Open Thread: Hayes Valley’s People Street. What Would You Pedestrianize Next?
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Perhaps no other neighborhood has come so far--from the bad old days of the Central Freeway, to pedestrianizing one block of street. What's next?
Recent Streetsblog SF posts about bike injunction
President Trump Has Starved Transit Agencies of $854M
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Administration delay tactics have made applying for transit construction funding much more costly and difficult.
Listen and Learn: A Tool for California Residents to Track Street Safety
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Webinar tomorrow, Wednesday, will introduce UC Berkeley SafeTREC's Street Story and show people how to report safety hazards
Today’s Headlines
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City to Ban Cars from One Block of Octavia (SFChron, SFExaminer) SFMTA to Make E-Scooter Program Permanent (SFChron, SFExaminer) Mobility, Scooters, and Equity (EastBayExpress) Looking at Scooter Safety (Citylab) Google Maps Adding Bike Share (Fox10) More on Muni LRV Visibility (NBCBayArea) More on S.F.’s Plan to go Emissions Free by 2040 (SFWeekly) Pittsburg/Bay Point BART […]
Guest Commentary: New SFMTA Leader Must Put the Rider First
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San Francisco Transit Riders writes an open letter to the SFMTA Board, describing what they'd like to see in a new SFMTA director
See It! Two Men Physically Intimidate A Woman Citi Biker For Allegedly Touching Their Precious SUV
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Cycling is about to have its long overdue #MeToo movement as aggressive male drivers are once again caught on tape abusing a woman.
Today’s Headlines
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BART to Get More Bike Straps (SFGate) The History of BART Maps (SFGate) Could Ferries Solve Transportation Woes? (BoldItalic) Marin Mulls Transportation Mega Measure (MassTransit) Condo Project at Market and 15th (Hoodline) Mayor Breed Frustrated by Homeless Situation (SFChron) Balboa Park Parking Lot for RVs? (SFChron, SFExaminer, Curbed) S.F. Looks to Cut Vehicle Emissions by 2040 […]
Emeryville Approves 40th Street Protected Bike Lanes
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Two-way cycle track, bus-only lanes, and a major victory for the advocates at Bike East Bay
Change the Date: Streetsblog Birthday Party Moved to SEPTEMBER 10
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Thank you so much for wanting to be part of our 10th anniversary party. Unfortunately we discovered a conflict at our venue–our birthday party was scheduled for the same evening as the third Democratic presidential debate and our venue was double-booked for the time we reserved. After surveying some of our early RSVPs, we discovered […]
Helmets Do Nothing, Says British Surgeon
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Dr. Henry Marsh, a neurosurgeon at St. George's Hospital in London who treats patients with cycling injuries, argued that most helmets are ineffective and "too flimsy" to keep riders safe.