Today’s Headlines
BART Seems Barren As Riders Slow to Return (SF Gate) More on Muni’s Bus Only Lanes Plans (SF Chronicle) A 1st Look at November Ballot Measures in California (CalMatters) Bernal Heights Creates “Artists In Place” Neighborhood Art Walk (Hoodline) Less Renters Renewing Lease Creating New Renting Opportunities in the Bay (SF Gate) CA Adopts Zero … Continued
June 30, 2020
Touting Positive Polling, Caltrain Prepares for Sales Tax Push
It's no secret that transit agencies have been hit hard by the COVID-19 slowdown. But even as Caltrain warns that crippling cuts or even the agency's closure are possible, the agency is offering the public a chance to not only save existing service, but possibly expand and buy new trains.
June 29, 2020
Can Corporate Micromobility Companies Really Turn Riders Into Street Safety Advocates?
Will "Lime Action" succeed in the noble goal of supporting an advocate-set agenda for our mobility future? What is that agenda? Time will tell.
June 29, 2020
Homeless Count 2020: Depressing but Not Surprising Rise in Number of Homeless
Housing Authority blames racism, lack of affordable housing
June 15, 2020
Don’t Blame Protestors if COVID-19 Cases Spike
Don't fall for it. Don't blame the protestors. Don't blame Black Lives Matter.
June 10, 2020
Garcetti’s LAPD Protest Statements Wildly Miss the Mark
Garcetti offers platitudes and magical thinking as protestors scream to defund the police
June 2, 2020
COVID-19 Can’t Stop Bike Month in Silicon Valley
While Bike to Work Day has been postponed this year for obvious reasons, that hasn't stopped some bicycle advocacy groups from powering on with various Bike Month activities this May
May 1, 2020
Caltrain and AC Transit’s November Ballot Measures
A look at what to expect from ballot measures to fund Caltrain and AC Transit
April 22, 2020
Activism from Your Couch: Three Projects in Silicon Valley Taking Comments Online
Colma's El Camino Real Project, Sunnyvale and San Mateo County's Active Transportation Plans
April 9, 2020
Interview: VTA Chair Cindy Chavez on the Agency’s Response to COVID-19
"All these decisions we have to make…they’re tradeoffs," Chavez laments. "There’s no better way to say it."
March 31, 2020