Day: July 27, 2009
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Make-or-Break Week for Transportation Begins on the Hill
After weeks of uncertainty and tension, the congressional impasse
over long-term transportation funding is headed for resolution this
week -- but the reprieve may be temporary.
July 27, 2009
Geary Blvd BRT Meeting Tonight in the Richmond
As the environmental review process moves forward for the Geary Boulevard Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, Supervisor Eric Mar is holding a community meeting to discuss the many issues at stake along the city's busiest bus route. As we've written, the Geary BRT will be complementary to the proposed Van Ness corridor project, which would hopefully be online by Muni's centennial in 2012.
July 27, 2009
Geary BRT meeting with Eric Mar and SFCTA
"We wanted to remind you about the meeting on the proposed Geary Bus Rapid Transit Project that Supervisor Mar and the San Francisco Country
Transportation Authority are co-hosting.
July 27, 2009
From the Dept. of Mixed Messages: LaHood Touts ‘Cash for Clunkers’
Two weeks ago, Ray LaHood candidly addressed
the need to reduce the nation's vehicle miles traveled in order to halt
the devastating effects of climate change. But the Transportation
Secretary had a decidedly different message today.
July 27, 2009
This Week in Livable Streets Events
This week kicks off with a discussion and update on the proposed Geary BRT project, and winds down with Critical Mass, and an event to get the kiddies off their training wheels.
July 27, 2009
The Transformative Potential of Bike Sharing
Can a bike-sharing program transform a city? To mark the second anniversary of the Vélib system in Paris, Streetsblog Network member World Streets has a post arguing that it can, if it's done on a sufficient scale:
July 27, 2009
Today’s Headlines
BART Labor Talks Continue As Another Deadline Draws Closer (SF Gate, ABC7) Tom Radulovich: It’s Time to “Put the Region’s Rail Network on a Sustainable Course” NY Senator Schumer Introduces Bill to Ban Transit Operators from Texting (Newsday) CHSRB: “The Multi-Pronged Attack Against” California High Speed Rail Caltrans Considers Safety Improvements for Bicyclists, Peds on … Continued
July 27, 2009