AC Transit Cuts Coming?
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East Bay Transit Riders makes interactive map of lines slated for possible elimination
Bold Action Is Needed; This Executive Order Is Not That
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Governor Newsom's executive order calling for cleaner transportation only hints at the most important way to reduce transportation emissions and make life in California better: by encouraging and supporting walking, biking, and transit.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- BART Board Amends Budget (CBSLocal)
- ‘Adopt’ a BART Car (SFChron)
- Muni Bringing Back Fare Inspection (SFChron)
- SMART, Marin Transit to Offer Low-Income Discounts (MarinIJ)
- More on Telecommute Mandate (BizTimes)
- Americans Driving Less (Quartz)
- Heat and Smog to Foul Air Again (SFChron)
- Protests Slow Bay Area Bridges (SFChron, SFExaminer)
- Berkeley’s Downtown Ambassadors (Berkeleyside)
- Commentary: Can Newsom Achieve Climate Goals? (SFChron)
- Commentary: Climate Change is About Health (MercNews)
- Commentary: Bring Speed Cameras to Oakland (SFBayTimes)
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Talking Headways Podcast: A Community Champion
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Talking with Stephanie Gidigbi of the Natural Resources Defense Council about how federal policy connects to transportation and race (and not in a good way!).
Op-Ed: It Shouldn’t Cost 31x More To Take Transit Than Park
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Everything you need to know about equity and privilege in urban transportation is reflected in how much we charge for parking compared to transit.
Chicago-Indiana commuter rail line tries quarantining anti-maskers in a separate car
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Is the commuter railroad's unique approach to dealing with COVID deniers on trains completely misguided, or so gosh darn irrational that it just might work?
Congress Sells Out Non-Drivers by Reauthorizing FAST Act
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Congress passed a short-term spending bill that will renew funding for our existing car-focused infrastructure, missing an opportunity to reform a broken system that's killing our planet and its people.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Panhandle to Pacific Car Free (SFChron)
- More on Continuing ‘Work from Home’ (SFChron, SFExaminer)
- More on California Phasing Out Gasoline Cars (SFChron, SFExaminer, EastBayTimes)
- ‘Eco Friendly’ S.F. May Extend Gas Station Lease (SFExaminer)
- S.F. Games Congestion Pricing (TrafficTech)
- Roundabouts for Gilman (Berkeleyside)
- Protests in S.F., San Jose and Oakland Over Breonna Taylor Decision (SFChron)
- Motorist Drives onto Sidewalk, Kills Petaluma Pedestrian (SFGate)
- Toll Lanes for the North Bay? (SonomaNews)
- Novato to Declare ‘Climate Emergency’ (MarinIJ)
- Commentary: Chronicle Endorses Scott Wiener (SFChron)
- Commentary: The Oddity of “Normal” S.F. in the Time of COVID (SFExaminer)
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Governor Newsom’s Executive Order: No New Fossil-Fuel Vehicles in California by 2035
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Order focuses on transportation and fossil fuel industry emissions. It doesn't go far enough, some say
Make 60% ‘Work from Home’ Permanently?
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A huge swath of the workforce has been working from home since at least March--if the goal is to reduce carbon emissions, MTC staff suggest maybe that's how things should remain
No, We Don’t Need Drive-Thrus — Even During COVID-19
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Drive-thrus are terrible for pedestrians, congestion, and more – and we've found better alternatives during the pandemic.