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Google “Bike Vision” in Limbo After Mountain View Rejects Office Expansion

By Andrew Boone | | 37 Comments
Google’s “Bike Vision Plan” [PDF], which calls for a network of bike-friendly streets in and around its Mountain View campus, may not become a reality if the Mountain View City Council rejects the company’s plans to expand office space. On May 5, the council approved just one office building, at Landings Avenue, and held off on approval of the other three […]

Five Key Lessons From Europe’s Vision Zero Success

By Leah Shahum | | No Comments
Cross-posted from the Vision Zero Network From the moment that Vision Zero began capturing attention in American cities, we’ve heard many admiring references to its success in Europe, particularly in its birthplace of Sweden. I’m fortunate to have the opportunity to research those experiences and their lessons for the growing number of American communities working […]

Supe Kim, SFMTA Get Tips From Copenhagen on Creating a Bikeable City

By Aaron Bialick | | 31 Comments
Supervisor Jane Kim and SFMTA officials took a trip last month to learn about best practices from two leading bike-friendly cities: Copenhagen, Denmark, and Malmö, Sweden. “I’d assumed that [Copenhagen] always had a bike culture,” Kim told Streetsblog. “I was surprised to learn that they also had a cars-first culture through the 60s and 90s. They’ve actually […]

Today: VTA Board Could Enshrine Road Expansions in Sales Tax Measure

By Andrew Boone | | 8 Comments
The Valley Transportation Authority Board of Directors today could enshrine road widenings in its 20-year transportation sales tax, proposed for the ballot in Santa Clara County in November 2016. The agenda for today’s 5:30 p.m. board meeting includes approval of the sales tax measure language, which includes goals [PDF] to “provide congestion relief” and “relieve roadway, highway, and expressway bottle […]

It’s Coming: MTC Approves 10-Fold Expansion of Bay Area Bike Share

By Andrew Boone | | 36 Comments
On Wednesday morning the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) approved contract terms with Motivate International to expand the Bay Area Bike Share system from 700 bikes to more than 7,000 bikes by November 2017. When the expansion wraps up, the Bay Area’s system is expected to be the second-largest in North America, after Citi Bike in New York City. In addition […]
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