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San Mateo County Supes Vote to Fund Bike/Ped Coordinator, SamTrans

By Andrew Boone | Jul 26, 2013 | 25 Comments

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve $10 million to boost SamTrans service and $156,000 to create a new full-time bicycle and pedestrian coordinator position over the next two years. The funds come from Measure A, a ten-year, half-cent sales tax approved by voters last November, which is expected to generate $64 […]

On the Peninsula, Demand Could Overwhelm Limited Bike-Share Launch

By Andrew Boone | Jul 18, 2013 | 17 Comments

All the way down the Peninsula, excitement around the pilot launch of Bay Area Bike Share comes tempered with a dose of concern about the small number of bikes that will be clustered around Caltrain stations in five cities. Bay Area Bike Share’s meager scale at the time it launches is sure to limit its usefulness. […]

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Some Things You Might See While In Amsterdam

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jul 15, 2013 | No Comments

I’m currently on a European junket, and ahead of the more serious Streetfilms that will come out of it, I thought it would be prudent to put up some everyday street scenes of bicycling in Amsterdam. Enjoy! Make sure to check back for more extensive coverage in coming weeks.

Joe Cortright: Death of CRC Signals the End of “Highway Dinosaur Era”

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 10, 2013 | No Comments

Last month the Portland mega-highway bridge project known as the Columbia River Crossing died unceremoniously on the floor of the Washington statehouse. But there was some question among project opponents about whether to consider it a victory for smart transportation policy. After all, suburban Republicans opposed to the inclusion of light rail were ultimately the straw […]

Improving Daly City’s “Top of the Hill” for Walking and Transit

By Andrew Boone | Jul 5, 2013 | 9 Comments

Last Saturday, Daly City officials and residents convened to celebrate a newly built transit plaza, the centerpiece of the long-awaited $3.4 million Top of the Hill project, which includes a series of pedestrian and streetscape improvements along three blocks of Mission Street between John Daly Boulevard and Parkview Avenue. The project was constructed with $2.3 million from […]

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