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Transit Agencies Upset by Governor Schwarzenegger’s Plan to Divert Funds

By Matthew Roth | Jan 4, 2010 | 11 Comments

Photo: mark & his nikon Despite California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s pledge to be a good steward of his state’s environment, the governor is expected to release a budget proposal this week that would gut transit funding and contravene both a state Supreme Court ruling and numerous public referendums mandating secure transit funding, a slap in […]

Eyes on the Street: San Francisco’s First Green Bike Box Remains Unfinished

By Bryan Goebel | Dec 22, 2009 | 21 Comments

A truck driver encroaches on a bicyclist in the green bike box. Photos by Bryan Goebel. San Francisco’s first green bike box, painted by a smiling group of electeds and bike activists earlier this month, was heralded as an important first step toward finally advancing some "innovative design treatments" in the city’s long-stalled Bicycle Plan. […]

Bay Area Advocates Unveil New VMT Reduction Incentive for Developers

By Matthew Roth | Dec 22, 2009 | 6 Comments

Photo: Michael Patrick Among the many strategies to reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and attendant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from private vehicles, Bay Area smart growth advocate TransForm has developed a new certification called GreenTRIP to encourage architects, developers, and municipal officials to build transit-oriented development and implement transportation demand management (TDM) solutions for future […]

Driver Sends Woman to Hospital After Crash Near SF City Hall

By Michael Rhodes | Dec 21, 2009 | 6 Comments

The intersection of Van Ness Avenue and Grove Street. Photo: Michael Rhodes A 54-year-old San Francisco woman was sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries this morning after being hit by a driver at the intersection of Van Ness Avenue and Grove Street near San Francisco City Hall. The victim, whose name has not yet […]

Bay Area Transportation Commission Starts Climate Sustainability Fund

By Matthew Roth | Dec 21, 2009 | 4 Comments

Transportation advocates were thrilled last week when the nine-county Bay Area regional transportation planning and funding body, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), established a fluid pot of money for innovative transportation projects, from Safe Routes to School programs and bicycle educational campaigns, to parking policies and demand management strategies meant to reduce the over-reliance on […]

Dates and Locations For 2010 San Francisco Sunday Streets Announced

By Matthew Roth | Dec 19, 2009 | 11 Comments

Photos: Matthew Roth San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has announced the dates and locations for nine Sunday Streets events for 2010, starting on March 14th along the Embarcadero and finishing October 24th around Civic Center. Building off the tremendous success of the events in 2009, Mayor Newsom announced the events will expand to new communities […]

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