Rachel Hyden is Executive Director of the San Francisco Transit Riders, a rider-based grassroots advocate for world-class transit in San Francisco.
Rachel Hyden
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Weekend Roundup: Kings County Gives up HSR Fight, BART Closures, Caltrain Bike Registration
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A few Streetsblog train tidbits to start out your weekend: Last Legal Obstructions to HSR Melt Away: Kings County has been fighting an expensive and fruitless battle against high-speed rail for many years now. But after losing ruling after ruling, they finally threw in the proverbial towel and settled with the state. From Thursday afternoon’s […]
Caltrans Tries to Sabotage Complete Streets Bill
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Department of Finance analysis says safe streets for all are too expensive. Also that they're already being made safer (do you feel safer?). So, which is it? Both can't be true.
Study: Two-Way Bike Lanes Produce More Injuries
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A new study looks at what kinds of bikeway designs offer the most safety benefits. Dutch-style sidewalk-level bike lanes win out.
Today’s Headlines
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Where are Scooters Allowed? (SFGate) Another e-Scooter Fire (SFGate) Regs Could Force More Electric Bikes (SFExaminer) BART Wants to Dock Berkeley Station Contractor (Berkeleyside) More on BART Contra Costa Weekend Work (KPIX) BART Compared to Other Major Systems (SFGate) Public Seek Help in Finding Bayview Hit & Run Killer (SFExaminer, SFWeekly, Hoodline) Mayor and Governor Talk Housing […]
How Columbus Doubled Downtown Bus Commuting
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Free transit passed for downtown workers raised their transit-commuting rate from 5 percent to 10 to 14 percent.
Commentary: Bay Area Needs a Green New Deal
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We are failing to meet essential state and regional climate goals.
Talking Headways Podcast: Electric Bus Opportunities and Barriers
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Let's talk about why one of China's biggest cities has 16,000 electric buses — and New York has like four.
Today’s Headlines
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Uber Drivers Complain about Tickets (ABC7) Scooter Company Snubs Tenderloin (LATimes) More on Naming Chinatown Station (SFChron, SFExaminer) SF’s Oldest Cable Car (SFExaminer) More on Weekend BART Delays on Antioch Line (KRON4, KQED) ‘West Pacific’ Playground? (SFExaminer) More Record Temps, Smog (NBCBayArea, EastBayTimes) Regional Housing Allocations Explained (Almanac) The History of Noe Valley (SFWeekly) New Open Air […]
Whoop-De-Doo Paint Added to Oakland Hellscape
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Streetsblog receives a matrix of responses to its critique of the 23rd and 29th Avenue over-crossings in Oakland
Federal Program Would Help Cities Tear Down Highways
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A new pot of money would help undo the sometimes-racist legacy of urban highway construction.