OPINION: To Defeat the New Electric Dodge Muscle Cars, Amp Up Sound Cameras
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The Charger Daytona SRT Banshee is being pitched as a big, fat thumb in the eye of "authority." Well, authority needs to stick a thumb back.
Advocates Hope D.C.’s Proposed Right-On-Red Ban Will Inspire National Reform
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The nation's capital is poised to become the second major city in the United States to repeal a dangerous law that allowed drivers to make right turns at red lights — and some advocates believe other communities are overdue to follow.
Study: Downtown Congestion is Still Down — And It Could Help Explain Roadway Dangers
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Downtown rush hour has still not roared back to pre-pandemic levels even as car travel surges in the suburbs, a new study finds — and it may help explain why traffic deaths have stayed so stubbornly high in U.S. communities.
Study: ‘Pedestrian Delivery Robots’ Have a Lot of the Same Challenges As … Pedestrians
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Sidewalk delivery robots struggle to get around U.S. cities for many of the same reasons as human pedestrians, a new study finds — but that's not the only reason why the emerging technology might struggle to deliver on its car-cutting promises without careful planning.
How Surging Pickup and SUV Sales Are Undermining Carbon Reductions From EVs
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In spite of rapidly growing sales, EVs have not yet measurably cut carbon. The reason why? A lack of meaningful regulations around megacars.
Streetfilms: Paris Kicks New York’s Ass as a Biking Capital
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People have been visiting Paris for centuries for the food, the wine, the museums, the cheese and even the snails, but when New Yorkers head to the City of Light these days, all they see are the bike lanes.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Transportation Board Members Signed Mayor Breed’s Resignation Letters (SFStandard)
- Attempting to Ride all of Bay Area’s Transit Agencies (SFChron)
- Caltrain’s Electrics (SFExaminer, SFGate)
- BART’s Short Story Contest, Caltrain (RailwayAge)
- BART Housing in Berkeley City Council Race (Berkeleyside)
- Cities Want Robo Cars Removed from Streets (SFGate, TheRegister)
- Five Housing Projects that are Actually Getting Built (SFStandard)
- Driver Hits Mother and Child in Berkeley (Berkeleyside)
- Driver Runs Over, Kills Another Driver (EastBayTimes)
- Commentary: The Mess of Bay Area Transit Agencies Needs Fixed (SFChron)
- Commentary: Support Prop. L and Fund Muni (SFChron)
- Commentary: Yes on Prop. J, Keep JFK Promenade (SFChron)
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Eyes on the Promenade: Art on Golden Gate Park’s Newest Public Space
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Remember, to preserve the Promenade and make the park more accessible to all, Yes on Measure J, Yes on Measure N, No on Measure I.
NACTO Pushes Back as Big Auto Seeks Safety Exemption for Driverless Cars
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The national association of city transportation officials cries foul as Ford and GM try an end run around the NHTSA for cars without steering wheels and brakes.
What the Inflation Reduction Act Will — And Won’t — Do For Sustainable Transportation
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The Inflation Reduction Act is expected to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by channeling funding through tax credits, loans, and grants — but it's not a silver bullet.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- BART Ending Mask Mandate Next Month (EastBayTimes, CBS, LATimes)
- More on Service Starting on Central Subway (RailwayAge, KALW, ProgressiveRailroading)
- Plan to Interline L Taraval and K Ingleside (SFStandard)
- Federal Bill Would Fund More Ferries (DailyRepublic)
- More than 200 Cyclists Doored (MissionLocal)
- Plans for Lake Merritt to South Hayward Greenway (Oaklandside)
- Critical Mass at 30 (SFExaminer)
- Parking Reform is Essential for the Climate (Bloomberg, SFChron)
- What End of Single Family Zoning Could Mean (Berkeleyside)
- Self-Driving Car Benefits and Perils (SmartCitiesDive)
- Ask a Cable Car Gripman (SFChron)
- Letters: Induced Demand? I’ll Just Pretend that Doesn’t Exist (RichmondReview)
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