John Kamp
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This Week: Transportation Funding, Transit + Design, Women Bike Happy Hour
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Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Wednesday Transportation Funding 101. From taxes and fares to private investments, multi-million-dollar transportation projects are pieced together with funding from local, state, and federal sources. Come hear how it works. Wednesday, June 26, 12:30, SPUR Urban Center, 654 Mission Street, S.F. Thursday Transit + Design: Be Open. Transit + Design 2019 will […]
Today’s Headlines
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BART Inspector General (MercNews, Curbed, SFChron) BART’s End of the Line Homeless Sweeps (SFChron) Downed Power Line Behind Friday’s BART Delays (EastBayTimes) Task Force to Review Muni Service (SFChron) Golden Gate Bridge Tolls, Bus and Ferry Fares Going Up (EastBayTimes) Breed’s Air Quality Emergency Plan (SFExaminer) Castro Cultural District (SFExaminer) Rolling on Electric Unicycles (SFChron) More on […]
Universities Blow $$ on Parking, Neglect Transit and Bike Infra
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California State Auditor report finds that CSU did not do enough to plan alternative ways of reaching campus
Highway Boondoggles: Madness in Michigan
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The Great Lakes State is undertaking to expand the capacity of Interstate 75 — a project that is both unnecessary and will exacerbate the region’s problems.
Don’t Blame ‘Distracted’ Pedestrians for Rising Death Toll
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The data doesn't really support that theory. Unfortunately, the real explanation just isn't that tidy.
Surprise: There’s Support for Raising the Gas Tax
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Mineta Transportation Institute releases survey exploring public support for raising federal transportation revenues through gas taxes or mileage fees
Today’s Headlines
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BART to Receive $300 Million from Feds (Examiner, SFChron) VTA May Strike (EastBayTimes, CBSLocal) Bikes Taking Space on BART Escalators? (EastBayTimes) Marin Bus Riders Balk at Route Changes (MarinIJ) More on Possible Chase Center Ferry Dock (KCBS) Tech IPOs Haven’t Made a Mark on Housing…Yet (SFChron) Can Mayor and Supes Make More Housing? (SFChron) Most Affordable […]
Motorist Tailgates, Menaces and Hits Cyclist on McAllister
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Details are still sketchy, but looks as if SFPD refuses to investigate a dangerous driver
Talking Headways Podcast: The Potential of Real-Time Information
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Let's talk about real-time transit information including its history, benefits, shortcomings, and potential futures.
Today’s Headlines
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Runaway Fares at Muni? (Curbed) Ferry Service to Chase Center? (SFChron) Bike and Transit Lanes to Transform Folsom, Howard (SFChron) Cyclist Attacked by Skateboard-Wielding Teens (SFExaminer) S.F. Looks at Rezoning for Teacher Housing (Curbed) New Towers Coming to SoMa (SFChron) City Tests Public Bathroom in Tenderloin (SFExaminer) Debate Over Hayes Valley Tree Removal (Hoodline) Sprawl […]