High-Speed Rail Reporter Can’t Read a Map
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NBC affiliate doesn't know there's already a train from Bay Area to Merced? And the LA Times repeats nonsense about battery powered high-speed trains
Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Butterfly garden
Driver Killing Koreatown 4-Year-Old Sparks Protest Push for Vision Zero
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As traffic deaths rise, L.A.'s Vision Zero program survives in name, but as a hollow shell robbed of its early promise
Take Transit to the Airport — Cut the TSA Line
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More cities are introducing incentives for flyers to ditch cars and taxis and take public transit to their area airports. Here's a roundup.
Chicago May Hike Cost of Uber Rides — And That’s Good
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Some of the revenue will be used to help fund transit, including an initiative to speed up neighborhood bus service.
This Week: FAST Act, Coordinating Transit, Phasing out Gas
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Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Wednesday Fixing America’s Surface Transportation. In 2020, the FAST (Fixing America’s Surface Transportation) Act is set to expire. The bill, which provides $305 billion in transportation funding over five years, has been critical. Hear what advocates and policymakers are pushing for in a reauthorization of the bill. Wednesday, […]
Today’s Headlines
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Will Geary Ever Get Oft-Discussed Subway? (SFExaminer) Sliding Doors on Buses (SFExaminer) BART’s Old Seat Cushion Scam (SFGate) More on Better Market (SmartCitiesDive, BusinessInsider) ‘Green Zones’ and Electric Buses (MassTransit) Re-imagining Stonestown (SFExaminer) Conversation with S.F.’s Planning Director (KALW) More on Chase Center Architecture (SFChron) Mission Rock Building F (Curbed) Renaming Berkeley Street (Berkeleyside) More on […]
New Vision for the Bay Area: Using Freeways for a High-Quality Regional Transit System
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TransForm proposes a new system of "rail-like rubber-tire transit" using managed lanes on area freeways
After Spate of Deaths, OakDOT Talks Rapid Response
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Another pedestrian killed earlier this month on Foothill and a cyclist on Fruitvale--officials hear about attempts to stem the carnage
House Transport Chair Rips Uber, Lyft
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Oregon Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio lashed out at Uber and Lyft for not attending a congressional hearing on Wednesday to answer questions about the ride hail industry.
Today’s Headlines
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Car Free Market Street Long Overdue (Citylab) SFMTA Board Chair Wants to Speed Better Market Street (SFBay) Skip Announces Layoffs (SFExaminer) How to Find a New BART Train (SFGate) Goodbye Parking, Hello Housing at Millbrae BART (SFChron) Transit After an Earthquake (Curbed) Motorist Hits Pedestrian at Lake Merritt (EastBayTimes) StreetLight Data Adds Bike/Ped Coverage (TrafficTechToday) […]