Day: October 28, 2011
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What Will the Next Mayor Do For Muni?
San Francisco's next mayor will wield immense influence over whether the city takes the necessary steps to reform its transit system and get Muni up to speed.
October 28, 2011
Why Create an Infrastructure Bank When We Could Just Expand TIFIA?
There’s been a lot of adulation heaped upon the TIFIA loan program lately. Both houses of Congress are ready to increase funding for the program nine times over, from $100 million to $1 billion a year – despite warnings from outside groups that there may not be enough eligible projects to use up all that money.
October 28, 2011
Memo to Rand Paul: Want Bridges in Better Shape? Invest in Cycling
Forget that it represents a tiny fraction of the transportation budget. Or that it improves health and safety. The major source of federal funding for better bicycling and walking — Transportation Enhancements — is the program Republican senators love to hate.
October 28, 2011
Today’s Headlines
Wheelchair User Hit by Driver at 7th and Harrison Streets (CBS 5, BCN via Coco Times) BART Board Delays Vote on Cellphone Shutdown Policy (Coco Times, SF Examiner) Bay Area Transit Agencies Urged to Coordinate Service (SFGate) LAT: It’s Time to Raise California’s Gas Tax Bay Bridge Suspension Span to be Completed Friday (SF Examiner) Central … Continued
October 28, 2011