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Meet the Cincinnati Wheelchair User Struck Three Times by Drivers
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Neil Kelly has been hit by two SUVs and a van in just 10 months. He tells Streetsblog about his struggle to stay safe in a wheelchair in the Queen City.
This Week: BART’s Grace Crunican, Urban Cycling 101, SoMa Plan
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Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday Drinks and Discourse with BART’s Grace Crunican. Hear a discussion with Grace Crunican, the general manager of BART who oversees a staff of 3,600 full-time employees and $40 billion of transportation infrastructure that links the region. She’ll talk about her career path, the challenges of running […]
Today’s Headlines
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How to Move HSR Forward (Curbed) Can Governor Save HSR? (BayCityBeacon) Timeline of HSR’s Woes (SFChron) Transbay District Has Arrived (SFChron) Two New Ferry Terminals (SFChron) First Ford GoBike Station Heading to Marina (SFExaminer) More on Rosa Parks Seats (Curbed) Drop in Bike Theft (SFExaminer) Lime Cuts Back on Bicycles (SFChron) Motorist Hits Pedestrian in […]
Who Needs A Border Wall When We Have Exclusionary Zoning?
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As we watch our brave politicians compromise to build a ‘barrier’ in lieu of a border wall, it’s a good time to remember we have a weapon that’s far more effective at keeping the poor and huddled masses off our (unsustainable) lawns: exclusionary zoning.
Distracted Denver Councilman Made Video While Driving Daughter to School
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Denver City Councilman Albus Brooks wanted to cheer on public school teachers as they returned to work on Thursday, but chose to celebrate in a way that risked the lives of his neighbors: he videotaped himself as he was driving.
Still Fighting for a Safe Way to School in Tampa
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Hundreds of school children must cross Tampa's dangerous Bay to Bay Boulevard daily. Why is the mayor standing in the way of a safer street?