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Raise Fees for Parking, Not Riding the Ferry

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 21, 2012 | No Comments

Like many transportation agencies across the country, the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District is struggling with debt. In order to help offset the $87 million poured into a road reconstruction, today GGBHD will debate whether to raise rates for ferry riders. But there’s a better way, says David Edmondson of the Greater Marin blog: […]

How Bikes Make Portland Cool

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 19, 2012 | 18 Comments

A mini-documentary out of Portland, Oregon showcases the vibrant bicycle culture the city enjoys, from “bike trains” of kids riding to school on traffic-calmed bike boulevards to a range of everyday people getting around by bike simply because it’s “accessible.” As San Francisco strives to be the most bike-friendly city on the west coast, we can […]

What SF Needs to Catch Up to NYC’s Bicycling Success: Political Leadership

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 5, 2012 | 11 Comments

New York City has raised the bar in recent years for rolling out bicycle improvements and reclaiming public space from automobiles. While San Franciscans have come to expect major delays for bike projects as the norm in their city, New York, the only American city more dense than SF, has zoomed ahead by adding roughly 20 miles […]

New NYC Research Confirms: Parking Requirements Make More Car Traffic

By Noah Kazis | Feb 29, 2012 | No Comments

Evidence continues to mount that New York City’s mandatory parking minimums encourage people to drive. New research from University of Pennsylvania planning professor Rachel Weinberger, set to be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Transport Policy, shows once again that providing guaranteed off-street parking spaces makes New Yorkers more likely to drive to work. […]

Which SF Neighborhoods Have the Strongest Walkable Magnetism?

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 28, 2012 | 5 Comments

Walkability, transit access, good local schools — San Franciscans clamor to live in neighborhoods with features like these. Potrero Hill artist Wendy MacNaughton’s “mental map” of the city lists the strongest qualities of seven areas that stand out for her, among them SoMa’s “best transit access in town” and the “convenient, walkable, easy everything” nature of Lower […]

Berkeley Enacts Law to Protect Bicyclists From Driver Harassment

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 21, 2012 | 30 Comments

Last week, Berkeley became the second American city to implement an anti-harassment law to protect bicycle riders and allow victims to sue offending drivers in civil court. The ordinance will be followed by an educational campaign later this year, and proponents hope it will garner greater respect towards people cycling on the city’s streets. “This […]

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