Seattle Study: Pedestrians Linger on Sidewalks, But Rarely Sit Down
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Pedestrians spend a surprising amount of time lingering in public space, whether talking, waiting for the bus or eating.
Today’s Headlines
| | 2 Comments- Students Demand Safety on East Oakland Street (EastBayTimes)
- Naming Chinatown’s Subway Station (EpochTimes)
- No BART Service this Weekend, Concord-Pleasant Hill (Curbed)
- Shimano Denies Brakes were the Problem on JUMP/GoBikes (SFExaminer)
- More on SFMTA Scooter Demographic Data (Quartz)
- On In-Law Units (SFChron)
- Additional Buses for 420 Celebration (SFExaminer)
- Anti-Density NIMBY Claims Racism on Transit-Housing Bill (SFChron)
- Commentary: New Track for BART (SFChron)
- Commentary: Preserving Union Square (SFExaminer)
- Commentary: Bike Safety Demands Turnouts on Mt. Diablo (EastBayTimes)
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Ridership Jumped 400% When Seattle Protected a Bike Lane
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The magic of protected bike lanes, Seattle's Second Avenue edition.
Talking Headways Podcast: Techno Beats and Swedish Streets
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Look, if you want to know about safe streets, you talk to a European. It's that simple.
Today’s Headlines
| | 1 Comment- Muni Trains Delivered with Defective Doors (SFExaminer)
- Coupler Failure on Muni Train (NBCBayArea)
- More on Ferry Service Coming to Mission Bay (Curbed)
- More on JUMP and GoBike Brake Problems (Curbed)
- Cyclist Hit in SoMa, Pedestrian in Upper Haight (Hoodline)
- Teens Ask City Hall for Safer Street (SFExaminer)
- Bike & Roll to School Week (SFExaminer)
- Piedmont Leans Towards Traffic Calming Measures (EastBayTimes)
- Fewer Injuries in Berkeley in March (Berkeleyside)
- Pre-1906 Building Shows How S.F. Has Changed (SFChron)
- Cupertino to Launch Shuttle Program (EastBayTimes)
- Funding Gap on Treasure Island Affordable Housing (SFExaminer)
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Update on 5th Street: Protected Bike Lanes Coming, But Not Everywhere
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Safety treatments planned for another notorious SoMa street--but intersection treatments, again, are lacking
Study: Electric Pedal-Assist Bikes Can Get People Out of Their Cars
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UC Davis just published a policy brief that will be very useful for legislators considering expanding state zero emission vehicle incentives to include e-bikes.
Parking Madness 2019 Final: Pittsburgh vs. Providence
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Two incredible transformations helped turn wastelands of parking into absolutely beloved urban spaces in Pittsburgh and Providence. But who deserves the Golden Crater?
Anatomy of a Debacle: Uber and Shimano Threw Lyft-Owned Citi Bike Under the Bus
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In the days since Citi Bike officials hastily pulled all their e-bikes from New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., the Lyft-owned company has been under fire for not fixing the brake problem that has caused an unspecified number of crashes.
Scooter Trips Surpass Bike Share for the First Time
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Scooter ridership in America has outpaced bike share for the first time, a new report shows.
Inside the Push to Tear Down an Oakland Freeway
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Scrapping I-980 seems like a no-brainer, but the historical argument for getting rid of it assumes the freeway is a legacy of mid-century attempts to build barriers around white middle-class neighborhoods. That’s true of several major freeways, but the story of I-980 isn’t so clear cut.