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Jerry Brown signs bill preserving school bus funds

By JUDY LIN - Published: 3:32 pm

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed compromise legislation that allows school districts to preserve transportation funding after parents and advocates complained about losing school bus services.

Sacramento bicycle commuters sold on benefit of pedaling

By Blair Anthony Robertson - Updated: Thursday, February 9 2012 - 11:14 am

All over town and out in the suburbs, folks hop on their bikes for the simplest of reasons, leaving their cars behind.

Sacramento area gas prices rise again, likely to go higher still

By Mark Glover - Published: Tuesday, February 7 2012 - 12:00 am

Sacramento area gasoline prices did a slow, steady climb for a second straight week, and the short-term outlook projects higher costs to come.

Legislature sold 64 cars for more than $1 million less than it paid for them

By Torey Van Oot - Updated: Sunday, February 5 2012 - 2:06 pm

The Capitol parking garage should have some extra spaces this spring.

Big cities cautious about privatizing parking after Chicago's effort

By Dale Kasler - Published: Sunday, February 5 2012 - 12:00 am

Sacramento doesn't have many role models to follow as it tries to auction off its parking garages and meters to help finance a new sports arena.

Big cities cautious about privatizing parking after Chicago's effort - Feb 5
City of Sacramento examines firms' parking bids - Feb 4
Tragedies still haunt former train crews - Feb 5
Lawmakers seek to spare school buses - Feb 1
MV Transportation Inc. lands Dallas contract - Jan 31
After two-week hiatus, Sacramento gas prices climb again - Jan 31

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Back-seat Driver: Fees stack up, boost cost of traffic tickets - 9:57 am
Tragedies still haunt former train crews - Feb 5
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The new Terminal B at Sacramento International Airport opened to great fanfare in early October. Go inside the terminal with our interactive map, see panoramic photos and more in our special Airport section.

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Fees stack up, boost cost of traffic tickets

We hear often from drivers who suffer sticker shock when they're pulled over by police and handed a ticket for a moving violation. The actual cost is far more than many drivers had thought it was going to be.

Back-seat Driver Q&A

Bee transportation writer Tony Bizjak answers questions about roads, laws, driving and other transportation issues.

Q: on a one way street that has bike lanes on both sides of the street, is it a two way street for bicyclists?
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