Streetsblog San Francisco

• 20 Percent Bike Trips by 2020: What’s Holding SF Back? (SFBG)
• Get Ready for Bike to Work Day Tomorrow (SF Examiner, East Bay Express)
• The Bold Italic Showcases Some of SF’s Emerging Bicycle Delivery Businesses
• Concord Girl Seriously Injured by Hit-and-Run Driver (KTVU, CoCo Times)
• Albany Woman, 66, Killed by Truck Driver (Albany Patch)
• East Bay BRT Faces Challenges at Oakland City Council in June (East Bay Express)
• Oakland City Council Approves Bike Lane Projects Removing Parking and Traffic Lanes (EBBC)
• Advocates Point to Successful Marin Bike/Ped Paths at Congressional Transpo Bill Hearing (SFGate)
• One Year Later: What Bay Area Leaders Took Away From NL Bike Infrastructure Tour (Beyond Chron)
• Early Education in the Netherlands Key to Improving Cyclist-Driver Relations (Atlantic Cities)
• Carpools Drop on Bay Area Bridges After Toll (SF Examiner)
• Roadshow: Setting the Record Straight on Road Rules for Motorists, Bicycle Riders (Mercury News)

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• Muni All-Door Boarding Proposal at Board of Supes Next Week (City Insider, KTVU, SF Examiner)
• MTC Real Estate Deal “Illegal,” Says Former Commission Member (City Insider)
• Van Driver Strikes Mother and Kids in Stroller On Sidewalk (Mission Local, BCN via SF Examiner)
• Panhandle Drivers Run Bike Signal, Complain About Tickets (ABC 7)
• Change Your Life Ride a Bike: SF Could Learn Something From Portland’s Bike Route Signs
• Local Addition Details the Western Addition Bike to Work Day Festivities
• More Scenes From the Mission’s Sunday Streets (SanFranciscoize)
• Dublin Speed Limits Raised, Despite Risk to Ped Safety, to Allow Radar Enforcement (CoCo Times)
• Green-Painted Bike Lanes Spreading Across Bay Area (Mercury News)
• Local Companies Look to Bike Fleets for Time, Money Savings (Bay Bikers Blog)
• Bay Area “Bike Commuter of the Year” Winners Announced (youcanbikethere.com)
• Cyclelicious: National Bike to School Day Is Tomorrow, May 9

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• Driver Kills Woman at Masonic and Euclid Avenues (BCN via SF Appeal, SFGate)
• Bus, Bike, Car: Three Ped Deaths in SF Elicit Different Public Reactions (SF Examiner)
• Next-Gen Bikeways Will Require Some Adjustment for Cyclists (San Franciscoize)
• MTC Erred by Using Toll Funds for S.F. Building, State Legislative Counsel Says (Oakland Tribune)
• Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Bicyclist, Injures Dog on Hwy 1 Near Santa Cruz (KTVU, Cyclelicious)
• This is the Kind of Anti-Dooring Campaign San Francisco Needs (Copenhagenize)
• 16-Year-Old Driver Flips Truck Loaded With Teens Near Pt. Reyes, Injuring One Seriously (Marin IJ)
• Attempted Hit-and-Run Car Crash on Valencia Turns Physical (Mission Local)
• Hit-and-Run Driver Crashes into Taxi Cab at 18th and Mission Streets (CBS 5)
• Muni’s Free Youth Plan Facing Crucial Meeting at MTC (SF Examiner)
• Could the BART Board be Joined by More Transit Activists? (CP&DR)
• Scenes From Sunday Streets Yesterday in the Mission (Mission Local)

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• Caltrain Board Approves Electrification Agreement (Almanac News, PA Online)
• Petaluma to Extend Downtown Road Diet (Press Democrat)
• Alta Delays Chatanooga Bike Share Launch Due to Lawsuit (Montreal Gazette)
• The Wiggle Gets Its Own Musical (Uptown Almanac)
• Why Do Bike-Share Riders Skip Helmets? (NPR)
• SF Luxury Cab Start-Up Operation May be Illegal (KTVU)
• Why City Kids Need to Play in the Street (Atlantic Cities)
• SF Examiner Praises BART’s Bike Plan
• Four Tips for Bicyclists at Stop Signs (SF Weekly)
• Road Traffic ‘Single Biggest Source of Fatality’ for Young People Worldwide (Atlantic Cities)
• Bike Infrastructure Grows in Sacramento Area (SacBee)

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• Caltrain to Increase Service Amid Record Ridership (SF Examiner)
• Central Subway Critics Enlist Reinforcements (City Insider, SF Weekly)
• Sunday Streets Seeks Input for Possible Monthly Mission Event (Bay Bikers Blog)
• DMV Workers Arrested for Taking Bribes to License Unfit Drivers (SFGate)
• Teen Transit Rider Receives Anonymous Fare Donation, Generous BART Agent Still Fired (SFGate)
• Driver Sought In Hit-And-Run That Injured Antioch Cyclist (CBS 5)
• SMART Bond Sale Closes, Rail Construction Underway (Press Democrat)
• Napa City Council Approves Two-Way Streets (Napa Valley Register)
• Bike Parking Booms in East Bay (East Bay Express)
• SFGate‘s Bike About Town Offers Safety Tips as Bike to Work Day Approaches
• Transit Fare Honor Systems Only Cost-Effective in Some Cities (Atlantic Cities)

