California’s Laws on Cell Phone Use While Driving Are Not Good Enough
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Washington and Oregon, which have similar distracted driving law on cellphone use, reduced crashes at a higher rate than California
What Would the ‘Post-Automobility’ Future Look Like?
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Buying an electric car might make you feel better, but this is not really the appropriate unit of analysis.
Congestion Pricing Update: New York’s Tolls will Have National Implications
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There are seven scenarios in New York's environmental assessment for congestion pricing. How this plays out is crucial to America's effort to rein in traffic and fund transit.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- S.F. Transit and Street Projects Win Federal Grants (MassTransit)
- Large Scale Ferry Service for Berkeley Marina? (Berkeleyside)
- Has S.F. Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions? (SFStandard)
- Global Warming is Dissolving California (SFChron)
- Global Warming Making Infectious Diseases More Dangerous (EastBayTimes)
- Gov Reviews S.F. Housing (SFChron, SFExaminer)
- And More on Remote Work (Fortune)
- Norm Mineta May Get Statue (MercNews)
- Lobbyist for New Oakland A’s Ballpark Leaves (SFGate)
- Larkspur Parklet Extension (MarinIJ)
- Mendocino Railway Petitions to Save Rail Freight Service (MendocinoVoice)
- Niles Canyon Steam Train (OnlyinYourState)
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Open Letter to the S.F. Board of Supervisors: Fix this Deadly Grate in Golden Gate Park
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There's a bicycle booby trap in the park. The Music Concourse manager refuses to fix it. The City Attorney and the Board of Supervisors must intervene.
Congresswoman’s Driver in Fatal Crash Had History of Troubling Aggro Tweets
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A 27-year-old staffer with a history of troubling tweets about fast driving was behind the wheel during the crash that killed Rep. Jackie Walorski, according to a revised police statement — and that raises troubling questions.
OPINION: How To Use the Money Available for Safe Streets
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With roadway deaths at a historic high, it is time to stop accepting excuses — and start operating from the knowledge that all road deaths are preventable.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Agencies Okay Caltrain Governance Reform (DailyJournal)
- Bill Moves Forward to Exempt Transit from ‘Environmental’ Review (Globe)
- Regional Rail Project Recruits Community Members (GoldCountryMedia)
- Residential Development Near San Jose Train Station (MercNews)
- Electric Bike Library for Oakland (Oaklandside)
- How California Can Gain from Energy Bill (EastBayTimes)
- S.F. D6 Race Heats Up (SFExaminer)
- Are Taxes Preventing Downtown S.F. Recovery? (SFStandard)
- Mill Valley Draft Housing Plan (MarinIJ)
- Letters: Slow Streets and Traffic Enforcement (SFChron)
- Letters: I was Driving Recklessly, but I have Lots of Rationales (EastBayTimes)
- Commentary: How to Decrease Your Carbon Emissions (DailyCal)
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Commentary: Use Third-Party Video, Pics for Traffic Enforcement
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The problem isn't lack of resources, it's a failure to use the tools at hand.
Opinion: President Biden — Let’s Get Philadelphia Moving Already
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In this two part focus on issues related to the Keystone State, we look (here) at efforts to build a long-proposed subway line to Northeast Philadelphia and (below) efforts to make Harrisburg's State Street safer for all users.
This Week: Smart City, Bay Wheels, Woman and Non-Binary Ride
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Here is a list of events this week.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- SFPD Traffic Division Has Checked Out (SFChron)
- More on Mayor Breed’s Plans to Sunset Slow Streets (SFChron)
- Trolley Buses Pollute Less than Battery-Electric (Guardian)
- VTA Board Changes Caltrain Governance (KRON4)
- Cyclist Challenge Motorist Monopoly of Bay Bridge (SFChron)
- Lyft Bankrolling Measure for Electric Cars (SFChron)
- DMV Says Tesla’s Advertising About ‘Autopilot’ was Misleading (EastBayTimes)
- Development on Yuerba Buena Island Comes at a Cost (SFGate)
- Crowds Take Bus to Outside Lands (CBSLocal)
- Four-Day Workweek Better for Environment (SFGate)
- Commentary: Why S.F.’s Downtown is Not Coming Back (48Hills)
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