Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Ferry Can’t Dock Because of Storm (SFGate)
- Barges Strike SF’s Third Street Bridge (SFStandard, SFChron)
- VTA Trying to Defend BART Extension (SJSpotLight)
- Contractor on BART Extension, HSR, has Most Violations (ConstructionDive)
- The Complexities of Transit Payment (WashPost)
- Upcoming Sunday Streets (SFExaminer)
- Severe Injuries from Fallen Street Trees (SFGate)
- More on Tolling Lanes (Planetizen)
- Driver Does Doughnuts on Grass in Golden Gate Park (SFGate)
- Anniversary of Cable Cars (Forbes)
- ‘Muni Raised Me’ Art Show (SFExaminer)
- Letters: American Cities Need Regional Rail (ChicagoTrib)
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AG Says Burbs ‘Must Comply’ With Transit-Oriented Housing
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On Monday, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell issued an advisory to warn cities and towns across eastern Massachusetts that they “must comply” with the state’s new MBTA Communities Law by legalizing multifamily housing near MBTA bus routes and rail stations. Where many of Boston’s suburbs currently only allow single-family homes with large lawns, the new law […]
Study: Does Repealing Helmet Laws Decrease Use?
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One Washington county’s decision to stop requiring cyclists to wear helmets by law was associated with an increase in helmet use, a new study finds — and that finding could have a major impact for advocates of equitable cycling legislation nationwide.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- BART Doubling Police Presence (ABC7)
- How Many People Will Ride BART San Jose Extension? (EastBayTimes)
- BART Delayed by Fire (SFExaminer)
- Retired Bus Drivers Talk Free Muni (MissionLocal)
- Hydrogen Ferry Arrives in San Francisco (HydrogenFuelNews)
- City council focusing on infrastructure (Oaklandside)
- More Bad News for Downtown S.F. (SFStandard)
- Giants Broadcaster Narrates Commercial for San Francisco (SFChron)
- Can Bay Area Buildings Withstand a Syria/Turkey-Level Earthquake? (EastBayTimes)
- Oakland Photos: Then and Now (Oaklandside)
- Commentary: Why Bridge Lights Refused to go Dark (SFChron)
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To Recover from COVID, Transit Needs a Rider-Centered Future. Here’s How
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Together, the key players in transit — riders, elected officials and decision-makers, staff and consultants, and advocates and media — have the power to rebuild a stronger transit system, one that is financially sustainable and positioned to carry the masses into the future. But only if we each do our part and we trust each other to do the same.
Three Things To Know About the National Lithium-Ion Battery Fire ‘Epidemic’
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Sustainable transportation advocates are calling for common-sense trade regulations, consumer education, and other reforms to keep prevent fires involving defective lithium-ion batteries — while simultaneously fighting misinformation that threatens to explode into a culture war against electric microbility.
This Week: Pleasant Hill, Families for Safe Streets, Housing
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Here is a list of events this week.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Transit Ridership, SF vs. LA (SFChron)
- BART Auditor Quits Because Watchdogging is Hard? (SFStandard)
- Muni Subway Closed Early–on St. Paddy’s Day (SFExaminer)
- Shooting on Muni 49 (SFChron, MissionLocal)
- Metered Parking in the Mission (MissionLocal)
- More on the Curb as Revenue Source (Governing)
- Downtown Oakland vs. Downtown S.F. (SFGate)
- Where San Francisco’s Money Goes (SFChron)
- How Highways Devastated Neighborhoods (BlackPress)
- More on Bay Bridge Going Dark (WSJ)
- Photo of San Francisco’s Historic Railroads (SFStandard)
- Commentary: SMART Ridership Bounces Back (MarinIJ)
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Advocates Push Back Against Valencia Center-Running-Bike-Lane Bait-and-Switch
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Let's be clear: center running is worse than nothing
Study: Pedestrian Death Rate More Than 2x Higher in Historically Red-Lined Neighborhoods
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Communities that were red-lined in the 1930s are still experiencing more than twice the rate of pedestrian deaths today than more privileged neighborhoods — and we can't achieve Vision Zero until we reckon with racist and classist policies that contribute to the disparity, a groundbreaking new study argues.
Talking Headways Podcast: Roadways for People
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We chat with Oregon Metro Council President Lynn Peterson about her book Roadways for People: Rethinking Transportation Planning and Engineering — plus better project scoping, capacity building, engineers going to actually walk and bike their project areas, and highway expansion in cities.