OAKLAND, Calif., June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today named Therese W. McMillan as its Deputy Administrator.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a sampling of transportation writer Erik N. Nelson's Capricious Commuter blog on getting around the Bay Area. Read more and post comments at InsideBayArea.com. Jan.

To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS Contact: Trina Leonard, +1-301-530-6700, trina@starpower.net, for National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Commission Report Offers Solutions to Improve the Performance of the Nations Transport System WASHINGTON,Jan.

To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS Contact: Trina Leonard of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, +1-301-530-6700 Solutions for Crumbling Infrastructure, Future of Fuel Tax, Congestion & Freight Among Key Topics WASHINGTON, Jan.

By Erik N. Nelson, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Nov. 21--The Bay Area's efforts to clear up its clogged freight corridors got a big boost Tuesday with a proposal to expand the state's trade routes program by as much as $1 billion for a total of $3 billion.