Day: July 27, 2009

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.

"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.

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.

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.

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:

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