Day: December 4, 2009
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Come Celebrate the Year of the Bike at SFBC’s Winterfest
With the gradual thawing underway in the three-year freeze of bicycle infrastructure in San Francisco, this year's SFBC Winterfest celebration, one of the best bicycle parties in any year, is sure to warm this Sunday night up right.
December 4, 2009
A Troubling Story of SFPD Bias Against Bicycle Riders
Thursday was a momentous day for the growing and diverse population of people who ride bicycles in San Francisco, though as I'm about to relate to you, the city still has a steep hill to climb, particularly in the San Francisco Police Department.
December 4, 2009
Conservative Tea Party Movement Targets Florida Rail Plan
The conservative "tea party" movement, last seen complaining
about the government-funded local transit system that they took during
an anti-government march in Washington D.C, is veering back to form in
Florida with an organized protest against the state's proposal for
broad new investments in rail transit.
December 4, 2009
Report: Road Funding From Non-Road Users Doubled in 25 Years
The myth
that U.S. roads "pay for themselves" thanks to user fees is a subject
that's likely familiar to many Streetsblog readers -- but
just how much of the nation's highway funding is provided by charging
drivers?
December 4, 2009
Transit Advocates Will Push Lawmakers to Rethink Transit Funding Cuts
At California State Assembly Committee on Transportation meetings this morning and Tuesday, the California Transit Association (CTA) and public transit agency representatives will discuss the challenges that state funding cuts have imposed on transit providers. Today's hearing is at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board Room. The Tuesday hearing takes place in the Sacramento Regional Transit District Board Room.
December 4, 2009
Ohio Transit Riders Dumped by the Side of the Road
Earlier this year, Lorain County, Ohio, purchased 13 new buses for
its transit service using federal stimulus money. Come January 1, those
buses are going to be sitting idle.
December 4, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Bail Set at $5 Million for Muni Stabbing Suspect (SFGate, KGO, SF Appeal) Muni Drivers’ Union Head Rips Upcoming Service Changes (The Snitch) A Last Look at the 26-Valencia (Mission Loc@l) Increased Muni Operator Absenteeism Eating up Scarce Funds (SF Examiner) Three Children Injured by out-of-Control Driver in Daly City (KGO) BIKE NOPA Has Pictures … Continued
December 4, 2009