OPINION: Streetside Dining Is the Future — And Here’s How To Do It Right
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The Open Restaurants program, founded during the pandemic, deserves to be a permanent part of the cityscape. Here are some common-sense steps.
European Infrastructure Approach Highlights U.S. Shortcomings
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As the U.S. plods towards an underwhelming federal infrastructure deal that will funnel billions into building new roads for drivers, Europe makes strides towards saving its most vulnerable road users and the climate.
Meet the Board Special Podcast Series Number 6 : Abby Arnold
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How is fundraising like dating? Listen to Damien talk to non-profit fundraiser Abby Arnold.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- New Transit Lanes Completed in S.F. (IntelligentTransport)
- More on Free Muni Youth Program (KALW)
- Exhilarating Bike Rides Around San Francisco (FT)
- Who’s Fighting New Housing? (EastBayTimes)
- Debate Over Sausalito Parking Lot (MarinIJ)
- Motorist Kills Pedestrian in San Rafael (MarinIJ)
- San Bruno’s Eclectic Downtown (SFExaminer)
- Why Uber and Lyft Prices are Spiking (Barron’s)
- No Shots, No Service! (SFExaminer)
- Black Man Arrested for Dancing Sues Alameda Police (SFChron)
- Letters: Rude Pedestrian/Rude Cyclist (EastBayTimes)
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Caltrans Approves Nearly $82 Million for 134 Projects to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Improve Transportation
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Yesterday, Caltrans announced nearly $82 million in Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) funding for 134 local public transportation projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase transportation options by providing new and expanded bus and rail service for disadvantaged and low-income communities.
Arrests of Drunk Drivers Are Falling Even as Crashes are Historically High: Report
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The NYPD is arresting fewer drunk drivers — and it's costing more than lives.
This Week: Guadalupe River, Open Streets, Scooters
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Here is a list of events this week.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Slow Streets, Win Some, Lose Some (SFWeekly)
- Lessons of Valencia Street (SFExaminer)
- More on JFK Drive for People vs. Museums (NYTimes)
- More on Great Highway’s Return to Motorists (ABC7)
- Deadly Speeding Continues (EastBayTimes)
- Free Muni Youth Pass (KRON4)
- After Parking Lots Turn to Housing, How Will Motorists Get to BART? (Berkeleyside)
- Free Public Transit in Santa Clara County? (Patch)
- The Cost of Commutes (YahooFinance)
- Skip Scooters Files for Bankruptcy (SFGate)
- Letters: Lower Cable Car Price (SFChron)
- Commentary: Muni Needs to Adapt (SFChron)
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BART’s New Trains Still Have Hiccups
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A quick update on what's happening with BART's fleet replacement
Biden’s Climate Vision is Too Focused on EVs — Again
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Automakers are lining up in support of new fuel economy standards that will speed the transition to electric vehicles — but only if Congress hands billions to Americans to buy their cars.
Talking Headways Podcast: The Heat is On
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This week we’re joined by Dr. V Kelly Turner, director of urban environment research at UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation. We chat about how to think differently about urban heat, how to measure it properly, and how to regulate it.
California Takes Victory Lap on Federal EV Goals, Environmental Standards
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arlier today, President Joe Biden announced proposed new automobile emission standards and an executive order that will require that half of all cars sold in 2030 and beyond be electric vehicles.