Matthew Roth

Union Concerned Muni GPS On-Time Tracker Will Mean More Lost Jobs (Examiner) Controller Finishes Muni Work Order Audit, But Still Not Public (SF Weekly) Power Out Briefly As Muni Bus Snagged PG&E Power Line (SF Appeal, Examiner) Hayes Valley Farm Gets Some Recognition in an NBC Story (NBC) Flap Over Oakland Parking Ticket Sting Continues … Continued

This morning just after 5 am a pedestrian was killed when a tractor-trailer hit another truck, sending that vehicle careening into the victim. Details are still scant, but major media outlets report the fatal incident has backed up traffic on Northbound I-280 and delayed Muni lines that pass through the intersection. ABC7 Traffic Anchor Frances Dinglasan has tweeted a few details, though:

With scores of people crowding the sidewalk and taking up one lane of traffic on Divisadero in front of Mojo Bicycle Cafe, Mayor Gavin Newsom, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi and city department heads heralded a new "parklet" sidewalk extension as a piece of a growing trend of re-purposing street space for people instead of cars. The new trial parklet was built into the space formerly occupied by two parked vehicles, providing several hundred square feet of public space and benches, tables, planters and bike racks.

These are photos of a serious crash at the intersection of Sloat and 19th Avenue that happened just after 1 pm today. Thanks to Streetsblog reader Nick for the tip and the photos. Here's his account:

Reaction to Schwarzenegger Transit Funding Snub (NBC, Examiner, N-Judah) SF Disability Placard Parking Sting Yields Increase in Citations for Cheats (Examiner) New Mojo Cafe “Parklet” Will Get Official Newsome Announcement Today (Bike NOPA) Muni Trackwork This Weekend to Create Delays (Examiner) This Friday’s SJ Bike Party Will Memorialize Los Gatos Cyclist Killed on Sidewalk (Merc) … Continued

The gradually evolving traffic rearrangement on Market Street got a boost yesterday as the MTA re-striped the bicycle and motor vehicle crossing zone at Market and 11th, clarifying how the vehicles are supposed to negotiate the street with bold new markings. In addition to clearer turn and merge arrows for motorists, there are numerous sharrows starting as far back as Van Ness and Market and extending through the intersection of Market and 10th streets.

It always makes my skin crawl when I see a car commercial shot in a city with a sporty sedan hurtling down the street, promising ersatz liberation through reckless driving. But the conversation Joe Eskenazi at SF Weekly had with an Acura PR representative today is hilarious. Or terrifying, you decide:

Uncertainty Why a BART Train Uncoupled in Transbay Tube (ABC, CoCo Times, BCN via Appeal) Caltrans Releases Voluminous Explanation for Labor Day Bay Bridge Eyebar Failure, Closure (NBC) Power Outage Extinguishes Lights on Bay Bridge (ABC, CoCo Times, KCBS, Merc, NBC) Thorough Early Analysis of the Pros and Cons of Google Maps for Bike (SF … Continued

Questions Remain on Future of MTA Directors McCray, Breyer Black (NBC) Muni Chief Safety Officer Already Looking for New Job After Only One Year (SF Appeal) BART Train Stalls in Tunnel, SF Delays Clearing (SF Gate, NBC, Merc, KCBS, CoCo Times) SoCal Lawmaker Bill Would Cut Off Prop 1A Bond Funding for High Speed Rail … Continued

AC Transit announced today it plans to cut service on 108 of 113 lines across the East Bay on March 28th, amounting to an 8 percent overall reduction.