Month: November 2009
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Which is the Fastest-Rising U.S. Emissions Source: Transport or Electricity?
The climate change bills being considered by Congress treat electric utilities very well, giving more than a third
of the revenue generated by CO2 regulation away -- for free -- to power
providers. This move pleased coal country Democrats while seeking to lock down benefits for consumers by averting electricity rate hikes.
November 12, 2009
MTA Publishes NextMuni Arrival Time Feed
With the publication of a NextMuni real-time vehicle prediction feed on its website earlier this week, the MTA took an important step from having a policy of open data to actually making data publicly available and usable. It's the latest development in a five-month struggle over who owns Muni arrival time data, and should come as a relief to software developers who have had consistent reassurances from the MTA that they're free to use the data, but haven't had an official means to do so until now.
November 12, 2009
Chrome Bags Announces Same-Day Delivery by Bike Messenger in SF
Chrome Bags has undertaken a new initiative to further root themselves in the local bicycle community that affords them much of their customer base: using bicycle couriers to deliver bags in San Francisco. Starting November 20th, anyone buying a bag in San Francisco by 3 pm will get that bag same-day, delivered by a hot and sweaty Godspeed Courier, at no extra charge.
November 12, 2009
Report: After MN Collapse, Bridge Repair Got Just 11% of D.C. Earmarks
In the wake of the 2007 collapse of Minnesota's I-35 bridge, Washington policymakers vowed
a renewed focus on repairing the nation's aging infrastructure. But
weeks after the fatal collapse, Congress approved a transportation
spending bill with 704 earmarked projects, at a total cost topping $570
million -- and just 11 percent of those earmarks went towards bridge
repair, according to a new report released today.
November 12, 2009
White House to Agencies: Prepare for Broad Spending Freeze or 5% Cut
Congressional deficit anxiety, always running high amid conservative Democrats, is reaching something of a fever pitch
this week -- while the White House prepares to ask most federal
agencies for two alternative budgets for the fiscal year that begins
next fall: one that freezes spending and one with a 5 percent cut.
November 12, 2009
Tilting at Windmills in Minnesota
The difficulty of changing our ingrained daily habits -- even for
our own good, not the health of the planet -- is the subject of today's
post from Streetsblog Network member Twin City Sidewalks.
November 12, 2009
Which is the Steepest Street in San Francisco? Hint: It’s Not Filbert
One of my favorite memories from childhood was the first time my grandparents took my sister and me into San Francisco. We were country bumpkins who grew up on a ranch in northeastern Nevada and were mesmerized by the cacophony and tumult of the big city. My grandfather took us to all the tourist destinations of note, including Fisherman's Wharf and Ghiradelli Square, but the memory that remains the most vivid in my mind was the drive down Filbert Street.
November 11, 2009
Some Bay Area Developers Ditch the Extra Parking Spaces for More Units
When it comes to building new developments in the Bay Area, especially in San Francisco, the battle over limiting the construction of new parking spaces is pitched. Parking reform advocacy organizations like Livable City, which maintains a listserv populated by car-free and livable-city advocates keeping a keen watch on planning commission parking exemptions, have long encouraged city leaders to tighten the parking-to-unit ratios in dense neighborhoods flush with transit and bicycling options.
November 11, 2009
Cupertino Resident Killed While Riding Bicycle Near De Anza College
Wanju Yu, a 74-year-old Cupertino resident, was struck and killed by a driver while riding his bicycle near De Anza College yesterday.
November 11, 2009