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The SMART train parked at Larkspur. Photos: Streetsblog/Rudick unless noted

SMART Celebrates Larkspur Extension

By Roger Rudick

A note left at last night's SFMTA open house in SoMa. Photos: Streetsblog/Rudick unless noted

New SoMa Quick-Build Plans Again Bungle Intersections

By Roger Rudick

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Red-painted bus lanes could become common practice across the country now that the feds removed bureaucratic impediments to the approval process.

Feds to Cities: Paint the Town Red!

By Aaron Short

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DOT: Men in Big SUVs Are a Menace to Society

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 13, 2019 | No Comments

The popularity of SUVs and light trucks are contributing to the increase in roadway fatalities

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Dec 13, 2019 | No Comments

Muni Seat Butt Dents to Return (SFGate)
Muni Train Coupler Pin Failed While in Service (SFExaminer)
Did S.F. Dump ‘Nice Guy’ Scooter Company? (SFChron)
More on Quick Build Bike Lanes (NBCBayArea)
Is SMART Spinning Ridership? (MarinIJ)
Bus Driver Applauded (EastBayTimes)
How Cities Fail Us (Curbed)
Changes to the Bayview (SFChron)
Ferris Wheel Coming to GG Park (SFGate, Curbed)
Hydrogen Trains (DesignNews)
Best of Bay Area Nextdoor (SFGate)
Commentary: Local Govs Should Do More on Climate Change (SFChron)

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North Berkeley BART station is surrounded by 8.1 acres of publicly-owned land which could be put to better use as housing than car storage. The process of making that happen has begun.

Berkeley and Transit-Housing Law

By Melanie Curry | Dec 12, 2019 | No Comments

Step one: creating a Memorandum of Understanding between BART and Berkeley so they can work together. The MOU will guide Berkeley's accelerated rezoning of these two parcels.

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Congress is moving closer to bar Chinese electric buses and rail cars, hampering efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the coming years. Image: Jonathan Riley

Congress To Bar Chinese E-Buses and Rail Cars

By Aaron Short | Dec 12, 2019 | No Comments

A federal "Buy American" provision just screwed U.S. transit agencies. Thanks, Congress.

Talking Headways Podcast: A Rail~Volution History

By Jeff Wood | Dec 12, 2019 | No Comments

Talking about the early days of the conference and what it's meant to transportation in the United States over the last 25 years.

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Three cities are launching a pilot program with T4A to manage curb space and collect data about which companies are making deliveries and when.

Three Cities See a Way to ‘Curb’ Traffic

By Aaron Short | Dec 12, 2019 | No Comments

Curb space is the Wild West of neighborhood transportation.

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Dec 12, 2019 | No Comments

Muni Finds Another Problem with New Trains (SFChron, NBCBayArea)
And Muni Wants to Buy More New Trains (SFExaminer)
Development for Berkeley BART Stations (Berkeleyside, EastBayTimes)
More Development Coming to Sunset and Richmond Districts (Curbed)
Housing Bill at Risk from PG&E (SFChron)
Convention Pulls Out of S.F. Over ‘Street Conditions’ (SFGate, Curbed)
Most Poop-Ridden Neighborhoods (SFGate)
Underrated Buildings (Curbed)
Spin Scooter Workers to Unionize (SFChron, SFExaminer)
Vegas-California Bullet Train Could Start Construction Soon (EastBayTimes)
Changes to S.F. Skyline (BusinessInsider)
Commentary: Director Tumlin Could Help North Beach Streets (SFExaminer)

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A SMART train, waiting in San Rafael in Sept., champing at the bit to head two miles more to meet the Larkspur ferry. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

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Editorial: Larkspur Opening and Reflections on Rail

By Roger Rudick | Dec 11, 2019 | No Comments

Let's use this weekend's new rail extension opening to recall what we lost--and move full steam ahead with improving SMART

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Rolland Curtis Gardens in Los Angeles received a $4m grant to build 70 units of affordable housing and active transportation programming. Photo from AHSC annual report

CA’s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program Works

By Melanie Curry | Dec 11, 2019 | No Comments

New annual report outlines progress of program to increase affordable housing and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Other benefits: getting agencies to work together, creating new active transportation infrastructure, preventing displacement

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Dec 11, 2019 | No Comments

Muni’s Redesigned Cars (SFChron)
S.F.’s Emerging Tech Office (SFExaminer, ABCNews)
Lyft to Stop Accepting Cash for Bike Rentals (SFExaminer)
BART’s El Cerrito Development (EastBayTimes)
VTA Changing Bus Routes Through Downtown San Jose (MercNews)
When Will BART Find its Way to San Jose? (EastBayTimes)
Push to Ban Parking on Lucky Street (MissionLocal)
Bay Area’s ‘Poorest’ Zip Code? (MercNews)
Building Housing is ‘Rape’? (Hoodline)
Oakland Rents Soar (EastBayTimes)
Cruise Ship as Oakland Homeless Shelter (SFChron)
Commentary: SMART Train was Smart After All (MarinIJ)

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Overhead electrification in Connecticut. Southern California politicians need to stop gaslighting to try and grab the money for electrifying the Central Valley rail line. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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HSR Money-Grab Based on Outdated Regs

By Roger Rudick | Dec 10, 2019 | No Comments

A followup on the gaslighting and attempts to grab money from electrification of the Central Valley HSR Spine

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