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Talking Headways Podcast: Inside Phoenix’s Transit Oriented Development Plan

By Jeff Wood | Jul 28, 2022 | No Comments

This week, we’re merely flies on the wall of a one-on-one conversation between Phoenix city planner Elias Valencia and community champion Victor Vidales as they talk about creating the South Central Transit-Oriented Development Community Plan

Twitter account @betterstreetsai visualizes what the Brooklyn Queens Expressway could look like if it were covered over removed and replaced with a lush park.

This Artificial Intelligence Bot is Designing Better Streets Than Some Engineers

By Kea Wilson | Jul 28, 2022 | No Comments

A New York artist is breaking through Americans' willful inability to imagine how their communities could be designed around people instead of automobiles.

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Jul 28, 2022 | No Comments

BART Lacked Heat Speed Policy (NBCBayArea)
BART Goats Clear Brush (NBCBayArea)
More on Mission Police Station Barricades (SFGate)
Police Recommend Charges for Truck Driver for Hitting Bridge (Berkeleyside)
Manchin Reaches Deal with Democrats (SFGate)
San Rafael Plans New Housing, Some Near Transit (MarinIJ)
Twitter Cancels Oakland Office (SFChron)
Treasure Island ‘Affordable’ Housing Breaks Ground (SFExaminer)
More on Great Walkway ‘Compromise’ (CBSLocal)
Taxis Booked Via Uber? (SFExaminer)
Development Around Mission/26th (MissionLocal)
Commentary: Don’t Power EVs with Gas (SFChron)

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Renata Gonzalez's Ghost Bike at Market and Octavia. Photo: Ride of Silence

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City to Compromise Safety for Parking on Octavia/Market Death Trap

By Roger Rudick | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments

SFMTA will cut short a protected bike lane to appease merchants and preserve free private car storage

The Market Street bicycle counter. Photo: Aaron Bialick

Why Cities Are So Bad at Counting Bicyclists — And Why it Matters

By Kea Wilson | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments

U.S. cities don't know nearly enough about how many people are biking on their roads – and until they harness the power of big data and static counters, they could remain in the dark about how to best support some of the most vulnerable users on the road, a new study argues.

Education, infrastructure, and holding drivers accountable > bike helmets for cyclist safety

By John Greenfield | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments

Stopping drivers from killing cyclists shouldn't be a matter of good fortune and a couple inches of Styrofoam and plastic. We need education, infrastructure, and laws to prevent crashes from happening in the first place.

Scooters back in April 2018 in Hayes Valley. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Opinion: Biden’s Over-Promising on Electric Cars is Holding Back Progress on Climate and Safety

By Shane Torchiana | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments

Instead of considering alternatives to expensive electric or hybrid cars, like e-scooters or e-bikes, the Biden administration remains focused on antiquated, car-centric approaches and policies that have plagued our communities and planet for over a century. Here's why that needs to change.

THE BRAKE: Why ‘Automobility’ Is About So Much More Than Automobiles

By Streetsblog Editors | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments

Is car culture really just about vehicles, roads, motorists and violent commercials on TV, or is it is a political system as deeply entrenched in cultures around the world? Yes. Yes it is.

Telegraph Avenue, Oakland. Image: Roger Rudick/Streetsblog

How to Overcome Political Hurdles that Block Bike Lanes

By Melanie Curry | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments

Ninety-minute webinar proposes that building bike lanes is fundamentally about political will - and explains how to build and harness it

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments

‘Compromise’ for Great Walkway (SFChron)
More on Masking on BART Question (EastBayTimes)
Bay Area Transit Timeline (KYMA)
Buttigieg Talks Transportation Grants (ConstructionDive)
Money to Study SMART Extension (MarinIJ)
State Sick Time Laws Don’t Apply to Railroad Workers (SFChron)
Self-Driving Car Company Lost $5 Billion (Reuters)
Advocates Want Police Barriers Removed (SFStandard)
Will S.F. Increase Housing Density? (SFExaminer)
Wildfires Have Become Not Just Larger, But More Severe (SFChron)
Review of Book on Uber, New Transportation Options (SFExaminer)
Commentary: Five Reasons to Return to the Office (SFExaminer)

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Quick Post: OakDOT Promotes Fred Kelley to Director

By Roger Rudick | Jul 26, 2022 | No Comments

OakDOT hires from within its ranks

One of 25 "self-cleaning" public toilets available in San Francisco, paid for by the sale of advertising space on the toilet kiosks. Photo: San Francisco Public Works

Bathrooms are Important to Walking, Transit Infrastructure

By Grecia White | Jul 26, 2022 | No Comments

Public bathrooms are necessities for anyone who makes their way through cities by foot, bike, public transit, or any other set of wheels, and cities and transit agencies are increasingly treating bathrooms as vital elements of public health and transportation infrastructure.

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