State Grants Awarded for Active Transportation, Sustainable Communities
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There are, as always, far more projects applying than there is money for. A complete list of projects here.
Chambers of Commerce Come Around to Transit
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City business groups are forming a coalition to urge Congress and the president to fund transportation projects.
Study: Better Transit Helps Latinos Live Healthier Lives
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Two dynamics are at work for Latinos — and both have negative effects.
Today’s Headlines
| | 4 Comments- Woman Caught In Train Door Sues Muni (SFExaminer)
- Scramble To Be Installed At Hyde/Golden Gate (Hoodline)
- SF Plans To Tax Lyft, Uber Trips (Curbed, KTVU)
…Judge Orders Uber To Release Safety, Parking Data (SFist, SFExaminer) - Driver Serious Injures Tenderloin Ped (SFExaminer)
- History Of the Transbay Transit Center (Curbed)
- Newsom Announces Task Force To Curb Homelessness (KTVU)
- California Sues Feds For Revoking High-Speed Rail Funds (NBC)
…SFChron Calls Trump Rail Money Grab-Back Petty
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Seattle and Minneapolis: A Tale of Two Upzones
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Dense, walkable cities mean more families can afford to stay, and public transport gets a boost. They’re also greener than suburbs, with their large homes and car-dependent multitudes. But changing zoning rules that break the car culture isn’t easy. A long read from our friends at Grist.
Today’s Headlines
| | 3 Comments- Editorial Pokes Newsom on High Speed Rail (East Bay Times)
- Viral Tweet Demonstrates How Unsafe Drivers Imperil Everyone (Examiner)
- Judge Orders Uber to Turn Over Data on Unsafe Driving (SFist)
- Open Forum: How to Get Muni Moving (Chronicle)
- BART Tries “Show of Force” on Fare Evasion (Chronicle)
- Pedestrian Struck at Jones and Eddy in Tenderloin (Examiner)
- “We Just Haven’t Kept Pace” with Rise of Homelessness in Contra Costa (East Bay Times)
- DJ Khaled on Nipsey Hussle, “He’s Like a Prophet” (SF Gate)
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Connecticut Says ‘No’ To Transit-Oriented Development
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“Putting a [transit-oriented development] next to an active rail yard has never worked successfully," says Connecticut's transportation commissioner. Yes, that's what he said.
Bike to Work Day: Spotlight on Modesto
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Bike to Work Day is one way to highlight some of the progress Modesto is making on its bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, and to encourage people to take advantage of it.
This Week: Bay Crossings, Geary Rapid, Caltrain Strategy
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Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday Dreams of Bay Crossings. Join panelists as they discuss the land use and the technical and political decisions that lay ahead to make dreams for more bay crossing (tunnels, bridges and ferries) come true. Tuesday, May 21, 12:30, SPUR Oakland, 1544 Broadway, Oakland. Tuesday Geary Community Advisory Committee. The Geary CAC […]
Today’s Headlines
| | 6 Comments- Make Muni Free to Offset Uber Impacts? (SFExaminer)
- More on Muni Door Fix (NBCBayArea)
- More on Ride of Silence, Vision Zero Failings (SFChron)
- What Uber/Lyft are Really Doing to S.F. (SFGate)
- Muni Calls for Artists (MissionLocal)
- Update on Larkspur SMART Train Construction (MarinIJ)
- Voters Back Delayed Transit Housing Bill (Curbed)
- More on Increased Homelessness (Hoodline)
- Divisadero Gas Station to be Razed for Housing (Socketsite)
- Housing to Replace California Street Hospital (BizTimes)
- New Pedestrian Overpass in East Palo Alto (CBSLocal)
- Repeat DUI Motorists Still Drive, Crash Again (SFChron, Kron4)
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Streetsblog San Francisco editor Roger Rudick will be on vacation starting tomorrow, Tuesday, May 21 through Monday, May 27. Another California editor will update headlines (notifications will go out via social media). And, of course, keep up with state stories at Streetsblog CAL and Streetsblog LA and national news at Streetsblog USA. We’ll be back at full-strength with all things Streetsie on Tuesday, May 28 .
More Transit Agencies Allow Open Strollers on Buses
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Making transit more family friendly is not just the right thing to do, it helps people reduce car trips throughout their life.