Today’s Headlines

  • MTC Committee Could Slash Stim Funds Today for Muni, AC Transit (Beyond Chron)
  • President Obama: The Days of Building Sprawl Are Over (Veritas et Venustas)
  • But the Days of Widening Highways Aren’t (VTA Watch)
  • SF Parks Dept. Will Install 2,000 Parking Meters (SF Gate)
  • Driver Stabs Off-Duty SF Bicycle Cop After "Traffic Altercation"(KTVU)
  • Activists Demand Charges Against BART Police Officers (ABC7, Bay City News)
  • L.A.’s Transit TV Files for Bankruptcy (LAT)
  • PG&E’s "Smart" Streetlights Get a Test Run in SF (NYT)
  • Streetscape Plan Would Enliven Saratoga Village (Merc)
  • How We Drive: "When Is a Stop Sign Not a Stop Sign?"

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Today’s Headlines

By Robert Prinz |
Manslaughter Trial Begins for Cast-Wearing Driver Who Killed Man at 14th and Noe (AP via KTVU) San Leandro Scales Back on East Bay BRT Plans (Daily Review) Study Shows Only 35 Percent of SF Transit Commuters Arrive in 1.5 Hours (SF Examiner, Atlantic Cities) Senior Muni Rider Gets $100 Fine For 5-Cent Shortage (CBS 5) Mercury News: […]

Today’s Headlines

By Robert Prinz |
Beyond Chron: City Agencies Need to Stop Ignoring Transit and Livable Streets Needs in the Tenderloin More on the First Day of Sunday Parking Metering’s Grace Period (SFGate, SFBG) SF Weekly is So “Pissed About Paying for Parking on Sunday,” They Want You to Sign ENUF’s Petition Phone Payments Now Available at Most SF Parking Meters (SF Exam) […]

Today’s Headlines

By Stan Parkford |
Could Planning Commission Pres Fill Chiu’s Supe Seat? (Examiner); Avalos: Ed Lee is “Beatable” (CBS) The Hairball Still Sucks, and There Still Aren’t Any Plans to Change it (Potrero View) Jarrett Walker Backs Muni’s Efforts to Replace Stop Signs With Transit-Priority Signals (Human Transit) SFMTA Planner and Fellow Muni Riders Help Child Get Stolen Phone Back […]

Today’s Headlines

By Matthew Roth |
After Balking, Gov Signs Gas Tax Swap Bill; Transit Funds Coming (SF Gate, CoCo Times) Sacto Regional Transit Declares State of Emergency, Stalls on Cuts (Sac Bee) Muni Adds Stop IDs at Bus Stops to Facilitate 511 and Nextbus Directions (Examiner) Tips For Getting Worn Bills in Muni Machines (Slowing or Speeding Boarding?) (SFist) Good […]

This Week: Election, SFMTA Workshops, Vision Zero Rally

By Streetsblog |
Tomorrow is election day, so get out and cast your vote on measures like Prop L, the bid from Sean Parker and the Republican Party to enshrine 20th-century car-centric policies in SF. The SFMTA will also hold three open houses on proposed transportation improvements this week — two on Muni’s 5 and 28 routes, and […]

Today’s Headlines

By Robert Prinz |
SoMa Transit District Plan Heads to Planning Commission Today (SF Examiner, SFGate) BART Managers Propose Night Buses on Weekends, Adding Hour of Train Service (CoCo Times) SFMTA Seeking Feedback on New Metro Signs (Muni Diaries, SF Appeal) Carmageddon Coming on Memorial Day Weekend? (SFGate, SF Examiner) SFMTA Designing New Logo to Reflect Multimodal Mission (SF Examiner) SF Ranked Fourth […]