Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Geary 38 Faster Where Transit Lanes Added (MassTransit)
- Ferry Service Resumes to Giants Games (RichmondStandard)
- VTA’s Challenges to Restart Service (MercNews)
- Alternatives to Uber/Lyft Price Hikes (MarketWatch)
- India Basin Park Breaks Ground (SFChron)
- Can Foster City Fight Sea Level Rise? (SFChron)
- Oakland Museum Campus Renovation (Hoodline)
- The Crews that Clean Up Oakland (SFGate)
- What Happened to San Jose’s Chinatowns? (KQED)
- Will Carbon Labels Help the Planet? (WashPost)
- How Egregious a Deadly Driver Has to be to Get Charged (SFGate)
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Amtrak is restoring long-distance service and dining, and replacing seat cushions
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Amtrak wants to make riding across the United States cheaper, more comfortable, and easier this year, as more and more people get vaccinated and it becomes safer to travel. To that end, the national passenger rail company has a heavily discounted national pass (that expires soon), new seat cushions and linens, and has restored daily service on some lines.
REPORT: Here’s Where People of Color Can’t Access Opportunity Without A Car
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Transit agencies across America cut service in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdowns, but even though many of those routes have since been restored, not everyone got the ride back.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Pandemic Cuts to Transit Persist (Citylab)
- Share Thoughts on Regional Rail Program (NBCLocal)
- Bipartisan Committee Approves $78 billion Rail Bill (WashPost)
- More on L.A. Lawmakers Trying to Snatch Bullet Train Funds (SFChron)
- Richmond Launches E-Bike Program (EastCounty)
- Self-Driving Cars Face Union, Lawyer Opposition (Reuters)
- Still Wearing Masks? (SFChron)
- More on Fight Over ‘Poverty Tows’ (SFExaminer)
- Key Dates Around Oakland Ballpark (SFChron)
- Patrons Return to Japantown Mall (SFExaminer)
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New Bridge Proposed to Eliminate Rail Choke Point
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A 90-year-old draw bridge is the source of major delays on trains in the Bay Area--the push is on to replace it
How green, walkable, bikeable, play-friendly streets promote good mental health
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Urban design that makes space for residents to safely and easily interact with the outdoors and each other plays a major role in both physical and psychological well-being.
Advocates Demand Better Car Safety Standards From Senate
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The next baseline infrastructure bill can no longer ignore the need for common-sense vehicle safety improvements that save vulnerable road users’ lives, a coalition of advocates and lawmakers said on Tuesday.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- BART Riders Dread Sardine Can’s Return (SFExaminer)
- Free Rides When Cable Cars Reopen (KRON4)
- Mask Wearing Continues on BART (ABC7)
- Back to ‘Normal’ in the Bay Area (SFChron, SFExaminer, Berkeleyside)
- Supervisor Peskin Apologizes (SFChron)
- Alameda Supes Delay Vote on A’s Ballpark (SFChron)
- It’s Going to be Dangerously Hot Inland (SFGate)
- Letters: Ideas for Improving Hallidie Plaza (SFChron)
- Commentary: Verify Vaccinations (SFChron)
- Commentary: ‘Buy American’ Hurts American Transit (NiskanenCenter)
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Senate, Assembly Pass Budget, Punting on Specifics
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There's lots of money for clean transportation, but details to be determined leave programs in the dark
Road Rage Shootings Are On a Terrifying Rise
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Aggressive driving isn’t the only deadly behavior on the rise on American roads — because raging motorists are killing more people with guns than any point in recent history, too.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Masks Still Required on Transit (CBSLocal)
- Push for More Federal Funds for High-Speed Rail (Hill)
- COVID #s as State Reopens (SFChron)
- Fixes for Hallidie Plaza (SFChron)
- Castro Rejects Safety Cameras (SFExaminer, HereSay)
- Palo Alto Bike/Ped Bridge (EastBayTimes)
- Monument to Fossil Fuel Extraction (Berkeleyside)
- Unforeseen Costs of Accessory Dwelling Units (SFChron)
- Climate March (SFExaminer)
- Hike to South S.F. Sign (SFGate)
- Commentary: How to Prevent Dystopia (SFChron)
- Commentary: Post Pandemic S.F. Mostly Like Before (SFExaminer)
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