Damien Newton

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

Berkeley Plans for Cuts to Parks and Streets Projects as Bond Measure Falls Short (Berkeleyside) SF Spends $356 Million on Rooms for Homeless, Many Are Empty (Chron) It’s Not Your Imagination, Data Shows Statewide Housing Crisis Is Real (Chron) Motorcyclists Block the Bay Bridge for Two Minutes for Some Reason (GATE) More on the Highway … Continued

MTA Breaks Ground on Valencia Center Running Bike Lane (Mission Local) Currently Short on Supplies So Will Begin with Flimsy Thin Plastic Bollards (Mission Local) It’s Probably Good for His Health That Roger Is on Sabbatical (StreetsblogSF) Desire to Keep Side Streets for Cars Behind Push for Center Running Bike Lanes? (Scott.Mn) Still No Answers … Continued

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