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Traffic Safety Bills Pass First Committee
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"Daylighting" intersections, studying weight-based vehicle registration fees, allowing bikes on sidewalks where there's no other safe option
Parking Reform & People With Disabilities
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Practically every day, there's a new headline about a new effort in a U.S. city to reform its autocentric parking policies — and practically every time Streetsblog covers it, we get an email that asks what people with disabilities will do in a world with no accessible parking at all.
Today’s Headlines
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Ferry Can’t Dock Because of Storm (SFGate) Barges Strike SF’s Third Street Bridge (SFStandard, SFChron) VTA Trying to Defend BART Extension (SJSpotLight) Contractor on BART Extension, HSR, has Most Violations (ConstructionDive) The Complexities of Transit Payment (WashPost) Upcoming Sunday Streets (SFExaminer) Severe Injuries from Fallen Street Trees (SFGate) More on Tolling Lanes (Planetizen) Driver Does Doughnuts […]
AG Says Burbs ‘Must Comply’ With Transit-Oriented Housing
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On Monday, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell issued an advisory to warn cities and towns across eastern Massachusetts that they “must comply” with the state’s new MBTA Communities Law by legalizing multifamily housing near MBTA bus routes and rail stations. Where many of Boston’s suburbs currently only allow single-family homes with large lawns, the new law […]
Study: Does Repealing Helmet Laws Decrease Use?
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One Washington county’s decision to stop requiring cyclists to wear helmets by law was associated with an increase in helmet use, a new study finds — and that finding could have a major impact for advocates of equitable cycling legislation nationwide.
Today’s Headlines
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BART Doubling Police Presence (ABC7) How Many People Will Ride BART San Jose Extension? (EastBayTimes) BART Delayed by Fire (SFExaminer) Retired Bus Drivers Talk Free Muni (MissionLocal) Hydrogen Ferry Arrives in San Francisco (HydrogenFuelNews) City council focusing on infrastructure (Oaklandside) More Bad News for Downtown S.F. (SFStandard) Giants Broadcaster Narrates Commercial for San Francisco (SFChron) […]