Why Good Transit is the Key To a Disability-Friendly City
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...and not cars.
This Week: Embarcadero Bike Lanes, How Women Travel, HSR
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Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar
Today’s Headlines
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- Scooters by the Numbers (SFChron)
- Bayview Transportation Plan (SFExaminer)
- Will Bay Area Fund Housing, Transportation? (SFChron)
- Appeal of Car-Free Streets (Route50)
- Work on the ‘Hairball’ Bike Path (Hoodline)
- Why Don’t People Want to Ride BART at Night? (Curbed)
- Update on Caltrain Tunnel to Transit Center (Socketsite)
- Motorist Seriously Injures Pedestrian in Cow Hollow (SFExaminer)
- Motorist Kills Boy in Santa Clara (SFGate)
- Commentary: It’s Time for Seamless Transit (MarinIJ)
- Commentary: Yes on Funding SMART Train (NorthBayBizJournal)
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America’s Mayors: Cars are Ruining Our Cities — But We Won’t Do Much About It!
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We have met the enemy — and it is our mayors!
Naysayers: You Can’t Do THAT On A Bike!
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(Psst: You totally can.)
Today’s Headlines
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- BART Assigning Officers to High-Crime Stations (EastBayTimes)
- End of $3 Parking at BART (SFChron)
- Combine Housing and Transportation Measures? (SanJoseSpotlight)
- Panhandle Intersection Gets New Safety Features (Hoodline)
- Oakland’s New Mopeds (SFChron)
- ‘Van Mission’ Neighborhood? (SFChron, Curbed)
- Driver Arrested in Mission Crash (SFExaminer)
- How to Feel Better About Climate Change (SFGate)
- Commentary: High-Speed Rail is Worth It (SFChron)
- Commentary: Palo Alto’s Transportation History (PaloAltoOnline)
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Berry Contraflow Here to Stay
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Berry's little protected bike lane is back... and it seems this time it is here to stay
Senate Transportation Vice-Chair Says Active Transportation Projects Increase Emissions
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Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel), vice chair of the state Senate Transportation Committee, doesn't seem to understand what active transportation projects are, who they benefit, or why California is investing in them
Anti-Car Dems Don’t Have a Presidential Candidate
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If you believe in breaking car culture, you won't find a 2020 candidate committed to doing it.
Talking Headways Podcast: Unnecessary Literature Reviews, Part II
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David Levinson talks about the politics of research journals and his new book, "The 30 Minute City."
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Drop in Off-Peak BART Ridership (SFChron, SFGate)
- How Much Should BART Parking Cost? (EastBayTimes)
- More on Bay Bridge Bus Lane (SFChron, CBSLocal)
- BART Passenger Attacked with Chain (SFChron, EastBayTimes)
- Costs Rise as Bullet Train Progresses (SFChron, SFGate, EastBayTimes)
- Motorist Seriously Injures Two Pedestrians (SFExaminer, SFGate)
- Motorist Collides with Scooterist (SFGate)
- San Jose Tries to Reduce Traffic Deaths (ABC7)
- New Bills to Allow More Housing (SFWeekly)
- Grant for Harvey Milk Plaza Redesign (Hoodline)
- Commentary: Don’t Use Regressive Sales Tax to Fund Transit (MercNews)
- Commentary: Oppose Measure J, Require Transit for New Housing (SFChron)
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Why We Should Be Even More Nervous About AVs
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85 percent of Americans are concerned about sharing the road with still-untested autonomous cars. But perfecting the tech may not be enough to make AVs safer.