State Auditor’s Report on CSU Spending Gets a Hearing
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Mostly it was about whether the $1.5B surplus was "hidden" but there was a little bit of discussion of parking
Amtrak Hopes to Link Chicago and Detroit to Toronto
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Passenger service hasn't chugged between Detroit and Toronto since at least 1971; the last direct train to pass through the route did so in 1967, according to Amtrak.
California GHG Inventory Shows Slight Downward Trend… Mostly
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Except not in passenger vehicles. Or refineries. And decreases in other sectors are not dramatic
Today’s Headlines
| | 1 Comment- Supervisor Haney Calls for Traffic State of Emergency (KGO)
- Vision Zero Failing (Curbed)
- Victim in Saturday Night’s Collision ID’d (SFExaminer)
- Hit-and-Run Seriously Injures Pedestrian (Hoodline)
- Transportation Remains Obstacle to Emissions Reductions (SFChron)
- Commuters Welcome Back Transit Center (SFChron)
- Salesforce Doesn’t Own Transit Center (Curbed)
- More on Subway Shutting Down Early (SFExaminer)
- Why is San Francisco Over Budget and Broken? (Curbed)
- 11 Years for Housing in the Tenderloin? (SFChron)
- VTA Crash Topples Power Lines (EastBayTimes)
- 49-Mile Scenic ‘Anything But Drive’ (SFChron)
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Touring the Guadalupe River Trail
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Streetsblog gets an update on efforts to integrate San Jose's 'Central Park' with the city's various communities
How Some Groups Use Street Story to Improve Their Communities
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Yesterday's webinar highlighted how two areas, Bakersfield and Humboldt County, are already using and benefiting from this online reporting tool.
Atlanta Bans E-Scooters at Night After Drivers Kill Four Riders
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Drivers, however, still may use city streets at all hours — even though motor-vehicle crashes killed 115 people in Fulton County, which encompasses most of Atlanta, in 2017.
This Week: Bike After Dark, Diridon Station, Oakland Bike and Ped Commission
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Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Wednsday Biking After Dark Workshop, Alameda. This is an indoor, classroom-only workshop for adults and teens, made possible via a partnership with the city of Alameda. No bike is required in order to participate. Wednesday, August 14, 6:45-7:45 p.m., Alameda Bicycle, 1522 Park Street, Alameda. Thursday Update on San Jose’s Train Station. The California […]
Today’s Headlines
| | 1 Comment- Buses Roll into Transbay Again (SFChron)
- How ‘Microcracks’ Almost Took Down Transbay (Wired)
- New Leases in Transbay Transit Center (SFGate)
- Motorist Kills Person at 5th and Market (SFGate, SFExaminer, SFWeekly)
- New Central Subway Director’s Strategy (SFExaminer)
- More on Valencia Street Protected Bike Lanes (NBCBayArea)
- ‘Micro Mobility’ Price Increases; Ride You’re Own Bike (TIME)
- e-Bike Riders Get as Much Exercise as on Regular Bikes (Treehugger)
- Delivery Robots (Curbed)
- Creative Skateboards (SFChron)
- SMART Train Needs Sales Tax Extension (MarinIJ)
- Economic Fears Cool Housing a Bit (MarinIJ)
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A Tour of Alameda’s Ferry Maintenance Facility
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Right next to the Hornet Museum, on western Alameda Island, sits the new $50 million Ron Cowan ferry maintenance facility, opened at the end of last year. Inside, workers toil away fueling and maintaining the ferries that carry commuters around the Bay. From the website of Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), which operates many of […]
Uber is a Slow-Motion Tragedy
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More congested cities. Weakened transit systems. To top it off, Uber lost $5.2 billion last quarter.
Minneapolis Just Banned Drive-Throughs
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Safer walking, cleaner air, less noise. Minneapolis hopes phasing out drive-throughs will help it meet its climate goals.