Today’s Headlines
|- Salesforce Tower Officially Opens (SFChron, SFExaminer, Curbed)
- Mayors Support Regional Measure 3 (SFExaminer)
- Mayor Farrell’s Push to Reduce Housing Construction Costs (Curbed)
- SF Seeks Driverless Car Data (SFExaminer)
- More on Lyft Moving into Scooter Business (SFWeekly)
- Cole Valley Mural (Hoodline)
- WiFi on BART? (MercNews)
- More on Upcoming Livermore Extension Vote (NBCBayArea)
- Multi-Use Path from San Rafael to Larkspur Moves Forward (MarinIJ)
- Golden Gate Bridge Looks Shabby (MarinIJ, EastBayTimes)
- SF When Muni was 25 Cents (SFGate)
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Today’s Headlines
| | 2 Comments- Regional Measure 3 Leads in Polls (Curbed)
- BART Livermore Extension Vote Approaches (EastBayTimes)
- Crime Trends on BART (SFChron)
- More on Closing Civic Center Hallway (SFExaminer)
- Mayoral Candidates Leg History on Transit, Housing, Etc. (SFExaminer)
- When Will Transbay Transit Center Open? (Curbed)
- Riders Fight Golden Gate Transit Cuts (MarinIJ)
- Summit to Address Affordable Housing (SFChron)
- Salesforce Tower Light Art in the Sky (NBCBayArea, SFChron)
- More on Facebook Tower (Curbed)
- N-Judah Delayed Yesterday from Police Standoff (Hoodline)
- Noe Valley, Then and Now (SFChron)
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Five Ground Rules to Help Cities Get the Most Out of Dockless Bike-Share
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Safe users, clear public spaces, equal access: cities should demand them all from bike share companies.
This Week: Valencia Tour, Sea Level Rise, Triplets of Belleville
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Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Monday/tonight! Valencia Advocacy Walking Tour. With public workshops slated for this summer, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition is working with the SFMTA to survey Valencia Street. Join SFBC for a walking tour to look at how to fix this corridor, block by block. Monday/tonight! May 21, 6-7:30 p.m., Mission […]
Today’s Headlines
| | 9 Comments- Transportation Sustainability Fee May go Up (SFExaminer)
- Bye-Bye Diesel Buses (Curbed)
- BART Trying to Shut Civic Center’s Heroin Hallway (SFChron)
- More Transparency for BART Police (EastBayTimes)
- Lyft Eyes Bikes and Scooters (Fortune)
- More on Regional Measure 3 (SFChron)
- Resilient by Design Preps City for Sea Level Rise (Curbed)
- Conflicting Visions for Haight McDonald’s (SFExaminer)
- Tenderloin Grass Roots Planning (Hoodline)
- Head-Count Tax Could go to Transportation, Other Services (SFChron)
- Commentary: What’s not to Like About Scooters? (SFChron)
- Commentary: Strengthen the Embarcadero Seawall (SFExaminer)
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Turning the Remnants of the Old Bay Bridge into a Beautiful Park
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Kaboom! That was to be the end of all the footings of the dismantled eastern span of the Oakland Bay Bridge. Most have been blown up already and the debris carried away. But a few advocates within and outside of some key government agencies figured out a way to put the ones nearest the shoreline […]
House Bill Would Require Agencies to Address Sexual Harassment on Buses and Trains
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The "Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act” would require transit agencies to take measures to protect riders and employees.
Today’s Headlines
| | 1 Comment- Crashing on a Scooter (SFGate)
- Regional Measure 3–Traffic or Tolls? (EastBayTimes, BizTimes)
- Backers of Regional Measure 3 (MercNews)
- Golden Gate Bridge Toll Hike Likely (MarinIJ)
- Redesigns for Civic Center (Curbed)
- Developer wants to Exceed Height Limits Near City Hall (Hoodline)
- Salesforce Tower Light Show (Curbed)
- Harvey Milk Plaza Designs (Hoodline)
- More on Plans for Haight McDonald’s (Hoodline)
- East Bay Paratransit Service Failures (CBSLocal)
- Commentary: Tetra Tech Defends its Work (SFChron)
- Commentary: Support Regional Measure 3 (Biz Times)
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California Transportation Commission Approves Gas Tax Funding, ATP Guidelines
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The Active Transportation Program call for projects for Cycle 4 is expected to be up on Friday.
A Sad but Hopeful Ride of Silence
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With last year's "Vision Zero" stats, memorial riders have hope for a safer future
Talking Headways Podcast: Innovation at LA Metro
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LA Metro CEO Phil Washington joins the podcast this week to discuss new developments in Los Angeles transit. Listen in and hear about Metro's Office of Extraordinary Innovation, the potential for autonomous buses, microtransit pilot programs, and new fare media, as well as the links between affordable housing production and transit.