Year: 2009
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Obama Ally Breaks With White House on Timing of New Transport Bill
Sen. Dick Durbin (IL), the No. 2 Democratic leader in the upper
chamber of Congress and a close ally of the president, broke with the
White House yesterday and called for a new long-term transportation
bill to pass by early next year -- not after the Obama administration's
preferred 18-month delay.
October 13, 2009
“Bicycling Is Healthy” — So How Do We Encourage It?
Today, a bit of a Transatlantic love on the Streetsblog Network, as Copenhagenize posts about a new paper on how to increase bicycling rates from Rutgers urban planning prof John Pucher. Copenhagenize's Mikael Colville-Andersen writes:
October 13, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Boy Who Was Brutally Attacked on Muni Bus Returns to School (CBS5) Caltrans Animation Shows Earthquake Shaking of New Bay Bridge Span (ABC7, SF Gate) How the Loma Prieta Quake Changed Bay Area Transportation Infrastructure (ABC7) LA Times: “Sen. Boxer Says Obama Administration Could Make Climate Pledge in Copenhagen” More on the HSRA’s Search for … Continued
October 13, 2009
East Bay BRT Community Meeting – San Leandro
"At the upcoming meeting, AC Transit will provide detailed information on the San Leandro draft plan for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and collect feedback to present to policy makers."
October 12, 2009
East Bay BRT Community Meeting – San Leandro
"At the upcoming meeting, AC Transit will provide detailed information on the San Leandro draft plan for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and collect feedback to present to policy makers."
October 12, 2009
East Bay BRT Community Meeting – San Leandro
"At the upcoming meeting, AC Transit will provide detailed information on the San Leandro draft plan for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and collect feedback to present to policy makers."
October 12, 2009
Study Finds Most of SF’s Publicly Assisted Transit-Oriented Housing at Risk
An eye-opening report recently released by AARP , Reconnecting America and the National Housing Trust identifies the Bay Area as a national leader in placing affordable housing near high-frequency transit, but also points out that tens of thousands of subsidized units are at risk of being lost in the next five years.
October 12, 2009
This Week in Livable Streets Events
TODs, (quilting) bees and more are all on the livable streets calendar this week, plus a chance to tour the alleys of Chinatown (for free.) Here are the highlights: Tuesday: SPUR Lunchtime Forum: Designing TODs. Architect David Baker explores how transit-oriented developments serve as a mechanism by which residents are able to make changes to … Continued
October 12, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Streetsblog San Francisco Will Publish Lightly Today as Others in the Network Observe Columbus Day. More Headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill.
October 12, 2009
SFBC Member Meeting – Market Street Changes
"Come to the SFBC office for a lively discussion on the trial Market St. changes. The traffic changes will have been in place for two weeks, and we want to hear what it's like to bike on Market St. with fewer cars, and at the intersections with forced right turns. We'll also discuss the other components of the Better Market Street project that will be rolling out in the next 6 to 12 months. We are looking for recommendations to make Market St. safer for bikes now, and in the long term."
October 11, 2009