Today’s Headlines

By Matthew Roth
Mar 23, 2009

BART Will Join Translink Later This Summer (SF Gate)
Booming Bicycle Traffic to Sausalito Has Some Residents Upset (SF Gate)
Survey Says Californians Willing to Limit Flights for High Speed Rail (Examiner)
511.org Offers Up to $100 for Driving in HOV Lanes (CC Times)
Contra Costa Times Looks at Mileage Tax Debate
‘Back Seat Driver’ Mulls Variable HOV Times and Idaho Stops for Cyclists (SacBee)
Several States Widening Highways With Stim Funds, Despite Obama’s Anti-Sprawl Rhetoric (NYT)
Nation’s Transit Systems Still in Crisis (WSJ)
US DOT Secretary LaHood Discusses Livable Communities on His Fast Lane Blog

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Woman Killed at City Hall’s Doorstep, Right After Ped Safety Ceremony

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 24, 2014

Priscila “Precy” Moreto, a 67-year-old employee in the City Controller’s Office, was run over and killed by a tour trolley driver within a wide, clearly-marked mid-block crosswalk on Polk Street, leading to the steps of City Hall, at about 11:30 a.m. yesterday. About 20 minutes earlier and just across the Civic Center Plaza, at McAllister […]

Much of Turk, in its current configuration, has three traffic lanes and two parking lanes. Image: Google Street View

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Bike Coalition Says ‘No Way’ as City Backs off Protected Bike Lanes on Turk

By Roger Rudick | Apr 3, 2017

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC), for the first time ever, is opposing a bike lane. Protected bike lanes are the proven standard for making streets safer for cyclists of all ages and abilities. However, once again, the city has backed off a protected bike lane project, this time on Turk through the Tenderloin. SFMTA […]

USF Student Robert Yegge Killed by Truck Driver at Oak and Franklin

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 7, 2012

Robert Yegge, a 22-year-old student at University of San Francisco, died last week after a truck driver struck and killed him while he was bicycling at Oak and Franklin Streets. According to the SF Chronicle, Yegge was hospitalized on Tuesday, May 29, at about 2:30 p.m., after police said the driver “stopped at a blinking […]

Mission Street Transit Lanes: What About the Bikes?

By Roger Rudick | Mar 24, 2016

Earlier this week, the SFMTA sent out a release with a progress report on the “Red Lane” paint (actually, a thermoplastic adhesive) they are applying, clearly marking lanes for Muni Streetcars and buses (and taxis): Early signs indicate success. Preliminary data shows transit-only lane violations dropping by more than 50 percent on some segments of […]

Feds on New Miami HOT Lanes: Good for Transit

By Elana Schor | Jan 22, 2010

Miami’s conversion of HOV lane space to new high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes as part of the federal Urban Partnership program, which also prompted New York City’s congestion pricing push, is cutting travel times for local transit and boosting use — but overall bus ridership in the corridor has stayed static, according to a new report […]

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BART Will Study Second Transbay Tube, West Side Extension

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 1, 2014

Updated 11:06 p.m. with comments from BART Board-elect Nick Josefowitz. BART says it will formally study the decades-old ideas of building a second Transbay tube and extending service to SF’s western neighborhoods. Ellen Smith, BART’s acting manager for strategic and policy planning, recently told a SF County Transportation Authority Board committee (comprised of SF supervisors) […]