Why is Amtrak Missing from the BayPass Pilot?
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Amtrak's Bay Area service doesn't take Clipper and isn't part of the BayPass pilot. That's an omission you can drive a train through
Bill Would Set Limits on Huge SUVs
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Sen. Brad Hoylman introduces what he says is a first-in-the-nation effort to make active safety technology standard on new cars.
Study Seeks To Get Cops To Write Better Crash Reports
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Researchers polled 45 New Jersey cops for clues about why their press releases were so incomplete and victim-blaming — and suggested better language.
This Week: Page Street, Safe Driving, Morning Ride
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Here is a list of events this week.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- BART Renovations Cause Delays (CBSLocal)
- Person Enters Transbay Tube, Causes BART Backup (SFChron)
- Calls for BART Safety (TimesHeraldOnline)
- Podcast on HSR Approvals to Bay Area (SFChron)
- More on HSR EIR (CBSNews, Axios)
- More on RAISE Grants (Planetizen)
- Tower Proposed Near South S.F. Caltrain (DailyJournal)
- Driver Smashes 70 Year Old Woman in North Berkeley Crosswalk (Berkeleyside)
- Motorist Charged with Hit-and-Run of Cyclist (CBSNews)
- Top Ten Cycling Cities in the World (CNBC)
- Making Climate-Positive Milk? (SFExaminer)
- Commentary: A Bill to Save Downtown (SFChron)
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Weekend Roundup: Save JFK Again, Another HSR Milestone
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Here are a few Streetsblog news nuggets to start your weekend.
Sponsored Post: How CA Transit Agencies Can Tap into New Legislation for Automated Bus Enforcement
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A.B. 917 is especially groundbreaking because it also authorizes automated enforcement of bus stop no-parking zones – so an agency doesn’t have to have bus lanes to benefit from this law. Illegally parked vehicles blocking parts of bus stops create safety hazards for riders boarding and exiting the bus, especially for riders with disabilities.
Talking Headway Podcast: Why Tech Won’t Save Transportation
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Uber may become more like a conventional taxi service, but it has permanently screwed workers.
How to Regulate Wheelchair Service by Uber and Lyft
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Unpacking some of the thorny legal details of this dispute, and a discussion of the outstanding questions that the state needs to resolve to advance WAV ride-hailing accessibility.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- S.F. Pro-Car, Anti-Bike and Ped Measure Will Cost (SFStandard)
- Do You Qualify for New Transit BayPass? (EastBayTimes)
- More on Bay Pass (KALW)
- COVID Hit Public Transit Workers Hard (SFChron, LATimes)
- BART-Adjacent Movie Theater to Become Housing (Berkeleyside)
- Woman Groped, Punched on BART (SFChron)
- Reckless Drivers Threaten Mission Residents (MissionLocal)
- Hit & Run Motorist Kills Senior in West Oakland (EastBayTimes)
- Seniors Demand Safer Oakland Intersection (Oaklandside)
- Who’s Running for Berkeley City Council (Berkeleyside)
- Letters: Stop Victim-Blaming Pedestrians (EastBayTimes)
- Commentary: AC Transit Prioritizes Wealthy Commuters (Berkeleyside)
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Open Letter to SFMTA: We Missed the Outreach on MLK/Middle Drive
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City decides to allow cars on Middle Drive/MLK bike connector but forgets to promote outreach meetings, equity survey
The Death of the Muscle Car As We Know It Isn’t Necessarily Good News
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Two of the most notoriously dangerous muscle cars are being retired — but probably just to make room for heavier, bigger, and more dangerous models.