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• Cristina Rubke Nominated to Replace Bruce Oka on SFMTA Board (SF Weekly)
• Van Ness BRT Proposal a Combination of Two Alternatives (SF Examiner)
• Ed Reiskin: Sunday Metering is About Turnover, Not Revenue (SF Examiner)
• Do San Franciscans Value Car Parking More Than Open Sidewalks? (San Franciscoize)
• Muni Diaries Spies New Queue Stickers for Muni Buses
• BART Agent Fired for Giving Unused Tickets to Needy Student (SFGate, CBS 5)
• Roadshow: HOV and Toll Lanes the Answer to Highway Congestion (Mercury News)
• Elderly Antioch Pedestrian Struck by Car Driver, Critically Injured (CoCo Times)
• Antioch Police Seeking Driver Involved in Cyclist Hit-and-Run (CoCo Times)
• East Bay Express Releases Annual Bike Issue

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• SFMTA Board Could Approve Central Subway Bonds as Backup for HSR Funds (SF Examiner)
• Bruce Oka Termed Out of SFMTA Board, New Member to be Named (SF Weekly)
• Transbay Blog Offers Some Insight into the Van Ness BRT Design Selection Process
• BART Releases Draft Bicycle Plan, Seeks Public Comment (SF Examiner, BART.gov)
• Community Plans 24th Street BART Plaza Redesign (Mission Local)
• Progress on Cargo Way Bikeway Construction, Sidewalks Still a Mess (San Franciscoize)
• SF Weekly Cyclist Commentator: If We Don’t Communicate Well With Others, We Don’t Deserve Respect
• Palo Alto Driver Won’t be Charged for Killing 6 Year Old in Crosswalk Near School (KTVU)
• Oakland Public Works Kicks Off Pothole-Filling Blitz, Asks for Citizen Reports (EBBC)
• GG Ferry Service to be Canceled During May Day Strike (SFGate)
• South Bay “Drive Less Challenge” Winning Transit Converts (Almanac Online)
• CHP Warns of Distracted Driving Epidemic, the Top Cause of Teen Deaths (CBS 5)

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• Suspected Driver Arrested in Berkeley Hit-and-Run With Cyclists (CBS 5, ABC 7, BCN via SF Appeal)
• Muni’s Canceled Bus Runs Draw Attention to Absent Drivers (Bay Citizen)
• SFMTA Board Expected to Approve All-Door Boarding Policy Tomorrow (SF Examiner)
• Former SFMTA Chief Nat Ford Received City’s Biggest Payout Last Year (Matier & Ross)
• New Escalator Opens at Muni’s Church Station (SFist)
• Supes Proposal Would Ban Amplified Speakers on Open-Top Tour Buses (SF Examiner)
• KTVU 2‘s Sloppy Bike Safety Analysis: Drive Down Valencia, Ask Riders Where Their Helmets Are
• Concord Safety Advocates Call for Curbing Distracted Driving in Wake of Family Deaths (CoCo Times)
• SJ Driver Who Killed Osvaldo Becerra, 26, in Hit-and-Run Charged With Homicide (Mercury News)
• GG Transit and Marin Transit Now on Google Maps (The Greater Marin)
• Are Hands-Free Calls Any Safer Than Hand-Held Ones While Driving? (Not Really) (CBS 5)
• Doyle Drive Re-Opens Slightly Ahead of Schedule (ABC 7)

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• Planning Commission Approves CPMC Development Plans (SFGate, BCN via SF Appeal)
• Driver Caught on Camera in Hit-and-Run With Two Bicyclists in Berkeley (SFGate, Berkeleyside)
• BART Train Replacement Could be Delayed by Manufacturing Debate (SFGate, SF Examiner)
• In Defense of the Electric Bicycle, from the Bottom of a Steep Hill in San Francisco (Atlantic Cities)
• Spinlister Peer-to-Peer Bike Share Launches in SF (7×7)
• SPUR: Big Wins, Big Questions as High-Speed Rail Moves Ahead
• N-Judah Briefly Disrupted After Car Crash Judah and 26th Thursday Morning (SF Appeal)
• Healdsburg Considers Proposal for Downtown Parking Meters (Press Democrat)
• SF Examiner: “Ban on Using Cellphones on Bikes a Smart Move”
• Golden Gate Bus, Ferry Service to Increase for Doyle Drive Closure (CBS 5. KTVU)
• Why the Streets of Copenhagen and Amsterdam Look So Different From Ours (Atlantic Cities)

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• AC Transit Approves East Bay BRT from Oakland to San Leandro (CoCo Times)
• DA to File Charges Against Cyclist Chris Bucchere (SF Examiner, KTVU, BCN via Appeal)
• Oakland’s Youth Uprising  Music Video Promotes BRT (Youtube)
• SF Examiner Overviews Muni TEP Proposals
• Debate Begins on Regional Funding for Free Muni for Youth (SFGate)
• BART GM: Bombardier Rail Car Bid Balances Cost, Quality, Jobs (SFGate)
• Doyle Drive Closure Brings Back Fears of Carmageddon (Curbed SF, SF Examiner)
• San Jose Bicyclist, 14, Still in Critical Condition After Collision With Truck Last Week (Mercury News)
• San Ramon Residents Protest $102M HOV Highway Ramp Project (CoCo Times)
• Change Your Life Ride a Bike: Return the Great Highway to People
• Bay Area Air Quality Improves, but Still Ranks Poorly Nationally (SF Gate)

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