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Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Jul 11, 2022 | No Comments

Caltrain Sees Higher Ridership (DailyJournal)
Muni Inches Back to Pre-Pandemic Service (SFBay)
Residents Celebrate Return of Muni 21 Hayes to Golden Gate Park (NBCBayArea)
BART Gets Grant for Housing (Patch)
VTA to Join Others in Microgrid/Electric Buses (WashPost)
Lack of Public Order on Transit (Governing)
Petaluma Receives $13 Million for Transit Upgrades (CBSLocal)
South S.F. Looks to Add Bike Lanes (DailyJournal)
Motorist Seriously Injures Two Seniors in Berkeley (SFChron)
Gas Stations to Become Housing? (48Hills)
Hawk Keeps the BART Pigeons Away (SFGate)
Commentary: S.F. Must Transform, Streets Must Feel Safe (SFGate)

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Streets should be for all people, not just motorists. Photo: Michael Chen

S.F. Trashes Outreach, Kills Slow Lake St.

By Roger Rudick | Jul 8, 2022 | No Comments

Advocates accuse Mayor London Breed of cowing to a rich, vocal minority in abandoning Slow Lake Street

What the US Can Learn from the European Approach to Controlling Vehicle Emissions

By Yonah Freemark and Wesley Jenkins | Jul 8, 2022 | No Comments

The US transportation sector isn’t adapting quickly enough to the climate crisis by reducing emissions. A better adaptation strategy will require not only shifting how people move by getting them out of cars and onto bikes and public transportation, but also replacing the vehicle fleet with more efficient automobiles that are less reliant on fossil fuels.

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Jul 8, 2022 | No Comments

Muni to Receive State Grants (SFChron)
City Undoes Slow Lake Street (SFGate)
‘Safe Parking’ Program at VTA Station (CBSLocal)
Feds Investigate Cruise AV Car Crash (Reuters)
Caltrain Hits Pedestrian in Mountain View (EastBayTimes)
Comparing Average City Commutes (Richmond)
S.F. Most Expensive Place to Build (CRE)
Nobody Wants to go Back to the Office (WSJ)
Plans for IKEA Mid-Market Mall (SFExaminer)
Caltrans to Close Portion of 101 in Marin (SFChron)
The 10 Greatest S.F. Movies of All Time (SFChron)

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I mean, we're happy to see a cop on a bike. Photo: APD

Three Tweet Thursday

By Roger Rudick | Jul 7, 2022 | No Comments

Alameda PD listens to bike-haters, Valencia protected bike lanes still going nowhere, and a call to improve International

David Miles, the Godfather of Skating, celebrating the JFK Promenade forever. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Help Us Reach Our Summer Fundraising Goal in July and August

By Damien Newton | Jul 7, 2022 | No Comments

Donate today and help us reach our goal and stay strong as we head into a crucial fall and winter.

Cyclists take to the newly car-free stretch of Griffith Park Drive. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Griffith Park Opens Newly Car-Free Street, More To Come

By Joe Linton | Jul 7, 2022 | No Comments

The April 16 death of cyclist Andrew Jelmert is spurring Griffith Park safety improvements, including a new three-quarter-mile car-free stretch of Griffith Park Drive

Talking Headways Podcast: Bringing Joy with Transit in Atlanta

By Jeff Wood | Jul 7, 2022 | No Comments

How to design the best bus network? Start off with a deep understanding of the city and its history.

SUVs Are Death Machines for Children, Blacks

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 7, 2022 | No Comments

Maybe the 354th story with this headline will finally change some minds — or some federal regulations.

Of course, one parking spot isn't enough for your BIG truck. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

The First Step to Ending Pedestrian Deaths? Tax Heavy Cars In Cities

By Yonah Freemark and Wesley Jenkins | Jul 7, 2022 | No Comments

Washington is the first city in the nation to propose a targeted charge by vehicle weight, but even that ambitious policy falls short of similar weight charges in other countries.

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Jul 7, 2022 | No Comments

Rule Would Require States to Measures CO2 Emissions from Transportation (NRDC)
Five Most Expensive Cities in North America (CNBC)
The Housing Question in the Sunset (SFExaminer)
Who Drove Pandemic Exodus? (SFChron)
‘Affordable’ Homes Near Downtown Oakland (EastBayTimes)
More on Oakland City Council Voting Not to Put Ballpark on Ballot (SFChron)
San Francisco is Sinking (SFExaminer)
Who Votes in San Francisco? (SFChron)
Sunday Streets Valencia Returns (BayAreaReporter)
S.F.’s Take on Community Policing (SFChron)
S.F. to Try Removing Police from Homeless Calls (SFChron)
Lost Bay Area Landmarks (SFChron)

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From the shoreline of Jack London Square, west Alameda is tantalizingly close, but getting there by bike or foot is an ordeal. A planned ferry service promises to change that. Photo: Streetsblog.

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Commentary: Estuary Ferry Should Run as a Horizontal Elevator, Not a Bus

By Roger Rudick | Jul 6, 2022 | No Comments

It's awesome that Alameda is moving forward on a ferry across the estuary from Jack London Square, but Streetsblog has a humble suggestion about how it should operate

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