U.S. Cities Have More Car-Free Households Than You Think
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Even the most transit-poor U.S. cities have significant numbers of neighborhoods where almost no one drives — and where they're located often suggests a dire need for more transit to serve the under-resourced residents who need it most.
Opinion: American Parking Socialism
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"There may be massive inequities in other aspects of life, but each citizen is guaranteed equal access to adequate parking spaces." - Joe Cortright
LA City Council Moves to Implement New State Laws on Speed Limits, Bus Lane Enforcement, Slow Streets
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Councilmembers Bonin, Krekorian, and Koretz get things started after Newsom signs bills into law
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Geary Safety Project Complete (SFChron, SFExaminer)
- Nicer Cable Car Terminus Proposed for California Street (SFChron)
- Hayward Fault Could Hobble BART, Wreck Freeways (LATimes)
- New SMART Train Manager (CBSLocal)
- Brightline West’s Interim Plan to Get Trains from Vegas to L.A. (Trains)
- Oakland Redistricting (SFChron)
- What Comes After Single-Family Housing? (EastBayTimes)
- Grubstake Condos is a Go (Hoodline)
- Merchants Celebrate Relaxing of Mask Rules (Heresay)
- What it’s Like to Live in a Painted Lady (SFChron)
- Could Tiny Tourist Cruisers Become Future of Cars? (SFExaminer)
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Is the CTC Slow-Walking Climate Action on Transportation Investments?
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A letter from advocates expresses concern that CTC may be trying to sidestep recommended actions from a state plan to reduce climate effects from transportation.
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Infiniti vs. Cadillac
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When most people think about "family values," they don't usually think about violent driver aggression — unless they've bought into American car culture, that is.
The Parking Reform Network Comes of Age
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“We’re all here because when we look at a new surface parking lot, or see a lot being dug up for an apartment’s underground garage, we understand these are just the surface expressions of a sinister force." -Parking Reform Network founder Tony Jordan, via Bike Portland's Jonathan Maus
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- San Francisco’s 15-Minute Neighborhoods (SFExaminer)
- Walking Every Street of San Francisco (SFGate)
- A Phase of Geary Safety Upgrades Completed (CBSLocal)
- More on Tracking Bay Area Transportation Projects (SFChron)
- Muni 10-Townsend to Return in 2022 (PotreroView)
- Vax Deadline Looms for City Workers (NBCBayArea)
- More on S.F. Public Utilities Commission Corruption Charges (SFChron)
- New Mixed Use for San Jose (EastBayTimes)
- Murder Suspect Forgets to Say “I Didn’t See Her” (EastBayTimes)
- Storm Season Has Begun (SFChron, SFExaminer)
- Visiting Angel Island (SFChron)
- A Dip into Sutro Baths (SFChron)
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Update on Possible Richmond-San Rafael Bike Closure
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Sometimes even when advocates win, they can't win. The lane may stay--but the approaches might be closed
New ‘Induced Demand’ Calculator
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A new calculator shows the real impacts of proposed highway expansions in their communities — and the experts behind the project hope that transportation agencies will someday be required to use it, too.
Op-Ed: The Tie Between Big Cars and Pedestrian Deaths
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A recent study added to the mountain of evidence that SUVs are worsening America's pedestrian death crisis. Eric Jaffe explores what to do about it.