Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Mayor Newsom

Despite Outcry, MTC Board Approves OAK Connector Funds

By Matthew Roth | | 6 Comments
Advocates packed the MTC hearing room Transportation and social justice advocates packed the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) board meeting today to demand that the agency not spend a proposed $70 million of federal stimulus money on the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) project.  MTC commissioners heard testimony for over two hours from some of the more […]

A Decidedly Dim View of Electric Vehicles

By Matthew Roth | | 15 Comments
Electric Vehicles (EVs) are all the rage these days and the press seems to treat them as a palliative for all that ails our fossil-fuel-driven, automobile-dependent transportation network.  The New York Times has fallen in love with Better Place, an electric-car battery maker that seeks to replace much of the U.S. fleet of vehicles with […]

BRT Comes Out Ahead of Light Rail, Again

By Matthew Roth | | 42 Comments
BRT bus in Las Vegas looks a lot like light rail The debate among policy makers and community stakeholders over the merits of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) versus Light Rail Transit (LRT) is often heated, and usually centers around whether LRT recoups the substantial capital costs of implementation over time versus BRT, and whether BRT […]
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