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Bay Area Traffic is one of the worst in the world. San Francisco is the fifth most congested city in the world. Local drivers spent more than three days in congestion last year. (Fabienne Meijer/Peninsula Press)

Congestion in the Bay Area is at a record high. Amsterdam might have some solutions

News, Transportation / By Fabienne Meijer

BAY AREA — Traffic congestion is one of the Bay Area’s most pressing problems. On average, Bay Area drivers spent over 79 hours in traffic jams last year. It doesn’t have to be that way. In the Amsterdam Transit Region in the Netherlands, where around 1.5 million people live, more than 50 percent commute by other means than cars.

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A major debate in Palo Alto is whether to allow denser housing should be built. Proponents say it could alleviate the shortage of homes.

Palo Alto to narrow field of Planning Commission contenders

Housing + Development, News / By Fabienne Meijer

PALO ALTO — Much of the public’s focus is on the Nov. 6 midterm elections. But there’s one vote that Palo Altans can’t participate in, but it may be just as important – which two candidates will the City Council choose for the city’s influential Planning and Transportation Commission.

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Community members gather at the Ventura Neighborhood Association to talk about Wilton Court

Proposed affordable housing project in Palo Alto hits resistance

Housing + Development / By Fabienne Meijer

PALO ALTO — Residents of Palo Alto’s Ventura neighborhood say a new affordable housing project under consideration by the city will cause parking problems and traffic congestion and are negotiating with the developer to scale it back.

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