Month: August 2012
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The Outside Lands Transpo Crunch: Bringing 65K People Per Day to GG Park
For the fifth year, San Francisco's transportation system will absorb one of its largest floods of travelers when 65,000 daily attendees descend upon Golden Gate Park this weekend for the three-day Outside Lands music festival.
August 7, 2012
In New NHTSA Report, Scarce Information on Causes of Pedestrian Deaths
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported last December that while overall traffic fatalities in the United States dropped in 2010, pedestrian deaths rose higher – up four percent in 2010 over 2009. Yesterday, the agency released some more detailed statistics about those crashes [PDF], but the report includes scarcely any data or analysis about the underlying causes of pedestrian deaths.
August 7, 2012
“The Porch” at 30th Street Station Welcomes You to Philadelphia
For nine months now, Philadelphia's awesome new public space "The Porch" has been flying under the nation's livable streets radar.
August 7, 2012
Got an Urban Infrastructure Issue? Make the Bureaucrat Work!
The problem of inadequate infrastructure is not unique to the United States. Nor is the scourge of political dysfunction that leaves commuters stranded waiting for the next bus, pedestrians sprinting across eight lanes of traffic, and motorists stuck in gridlock.
August 7, 2012
One Month Into All-Door Boarding, Muni Reports Some Lines Moving Faster
One month after the SF Municipal Transportation Agency switched to system-wide all-door boarding, an early report from the agency shows some significant increases in bus speeds.
August 6, 2012
This Week: Transbay Center Meeting and East Bay Bike Party
This week, the BART Bicycle Task Force reviews the first day of the rush hour bikes-on-board pilot, Transbay Center staff holds a public meeting on upcoming construction, and the East Bay Bike Party draws us in with a Sharpie Ride.
August 6, 2012