Houston May Soon Not Have a Problem with Parking
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Houston’s decision to remove mandatory parking requirements from new developments in two of the city’s more walkable neighborhoods is already bearing fruit, as one forward-thinking developer has cut the amount of car storage in his new shopping center by 25 percent.
Op-Ed: To Transform Bus Networks, Understand Networks of Power
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It will take vision and fortitude to overcome the indifference and hostility to a vital form of transit.
Talking Headways Podcast: Sidewalk Labs and Toronto’s Waterfront
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This week, we're talking to Sidewalk Labs about the Quayside project in Toronto — about innovative ideas and the pushback Google is getting.
Today’s Headlines
| | 1 Comment- Lawmakers Want Money for Chinatown Over Subway Delay (SFChron)
- More on Fare Integration Study (SFExaminer)
- SMART Train Prepares Sales Tax Extension (MarinIJ)
- How to Stop Cars from Killing People (SFWeekly)
- Teen Hit in Bayview Hit-and-Run (SFExaminer)
- Police Car Strikes Pedestrian in Redwood City (SFGate)
- Community Basketball Court Revitalizes SoMa Alley (SFGate)
- Requiring Renewable Electricity for Commercial Buildings (SFChron)
- Treasure Island Escapes ‘Superfund’ Designation (SFChron)
- What’s to Love and Loath in Every Neighborhood (Curbed)
- Famous People Who Have Taken BART (SFGate)
- Readers React to Proposed Mega Measure (MercNews)
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Bike Advocates Mark Progress on Both Sides of the Bay
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Alameda City Council approves Cross-Alameda protected bike lanes, while San Francisco gets Fifth Street going from Market Street to Caltrain
Car-Free Zones Eyed in SF, Elsewhere
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After a spate of pedestrian deaths, San Francisco leaders are considering restricting cars from some residential neighborhoods.
Five Ways Trump Is Wrong On California Emissions
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The Trump administration revoked a waiver allowing California to set higher automobile emissions standards than the federal government. It's a bad idea.
Commentary: Federal Transportation Policy Is Undermining Progress on Climate
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Democrats and Republicans remain deeply committed to antiquated policy that undermines any action we take on climate change: spending billions to build new highways, encouraging more and more driving.
Today’s Headlines
| | 6 Comments- SFMTA Approves Protected Bike Lanes on 5th in SoMa (KTVU)
- Central Subway Costs Growing (SFChron, SFExaminer)
- Historic Streetcar Will See Service Cuts (SFExaminer)
- Upper Haight Construction Update (Hoodline)
- Safety Requires a Fundamental Rethink (Curbed)
- S.F. Neighborhoods Poised for Change (Curbed)
- Update on Haight McDonald’s (Curbed)
- Californians Buying Up Electric Cars (SFChron)
- Did Berkeley Illegally Stop Housing? (Berkeleyside)
- BART Inspired Concert Map (SFGate)
- That Day BART Almost Didn’t Happen (SFGate)
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Breakthrough on Fare Integration
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The region took a major step forward towards a seamless transit system
CYCLE OF RAGE: Entitled Car Owners are Selfish Hypocrites
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Ignore tonight’s latest gathering of entitled car owners at your own risk. The “save our neighborhood” crowd has turned pro-car.