Myth-Buster: Uber and Lyft Aren’t Addressing Transit Deserts
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Most Uber and Lyft trips aren't bolstering transportation options in transit deserts, but are being taken in majority White and more affluent neighborhoods, a new study out of Chicago reveals.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Transit advocates push MTC to use project funding to save transit jobs (Mass Transit)
- SF Muni grapples with its history of racism (Chronicle)
- What would it take to provide every city with high-quality, zero-emission public transit?
(Urban Wire) - Lime gets official permission to add 1,000 scooters in SF (Chronicle)
- Oakland and Berkeley have very different notions of what makes a “complete street” (Systemic Failure)
- Another round of construction on Twin Peaks tunnel to begin Monday (Examiner )
- Ranking the pavement condition of Bay Area cities (Dublin wins Best in Bay) (Dublin San Ramon)
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Federal ‘Drunk Walking’ Stats Are Flimsy — And Dangerous
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It turns out that federal safety and public health agencies who have for years blamed “drunk” pedestrians for their own deaths have been largely basing their conclusions on conjecture by cops, rather than definitive evidence. In recent months, influential government agencies like the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have doubled down on messaging that “drunk […]
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Even More on SFMTA’s Tunnel Woes (SFist)
- California Is Exploring Taxing Drivers by the Mile (KCRA)
- At Airports, Passengers Taking the COVID Risk “In Stride” (Chronicle)
- SF Expected to Join Purple Tier COVID Level This Week (Chronicle)
- Bars and Restaurants Empty Out in California as Curfews Take Effect (Chronicle)
- Expand Bike Lane Network for More Inclusive Cities (The Conversation)
- Some Neighborhoods Don’t Want “Slow Streets” (Government Technology)
- Some “Essential” Workers Exempt from Stay-at Home Orders – Including Tesla Workforce (Interesting Engineering)
- What Happens When GATE Columnist Tries to Ride E-Bike up Bradford
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Caltrans Director Toks Omishakin on the Future of Transportation
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Transit, equity, climate are all new areas of focus for what used to be the State Highway Department
Studies Show Riding Transit During Pandemic Is Safe
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As coronavirus cases surge nationally, many scientific studies are reassuring essential workers that it's largely safe to take public transportation (if they use basic precautions) — and reminding Washington that it's past time to give transit agencies the relief they need.
Study: Drivers More Reckless When Their Cars Have More ‘Safe’ AV Tech
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Automated vehicle technology was supposed to end car crashes forever — but a new study suggests that the more automated a car gets, the more reckless its driver may become.
Starchitect Sketches Parking-Free Future
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Out of the blue, the famed architect sent over his latest vision: to transform New York City's streets by removing parking ... and opening up possibilities.
Op-Ed: What Is an ‘Accessible’ Park, Anyway?
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COVID-19 has brought many lessons for urban planners, illuminating existing inequalities and flaws as well as introducing new challenges. One such lesson, as people seek open space and tranquility in tumultuous times, is that parks and natural areas are crucial to our resilience during crises.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- BART Board Approves Early Retirement Incentives (SFChron, SFGate, SFExaminer)
- Push to Delay Capital Projects (SFChron)
- Housing Approved for El Cerrito BART (SFChron)
- More on Muni Tunnel Woes (RT&S)
- Transit Cuts Could Cripple Economy (Citylab)
- Agencies Join Clipper START Program (MassTransit)
- More on Robot Car Tests in San Francisco (SFBay)
- How Four European Cities are Reducing Car Use (TechCrunch)
- Subsidies and the Electric Car Market (SFChron)
- Berkeley Streets Getting Worse (Berkeleyside)
- Bay Area Roads Get ‘Fair’ Rating (CBSLocal)
- More on California Curfew (SFExaminer, SFChron)
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State Lawmakers, Advocates Fight to Save ‘Great Walkway’
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Sorry, motoring interests, but you can't have San Francisco's coastline to yourself anymore