A Happy Socially Distanced Thanksgiving
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Recent Streetsblog SF posts about streetscast
Myth-Buster: Uber and Lyft Aren’t Addressing Transit Deserts
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Most Uber and Lyft trips aren't bolstering transportation options in transit deserts, but are being taken in majority White and more affluent neighborhoods, a new study out of Chicago reveals.
Today’s Headlines
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Transit advocates push MTC to use project funding to save transit jobs (Mass Transit) SF Muni grapples with its history of racism (Chronicle) What would it take to provide every city with high-quality, zero-emission public transit? (Urban Wire) Lime gets official permission to add 1,000 scooters in SF (Chronicle) Oakland and Berkeley have very different […]
Lessons from Measure RR for a 2022 Regional Ballot Measure
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"So, the lessons from Measure RR are that public agency led vision and outreach, multiple stakeholders working together with a public owner and broad coalition working to get the measure passed are going to work best to get measures passed."
Federal ‘Drunk Walking’ Stats Are Flimsy — And Dangerous
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It turns out that federal safety and public health agencies who have for years blamed “drunk” pedestrians for their own deaths have been largely basing their conclusions on conjecture by cops, rather than definitive evidence. In recent months, influential government agencies like the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have doubled down on messaging that “drunk […]
Today’s Headlines
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Even More on SFMTA’s Tunnel Woes (SFist) California Is Exploring Taxing Drivers by the Mile (KCRA) At Airports, Passengers Taking the COVID Risk “In Stride” (Chronicle) SF Expected to Join Purple Tier COVID Level This Week (Chronicle) Bars and Restaurants Empty Out in California as Curfews Take Effect (Chronicle) Expand Bike Lane Network for More […]
Caltrans Director Toks Omishakin on the Future of Transportation
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Transit, equity, climate are all new areas of focus for what used to be the State Highway Department
Eyes on the Street: Township Commons Park is Great – Just Don’t Bike to It
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Oakland welcomes a new park to Brooklyn Basin. But bike access is terrible
Studies Show Riding Transit During Pandemic Is Safe
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As coronavirus cases surge nationally, many scientific studies are reassuring essential workers that it's largely safe to take public transportation (if they use basic precautions) — and reminding Washington that it's past time to give transit agencies the relief they need.
Study: Drivers More Reckless When Their Cars Have More ‘Safe’ AV Tech
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Automated vehicle technology was supposed to end car crashes forever — but a new study suggests that the more automated a car gets, the more reckless its driver may become.