Month: July 2010
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SF Asks High Speed Rail to Study “Minor or Major Modifications” to I-280
At the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) meeting on Wednesday, where the public was briefed on various alignment options for bringing high speed rail to the Transbay Terminal and 4th and King station, numerous people living in Potrero Hill, Dogpatch and Showplace Triangle testified that they supported the cornerstone rail project, but didn't want it to further separate their neighborhoods. They said they didn't support the idea of depressing 16th Street or 7th Street under the tracks of the bullet train and they feared the project would add to the already significant neighborhood divide caused by Highway 101 and Interstate 280.
July 2, 2010
Elsbernd Muni Reform Measure Has Money and Signatures to Spare
Supervisor Sean Elsbernd triumphantly delivered eighteen Bankers Boxes full of signatures to the Department of Elections on Thursday, signifying the successful completion of the first phase of a Muni reform campaign that many had claimed was politically impossible.
July 2, 2010
What Does American Exceptionalism Mean For Livable Streets?
Is the
United States exceptional? It's a question that's bedeviled activists
and historians alike since the country was born 234 years ago this
Sunday. It's also a question that's been bugging Barbara McCann, the
executive director of the Complete Streets Coalition. She's been at Velo-City,
a bike conference held in cycling mecca Copenhagen this year. Writes
McCann on her
organization's blog:
July 2, 2010
Today’s Headlines
Coverage of New Bay Bridge Tolls Focuses on Drivers “Who Slowed to Save a Buck” (Merc, The Snitch) UC Berkeley Study Questions Ridership Forecast Model for Ca. High-Speed Rail (SF Gate, LAT, Merc) Caltrain Cutting Its Holiday Train (Daily Journal) Uncivil Noe Valley Minority Disrupts Pavement to Parks Meeting (Noe Valley SF via SFist) Maldonado … Continued
July 2, 2010
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Flying Car!
Once relegated to the realm of science fiction books or movies with Michael J. Fox, the flying car could be commercially tenable sooner than you might think.
July 1, 2010
Personal Car-Share Insurance Bill Passes Key Committee Test
The possibility that Californians will be allowed to share their personal cars within car-sharing pools and receive compensation for gas, maintenance, and wear to the vehicle moved a step closer to reality yesterday, as a State Senate committee voted unanimously to approve AB 1871, a bill that would prevent car insurance companies from voiding personal insurance if vehicle owners are compensated for the use of their cars.
July 1, 2010
Traffic Engineer Jack Fleck Looks Back at 25 Years of Shaping SF Streets
Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part series on the past, present and future of traffic engineering in San Francisco.
July 1, 2010
Telling the Story of Chicago, One Train Stop at a Time
It's
amazing how much a strong transit system can reshape the city around
it. And not just through the physical changes that transit brings, but
the mental ones too. A transit system can reshape the way we imagine or
understand our surroundings. In some cities, for example, you identify
your location with the nearest subway stop, not a neighborhood. "I work
near Metro Center" is a pretty common statement in Washington D.C. When
you spend enough time on transit, individual stations start to take on
meaning, shared or personal.
July 1, 2010
Today’s Headlines
Muni Could Resume Service Previously Cut by September (SF Weekly, Examiner) Caltrain Considers Service Cuts and Fare Increases (Examiner) How CA’s Environmental Laws Prevent Bike Lanes in San Francisco (SFBG) Oakland Braces for Mehserle Verdict (ABC, CBS) Judge Says Not Enough Evidence for 1st-Degree Murder Charge (ABC) Social Networking Sites Abuzz over Mehserle Case (CoCo … Continued
July 1, 2010