‘Sorry’ Bus Stop Gets an Upgrade
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It's still no beauty, but Suffolk County's appearance in the Elite Eight of our annual "Sorry Bus Stop" contest inspired local officials into action. You're welcome, Islip.
Today’s Headlines
|- Ford GoBike Triples Electric Fleet (SFChron, Curbed, Hoodline)
- Holes and the Transbay Cracks (SFExaminer, EastBayTimes)
- Loving Cable Cars and Public Transit (SFChron)
- San Francisco’s Historic Streetcars Discovered (WashingtonPost)
- Man Rescued from Top of Muni Train (SFChron)
- Progressive Parking Reform Taking Root (ArchitectsNewspaper)
- A Parking Garage for Car Haters? (SFChron)
- New Alameda Ferry Maintenance Center Opens (EastBayTimes)
- Are Scooters Safe? (MedicalPress)
- SF’s Housing Tsar (Curbed)
- San Francisco Discusses Forming Public Investment Bank (SFWeekly)
- SF Millennials Priced Out for 20 Years (Curbed)
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BART Howl Becoming a Whisper?
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Streetsblog rides "Fleet of the Future" through Transbay for a true test of noise insulation
Why the U.S. Leads the Developed World on Traffic Deaths
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There are lots of reasons. But a new report makes one thing is clear: Our safety laws are much weaker than peer nations.
Sacramento City Council Passes a Citywide TOD Ordinance
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City removes required parking minimums and restricts car-oriented uses near its light rail stations.
Talking Headways Podcast: Walt Disney, City Planner
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There's lots to unpack when you think about the impact of Walt Disney.
Trump Turns Obama-Era Transportation Program into a Road Fund
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Under Trump, the popular program that helped fund biking trails and transit upgrades is just another bridge and highway fund.
Today’s Headlines
|- More on Market Street Makeover (CBSLocal)
- Restoring SF’s Piers (SFChron)
- More on Transbay Timeline (Curbed)
- More on Committee to House the Bay Area (SFExaminer, SFChron)
- Is Density Answer to Climate Change? (Curbed)
- New Housing for Brisbane Baylands (Curbed)
- Interim Uses for Haight McDonald’s (Hoodline)
- Pedestrian Dies of Injuries from Lower Nob Hill Hit & Run (Hoodline)
- The Worst Streets in Berkeley (Berkeleyside)
- Oakland Moves Towards Requiring Soft-Story Retrofits (KQED)
- Commentary: Progressive Values and Transit (SFExaminer)
- Commentary: Housing ‘Crisis’ is a Corporate Cost (SFChron)
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M Ocean View Improvements Still Put Cars First
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Upgraded signals are supposed to let trains get priority at traffic signals, but Streetsblog found that Muni continues to wait
Sacramento Is Reworking its Bus Network
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Sacramento transit planners asked residents about their needs and preferences, and discussed the trade-offs. Now they've put out a draft proposal for a new, higher-frequency bus network.
Minneapolis Moves to Eliminate Mandatory Parking
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The end of single-family zoning rule has gotten all the attention. But Minneapolis's new plan is groundbreaking on transportation as well.