Day: December 4, 2009

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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