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Can Ride-Hailing Apps Become More Like Buses and Less Like Taxis?

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 29, 2016 | No Comments

A big part of reducing car traffic involves using cars more efficiently. Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft are supposedly assisting in this transition by making car ownership less necessary. But even though both companies operate carpool-type services, most of their business still comes from single passenger trips. Other ride-hailing companies are all about shared trips. Network blog Cap’n Transit has […]

Want to Slow Displacement? Then Build More Housing, Says Legislative Analyst’s Office

By Jason Islas | Feb 11, 2016 | No Comments

What will it take to make sure there’s a future for lower- and middle-income people in California? Anyone who has tried to look for a place to live recently knows that question is much more than an abstract policy discussion. Increasingly, the high cost of housing in California is driving the state’s low- and middle-income […]

#DamienTalks 30 – SCAG’s Hasan Ikharta and the Pilot Program That Could Slay the Gas Tax

By Damien Newton | Jan 28, 2016 | No Comments

Today, #DamienTalks with Hasan Ikharta, the executive director of the Southern California Association of Governments about the pilot program that could be the second step in replacing the state’s gas tax with a vehicle miles traveled tax. Last week, the state announced it was looking for 5,000 drivers to participate in a pilot program to […]

OPR to Host Webinars on Transportation Impacts Under Environmental Law

By Melanie Curry | Jan 27, 2016 | No Comments

The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) recently issued long-anticipated changes to a provision in California law that currently ranks traffic congestion as an environmental impact. For more details, see recent Streetsblog coverage here. The new guidelines are under a 45-day review period, with public comment being accepted until February 29. To help educate […]

Don’t Forget! There’s an SBSF Happy Hour at Virgil’s Monday the 25th

By Roger Rudick | Jan 22, 2016 | No Comments

Join Roger Rudick and Damien Newton at the Streetsblog San Francisco happy hour on Monday, January 25th at Virgil’s Sea Room, 3152 Mission Street, starting at 6 pm. Have a beer and talk about the latest news with Roger and Damien. Support staff for Streetsblog SF. Virgil’s Sea Room will be donating 10 percent of all bar proceeds […]

High Stakes for Cities as Feds Start Regulating Self-Driving Cars

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 21, 2016 | No Comments

Last week as part of his State of the Union Address, President Obama announced a $4 billion investment over the next 10 years to test autonomous vehicles and get them ready for the market. Two days later at the Detroit Auto Show, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that federal regulators would begin to develop coherent safety regulations for […]

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