area reports on the latest expansion to accommodate larger vessels, showcasing our President Mike Jacob's expertise in the field. Watch the video for key insights and observations: https://ow.ly/oNHH50R5wGq. Join the conversation using #PortOfOakland #ShippingIndustry #LogisticsExpansion and share your thoughts!

Mobility Plans building the future of transportation in pre-platted “sleeping giant” communities! So grateful to be part of the process. Way to go, PSL and Mayor Martin - you all are pillars of progress for other cities to look towards! #transportationplanning #mobility #urbanplanning

Transportation Mobility in North LA County This will be a candid discussion of the challenges and solutions.

🌎 🌱 Last week my colleagues and I voted to move New York! As a Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board Member, I was proud to to advance Congestion Pricing into the public toll setting process. Personally, I had the opportunity to work on the legislative push as well as the initial policy and infrastructure framework, alongside some great minds at MTA Bridges & Tunnels. We've had a public debate about the need for this policy for decades and I'm thankful to the 30+ community, advocacy and EJ groups at #CongestionPricingNow for keeping the drumbeat going! This program alleviates New York City's congested streets below 60th Street and ensures the longevity of our public transit system. This will make our air clearer and our roads safer. What an unprecedented climate initiative for New York City. Incredible work by the Traffic Mobility Review Board's whose job it was to recommend a framework and the MTA and NYCDOT staff who were part of the team. I appreciated their enhanced focus to provide discounts for low-income drivers and overnight shift workers. (The detailed framework: https://lnkd.in/etb5rbwp). We've learned so much from leaders and operators in London, Stockholm, and Singapore who put these policies into action decades ago. As a Board Member, I hope to work alongside the MTA on a monitoring and evaluation program is world-class. Working in partnership with so many folks will be critical. There is more work ahead. Thanks to the leadership of New York Governor Kathy Hochul and her team, U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, New York City Department of Transportation and NYSDOT. We are entering a new phase in the public process including public hearings, we'd love to hear from you. More on that soon. Go to https://lnkd.in/eth5m25Z to learn more. #livablecities #transportation #congestion #mobilityforall #publictransit #climatecrisis #decarbonization #vmt

Finally... an intra-market public transport that will help alleviate heavy traffic congestion in #browardcounty / #fortlauderdale . Article refers to this as a first phase, however, provides no details as to future expansion. #sofloindustrialadviors #CRE #bergercommercial https://lnkd.in/g8GgbtBe

What does Dundee mean to you? Here's what locals had to say about the future of our city centre - and you can have your say too through The Courier’s new campaign, 'Dundee Matters'. Share your thoughts through this survey: https://lnkd.in/dDY6FKar

It is irresponsible of the NYT to promote the narrative that congestion pricing is dead. Whether it's implemented in June, in 2025, or later, the policy is inevitable because the conditions that demand it—underfunded transit, gridlock, and air pollution—will only worsen. Moreover, the tremendous outpouring of support for congestion pricing this past week from an unprecedented constellation of New Yorkers - not to mention looming litigation - shows that transit riders simply aren't going to allow it to be "consigned to the dustbin." https://lnkd.in/eGu2CPai

It is time for politicians to recognize that the ONLY way to combat climate change while addressing our other critical transportation issues is by shifting modes away from automobiles. The best way to achieve that shift is to institute congestion pricing while pouring the funds obtained into world-class transit infrastructure. This 11th-hour shift is sad as NYC was finally ready to try a real solution to transportation problems. I weep for the city and for us all. https://lnkd.in/g9PPrs9j

Names can have so much impact on revenue streams, that even cities are affected by trademarks. San Francisco airport is seeking an injunction to stop city of Oakland's planned airport name change to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport. San Francisco is seeking an injunction to prevent this name change, arguing that Oakland is trying to divert traffic from SFO to itself, which will cause economic damage to San Francisco. I suspect if Oakland changed the order of the words and put the words 'San Francisco' AFTER Oakland - Oakland San Francisco - the name change would be less objectionable to SFO. What do you think? The case is outlines in this article. I'll be interested to find out how the case pans out. What are your thoughts? Do let me know in the comments. #trademarks #trademarkinfringement #disputeresolution

Land use matters to public transport! If you build places that are hostile to transit, there's no amount of planning or investing your way to world-class service and ridership. Check out this clear, smart guide to how we make urban form good for transit from the outset.