Day: June 25, 2012
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To the Chron: Streets Work Better for All When Parking Laws Are Enforced
As you may have heard, there's a proposal on the table to increase parking enforcement and fines as the SFMTA grapples with a $14 million budget hole. Like clockwork, the San Francisco Chronicle came out with another windshield-perspective editorial bemoaning the city's determination to uphold parking laws.
June 25, 2012
This Week: What Will Geary BRT Look Like?
Join one of three community meetings this week to hear about the design options for the Geary Bus Rapid Transit project. A Supes committee will also hold a hearing today on the California Pacific Medical Center's parking-rich projects, and head out to the Mission this weekend for another sunny car-free day of Sunday Streets.
June 25, 2012
Pressure Mounts to Hold Sen. Boxer to Her Word on Safe Streets
With conference negotiations occurring in a black box, transportation advocates on all sides are anxiously awaiting word of the final deal. Rumors abound that Democrats have been willing to negotiate away local control over bike/ped funding as a bargaining chip to get other concessions from Republicans. We don't know if this is true or not, but bike advocates are stepping up their game, trying to hold Sen. Barbara Boxer to her promises to preserve funding support for small-scale street safety projects.
June 25, 2012
Transit Funding Cuts Are Putting Bus Drivers in Danger
Attacks on transit drivers are not a new problem. But it seems to be getting worse.
June 25, 2012
Engineer: “Award-Winning” PA Highway Ramps Nothing to Be Proud Of
Exposing the absurdity in the modern traffic engineering profession is the specialty of Charles Marohn at Strong Towns, and that's a big, and sometimes too easy, job.
June 25, 2012