Damien Newton

The Center Running Bike Lane Is Going in on Valencia (Twitter) West Oakland’s Decades of Freeway Injustice… (Washington Post) …And Faces Many Challenges To Undo Them (GATE) Rain Washed Lubricants Off Train Tracks Lead to a SCREEECH at Judah (Examiner) SF Tourism Economy Improving (GATE) Woman Arrested for Intentionally Striking Cyclist with Her Car in … Continued

This Article Makes BART’s Rail Inspection Vehicle Sound Like It’s from Star Wars (Examiner) SF Plans for Tiny Homes to Alleviate Homelessness in Mission (Chron) Can Breed Add Shelter Beds During Budget Crunch? (Examiner) Bancroft Hotel in Berkeley Could Be Converted to Affordable Housing (Berkeleyside) Breaking News: High Speed Rail Costs More Than It Did … Continued

While State Sees Population Dip, Santa Clara Is Growing (Chron) Berkeley Sets New Standards for Large Development (Berkeleyside) East Bay Times Calls 2nd Trans Bay Tunnel a “Boondoggle” BART Will “Never Need” Megabus Returns to CA with Cheap Tickets for Cross-State Trips (GV Wire, SacBee) Charts Show Oakland’s Proposed Budget in Easy-to-Understand Format (Chron) The … Continued

Supervisors Connie Chan and Catherine Stefani called on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to immediately install protected bicycle lanes on Arguello. A coalition of community members and sustainable transportation advocates submitted a petition with over 2,000 signatures in support of the Protected Arguello campaign, which calls for protected bike lanes and protected intersections to be installed on Arguello Boulevard immediately.

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Alexander Avenue is the road that connects the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito and the rest of Marin. Despite serving as the gateway to the North Bay, and being ridden by thousands of people a day, the road poorly serves anyone traveling outside of a car.

Truckers Angry at State’s Diesel Ban (GATE) Here’s What Happened on City’s First Day with State/Feds Leading Drug “Crackdown” (Chron) State Sues Elk City for Rejecting Affordable Housing (Chron) 7 Week “Hated” Berkeley Intersection with I-80 Closure Starts Today (GATE, Berkeleyside) CA’s Population Still Shrinking (Chron) Drivers Are Increasingly Distracted by Their Phones, According to … Continued

Last Friday, leaders of Walk SF, the San Francisco Bike Coalition and hundreds of Bay Area residents gathered on "Car-Free JFK" in Golden Gate Park to celebrate the car-free streets 3rd anniversary.

State Troopers Heading to SF Today, What to Expect (GATE) BART Director Lateefah Simon is Running for Congress (KQED) Displaced Residents from Coliseum Area Complex Want BART to Intercede with Developer (KQED) SF Startup Plans “Futuristic” Water Taxis (Chron) Berkeley Spends $250,000 on First 24-Hour Public Restroom (Berkeleyside) Lyft Is Laying Off More Than 1,000 … Continued

Uber and Lyft are Major Contributors to San Francisco Pollution and Congestion (Mission Local) Alameda County Ends Eviction Moratorium (KQED) Bay Area Air about to Get Gross (GATE) Wildfire Season Has Begun… (Chron) …and El Nino May be Right Behind (GATE) Chart Shows Decline in COVID Deaths Across CA and USA in 2023 (East Bay … Continued