Day: October 7, 2010
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Promoting Health and Physical Activity Among Children on Walk to School Day
With childhood obesity a growing national epidemic, it is surprising that more parents don't walk to school with their kids or organize amongst neighbors to encourage physical activity as part of the daily routine. Though San Francisco has extensive public transit and is quite walkable, the current school assignment policy results in longer school commutes, a problem city officials and advocates for increased walking blame in part for children not getting enough daily exercise.
October 7, 2010
How the Information Age Can Make Streets and Transit More Efficient
In Pittsburgh, elderly para-transit riders get automated phone calls with the precise arrival time of their vehicle. Bus priority lanes and preferential traffic signals in the Twin Cities are improving on-time service. Here in Washington, DC, stored value on SmartTrip cards pays for Metro parking, train and bus, and it can sync with pre-tax employee transit benefits. In San Francisco, dynamic pricing varies parking rates based on supply and demand, reducing traffic and helping people find available parking spaces.
October 7, 2010
Muni Service Restoration Task Force Meeting
A task force charged with figuring out how to restore Muni service holds its second meeting.
October 7, 2010
San Francisco, Oakland Move up National List of Bicycle Commuting Cities
Despite a four-year bicycle injunction starting in 2006, San Francisco's share of bicycle commuting has risen, lifting the city to 4th on the League of American Bicyclists' (LAB) list of 70 largest American cities, while Oakland rose two spaces to 5th. The list is compiled each year from data collected by the Census Bureau as part of its American Community Survey (ACS).
October 7, 2010
Mourning the Potential Loss of Bus Service on Long Island
It says a lot about how we prioritize transit in this country that one of the nation's largest suburban bus systems is on the brink of collapse outside New York City.
October 7, 2010
Today’s Headlines
San Francisco Parking Meter Rates Among Highest in Country, Alioto-Pier Aghast (SF Gate) Muni Working on Multi-Modal Transportation App for Smart Phones (Examiner) Golden Gate Bridge District Could Raise Fares on Ferries (Examiner) Rob Anderson Vows Appeal to Bike Injunction Decision (SF Gate) Cyclist Trying to Make Signal Crashed Into BMW, Admits Fault (Bike NOPA) … Continued
October 7, 2010