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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

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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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Facing crowded roads and construction, Cupertino establishes traffic impact fee

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CUPERTINO — The City of Cupertino unanimously passed an ordinance Oct. 3 that directs funds to reducing traffic congestion in the area, which has grown busier since construction of Apple Inc.’s new headquarters was approved in 2013. Almost all new developments in the city — residential, retail, office or hotel — will pay a traffic

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Google’s HQ expansion could worsen Mountain View’s traffic problems during construction phase, officials say

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The proposed construction of a 600,000-sq. ft. office building near Google’s main campus is worrying local residents, commuters and City Council members who say peak-hour traffic already creates a gridlock on the city’s major traffic routes.

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