Streetfilms: Drivers Behaving Rudely
San Franciscans and New Yorkers have a lot in common when it comes navigating the mess of threatening autos on the streets. In my neighborhood near Polk Street, I've recently noticed a lot more aggressive drivers skirting the law, blocking crosswalks, failing to yield, and honking for no good reason.
October 15, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Santa Monica to “Embrace Bold Experiment” with Parking Meters (LAT) Chuck Nevius: “SF a Dangerous City for Careless Pedestrians” (SF Gate) Maria Shriver Apologizes for Breaking California’s Cell Phone Law (ABC7, Sac Bee) More on Potential Toll Increases for Bay Area Bridges (SF Gate, Oakland Tribune, KCBS) Caltrans to Try to Slow Drivers Down on … Continued
October 15, 2009
Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Bicyclist Claims No Knowledge of Crash
Note: We've posted an update and a profile of Mary Yonkers.
October 14, 2009
Ad Nauseam: Toyota’s (Passive-Aggressive) Ransom Note to America
Toyota wants you to know that it's here for you. And not just as a car maker, as the company explains in this spot, ironically entitled "Community."
October 14, 2009
Bicyclist Killed in Redwood City Hit-and-Run
Note: We've posted an update and a profile of the bicyclist, Mary Yonkers.
October 14, 2009
Today’s Headlines
MTA Ready to Do Something About ARCO Station/Fell Street Bicyclist Hazard (BIKE NOPA) More on the MTA’s Parking Meter Study from SFBG, SF Gate, BCN via CBS5, The Snitch MTC Committee to Discuss Raising Tolls on Bay Area Bridges (BCN via CBS5) Hybrid Cars Too Quiet for Peds to Hear, So Auto Makers Will Add … Continued
October 14, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Boy Who Was Brutally Attacked on Muni Bus Returns to School (CBS5) Caltrans Animation Shows Earthquake Shaking of New Bay Bridge Span (ABC7, SF Gate) How the Loma Prieta Quake Changed Bay Area Transportation Infrastructure (ABC7) LA Times: “Sen. Boxer Says Obama Administration Could Make Climate Pledge in Copenhagen” More on the HSRA’s Search for … Continued
October 13, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Oakland City Council Decides to Endorse Oak Airport Connector with Additional Stop (KCBS) Boy in Wheelchair Watches as Hit-and-Driver Who Injured Him is Sentenced in San Jose (Merc) Marin County Woman Accused of Using 13-year-old Son as Designated Driver (SF Gate) SFPD Will Halt Policy of Towing and Impounding Cars of Unlicensed Drivers (The Snitch) … Continued
October 7, 2009
Today’s Headlines
MTA to Remove Oak Street SFgo Sign; Decision on Fell Sign Pending (BIKE NOPA) Oak City Council to Vote on Opposing Oak Airport Connector (BCN/CBS5, Living in the O) Some Drivers are Irked About Longer Carpool Hours on 680 (Roadshow) Fleeing the Scene Pays for Drunken California Drivers (BikingInLA via Streetsblog.net) One of Two Girls … Continued
October 6, 2009