To curb commuting emissions, large companies may be required to have employees work from home 3 days a week.

The goal of the proposed plan would be to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from car commuting.

The plan to require telecommuting is part of a larger proposal on how transit should look in the Bay Area in 2050. The proposal was approved 11-1 last week.

The controversial proposal would ensure that large, office-based companies keep 60% of their workers at home on workdays in order to help curb climate change.

The plan is still in the early stages, and it’s not clear if it’s approved officially what kind of “teeth” the MTC will have.

Institute Telecommuting Mandates for Major Office-Based Employers

Strategy Objective

Reduce greenhouse gas emissions, traffic congestion, and transit overcrowding by increasing the number of Bay Area workers that work from home one or more days per week.

Strategy Description

Build upon the significant shift to work from home during COVID-19 and mandate that large employers have at least 60
percent of their employees telecommute on any given workday. This requirement would be limited to large office-based employers whose workforce can work remotely. telecommuting target of 60 percent on a typical weekday.

This could enable an increase from the projected telecommute share of 14 percent in the Draft Blueprint to up to as high as 25 percent in the Final Blueprint, recognizing that half of the workforce has a job that must be completed in-person (not eligible for telecommuting).

The policy would require the employer to meet this target each workday. Employers could meet this target using anyvariety of alternative work options, such as compressedwork weeks, flexible work schedules, or remote workpolicies.

Changes Since Draft Blueprint

This strategy was not included in the Draft Blueprint and wasadded based upon public feedback this summer. Given the
changes in travel patterns during the coronavirus pandemic, there was strong support for bolder policies on this front in the Final Blueprint, including a mandate for office-based employers. To ensure this strategy achieves equity goals, a complementary strategy to expand internet access in underserved communities was added to the Economy Element as well.

Dolores Park needs your help! People are leaving litter all over the place. But, we have an idea to combat trash, support local businesses, and reward you all in one. From Oct 2 through Oct 11, we are running a cleanup effort. All you have to do is

1. pick up 100 pieces of trash in Dolores Park in the Mission using the Rubbish app,
2. screenshot your Rubbish Run map when done
3. share your Rubbish map summary on Instagram and tag @rubbish.love.

Then, we’ll send you a gift card to a local shop Download the iOS app at www.rubbish.love

We’ll have litter picker uppers, t-shirts and stickers to hand out as well. Join us! This cleanup campaign is sponsored by Rob Levy, a Compass agent and neighbor. Local businesses include Tartine Bakery, Humphry Slocombe, Dynamo Donut, and more.

Cost: FREE*
*Pick up 100 pieces of trash in Dolores Park in the Mission using the Rubbish app, screenshot your Rubbish Run map when done share your Rubbish map summary on Instagram and tag @rubbish.loveCategories: *Top Pick*, Fun & Games, In Person, Outdoors

Venue: Mission Dolores Park

Address: Dolores St., and 19th St., San Francisco, CA

Starting next Monday, September 14th, BART will run an updated schedule. The new schedule calls for more frequency during peak weekday commute hours on several lines, creating more hours with 15-minute frequencies.

Service hours remain the same: 5 am-9 pm weekdays, 8 am-9 pm weekends. Read the full article.

Commute trains at 15-minute frequencies will be added to most lines as well as other adjustments to the schedule including 30-minute frequencies on Saturday and Sunday to reflect current ridership levels.

Three lines will have 15-minute frequencies during the busiest commute hours on weekdays in the peak direction of travel: Antioch-SFO (Yellow); Richmond-Millbrae (Red); Berryessa-Daly City (Green). Dublin/Pleasanton-Daly City (Blue) and Richmond-Berryessa (Orange) Lines will not have added trains but riders can expect to benefit from the increased service and be able to spread out.

All other weekday times will continue to run 30-minute frequencies.

BART allows real-time train departures for riders to follow at https://bart.gov/schedules/eta or using the Official BART App on smartphones. Plan ahead your next ride using the BART Trip Planner at https://bart.gov/planner. PDF timetables are available at https://bart.gov/schedules/pdf