Road Rage Shootings Are On a Terrifying Rise
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Aggressive driving isn’t the only deadly behavior on the rise on American roads — because raging motorists are killing more people with guns than any point in recent history, too.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Masks Still Required on Transit (CBSLocal)
- Push for More Federal Funds for High-Speed Rail (Hill)
- COVID #s as State Reopens (SFChron)
- Fixes for Hallidie Plaza (SFChron)
- Castro Rejects Safety Cameras (SFExaminer, HereSay)
- Palo Alto Bike/Ped Bridge (EastBayTimes)
- Monument to Fossil Fuel Extraction (Berkeleyside)
- Unforeseen Costs of Accessory Dwelling Units (SFChron)
- Climate March (SFExaminer)
- Hike to South S.F. Sign (SFGate)
- Commentary: How to Prevent Dystopia (SFChron)
- Commentary: Post Pandemic S.F. Mostly Like Before (SFExaminer)
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Is the Golden Gate Bridge’s New Fence too Blowy for Cycling?
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Riders are reporting that newly installed fence pickets channel dangerous winds that will cause cyclists to crash
Metro Can Pilot Fareless Transit AND Increase Service. Because If Not Now, When?
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The question for Metro should be, if not now, when?
What Happened When Buffalo Changed Its Parking Rules
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In 2017 Buffalo, New York, became the first U.S. city to stop requiring development projects to include at least a minimum amount of parking. Here's what happened next.
Active Transportation Big in ‘INVEST’ Earmarks
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An unprecedented number of infrastructure projects earmarked in the House infrastructure bill would serve pedestrians, micromobility riders, and people who use assistive devices, on top of the robust increases in core programs that already fund infrastructure for those modes.
This Week: Emeryville, Carrying Things, Telegraph
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Here is a list of (mostly) online/webinar events this week.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Few Transit Options as Bay Area Reopens (SFChron)
- BART Increasing Service (SFGate)
- More on Restoration of HSR Funds (KTVU, Hill)
- AC Transit Orders Fuel Cell Buses (Globenewswire)
- Caltrain Approves Budget (ProgressiveRailroading)
- Will Business Return to Ferry Building? (CBSLocal)
- Supervisor Aaron Peskin’s History of Bullying (SFChron)
- More on Bill to Prioritize Housing Over Parking (SacBee)
- Mountain View Looks at Congestion Pricing (MVVoice)
- 80 Percent of Eligible S.F. Population Has at Least one Dose (ABC7)
- Commentary: Free Market Religion for High-Speed Rail (OCRegister)
- Commentary: Parking Lots are the Only Possible Open Space? (SFChron)
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Feds Restore Trump-Blocked Bullet Train Funds
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Almost $1 billion in funds from D.C. are released to the project
Advocates Overjoyed with New and Improved INVEST Act
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A once-divisive baseline infrastructure bill is quickly transforming into the game-changing legislation America needs to shift the country away from car dominance, many advocates say.
Talking Headways Podcast: Putting City Character and Authenticity in Context
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This week we’re joined once again by author Chuck Wolfe to talk about his book “Sustaining a City’s Culture and Character.” We talk about sustainable travel and the “character” and “authenticity” of places. We also talk in detail about the importance of context when considering planning for the future.
The Queer City: How to Design More Inclusive Public Space
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Most people might not usually think of public space as being gendered, but this is how scholars of the built environment increasingly talk about it. In many countries, the architecture profession is largely male and white. That results in a design approach that privileges the male perspective, from licensing regimes that favor heterosexual male drinking establishments to parks and sports facilities built for boys.