Mayor Blasts Oakland/Alameda Freeway Plan
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Alameda Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft calls B.S. on a Caltrans, Alameda County plan to turn the Webster and Posey tubes into I-880 ramps
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Raising city gas tax could prevent COVID carmaggedon
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Raising the city gas tax a few cents a gallon would help deter unnecessary car trips while addressing the budget shortfall, without causing undue fiscal pain for residents.
Today’s Headlines
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BART Cuts Coming? (SFChron) BART Adds Social Work/Ambassadors (SFChron) Injuries Down, but Death Rate Still High on S.F. Streets (SFChron) More on Affordable Housing by Balboa Park Station (SFNews) Bikeway Connector in Marin (MarinIJ) More on Park Near Bay Bridge Toll Plaza (SFExaminer) Bay Area’s Growth Plan Eyes Silicon Valley (Almanac) Walnut Creek Approves Transportation […]
How Auto Insurers Subsidize Car Carnage
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It costs less to insure an SUV, despite its role in the pedestrian death crisis. And drunk drivers barely pay more for insurance (why can they even get insurance again?).
Could Car Share Become a Part of Transit?
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For more than 20 years, U.S. car-sharing services have failed to deliver on the promise of reducing private vehicle ownership at large scale — but an innovative new business model rolling out on the streets of Minneapolis and St. Paul soon may give the industry the jolt it needs.
Who’s Allowed to Live Near Transit?
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Wellesley is the kind of place lots of people would love to call home – it’s got great schools, beautiful parks, and three commuter rail stations that give the town’s residents an easy 45-minute ride into downtown Boston. Unfortunately, Wellesley’s town government has enacted policies that make it almost impossible for ordinary people to move […]
Talking Headways Podcast: The Hidden Terror of Driverless Cars (It’s Not What You Think)
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Are we going to live in a world where nothing moves unless Amazon or Google gets a piece of the action?
Working on a Project That Can Reduce Greenhouse Gases? Mark Your Calendar
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California Air Resources Board is about to launch a series of webinars tailored to potential applicants for cap-and-trade funding.
Today’s Headlines
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SFCTA approves safety improvement plan for Castro/Upper Market (BayAreaReporter) SFMTA extends 30 Stockton line to Crissy Field, adds bigger buses (Mass Transit) Are San Franciscans ready for congestion pricing? (Mission Local) New park opens at eastern touchdown of Oakland Bay Bridge trail (EvillEye) Former SFMTA parking lot to become 100% affordable housing (Patch) Bay Area […]
Op-Ed: Let’s Get Serious About Housing
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Why do we see a mismatch in priorities from environmental organizations, when infill housing is the prime climate intervention squarely within the power of local governments?