Why French and US Road Deaths Went In Dramatically Different Directions
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Here's how American states and cities can look to the French example for approaches to improve road safety.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- HSR Opponents Got an Inspector General (CalMatters)
- More on HSR Funding (IRJ, TransportationToday)
- Grant Program to Eliminate Grade Crossings (TransportationToday)
- Mayor Breed’s Budget Plans Visualized (SFChron)
- Can Pop Ups Save Downtown? (SFChron)
- Why S.F. Could be Hit Hard by Recession (SFChron)
- S.F. Neighborhoods Where Housing Prices Haven’t ‘Rebounded’ (SFChron)
- Oakland A’s Ballpark Plan Will not be on Ballot (EastBayTimes)
- San Anselmo Parklet Guidelines (MarinIJ)
- Judge Orders Halt to People’s Park Construction (Berkeleyside)
- Commentary: How to Revive Downtown (SFExaminer)
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US Wants to Advise Other Countries on Road Safety?!
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Don't do as I say — and definitely don't do as I do!
Today’s Headlines
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- More on HSR Funding (ENR)
- Caltrain Gets Tagged (EverythingSouthCity)
- Slow Streets Debate on Lake Street (SFChron)
- San Francisco’s Ocean Avenue (SFChron)
- More on Self-Driving Cars Blocking Traffic (CNBC, SFExaminer)
- S.F. Could be Hit Hard by Recession (SFChron)
- Do People Really Want to Live in Downtown S.F.? (SFChron)
- Driver Kills Pedestrian in Fremont (KRON4)
- San Mateo ‘Mobility Hub’ Proposal (DailyJournal)
- Commentary: Unions Leverage CEQA and Harm Housing Development (SFChron)
- Commentary: The Best Part of Traveling is Returning to San Francisco (SFExaminer)
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Active Transportation Plan Update: $3.2 Billion in Requests
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State budget bill adds $1 billion, for a total of $1.65 billion for the current Cycle 6
Today’s Headlines
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- Weekend Getaways Using Public Transit (InsideHook, Hoodline)
- More on HSR Budget (BizJournals)
- RoboTaxis Block Traffic (SFExaminer, TechCrunch)
- Report Shows Uber Damaged City (48Hills)
- S.F. Vows to Redouble Climate Efforts After SCOTUS Decision (SFChron, SFExaminer)
- E-Bikes Off Peninsula Trails (SFChron)
- Driving Subsidies to Drop a Minuscule Amount (SFChron)
- Santa Rosa Scooter Pilot (Patch)
- BART’s Pigeon Poop Problem (SFChron)
- Art Walk SF (SFExaminer)
- Commentary: SCOTUS Carpet Bombs Constitution with EPA Decision (SFChron)
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Clear Victory for High-Speed Rail as State Budget is Approved
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Even opponents of the project have conceded
Talking Headways Podcast: A Tour of Canadian Transit
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Learn about the light rail in Ottawa, where they know when they need to expand!
Four Things Advocates Need to Know About the ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Program
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A disappointingly small federal fund to repair the devastation inflicted by highway builders on predominantly Black, brown, and poor communities is now accepting applications. But more needs to be done.
NYC Congestion Pricing Moves Ahead as MTA Answers Feds’ 400 Technical Questions
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Well, that's one roadblock lifted.
No-Freeway-Expansion Bill Dies in Senate Committee
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Assemblymember Garcia's bill to protect disadvantaged communities from freeway expansions and accompanying pollution burdens failed to meet the deadline
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Central Subway to Open in October (SFBay)
- Busiest BART Week Since Pandemic (BoldItalic)
- State Budget Approved, Including HSR Funds (SFGate, SFExaminer, MarinIJ)
- More on HSR Funding in the Budget (EastBayTimes, FresnoBee)
- Muni Driver Graduation (SFExaminer)
- Walk S.F. Does Speed Survey on South Van Ness (MissionLocal)
- What Was Oakland PD’s Involvement in Fatal Crash? (SFChron)
- Berkeley to Ramp up Paving (Berkeleyside)
- More on Fate of Howard Terminal Ballpark (SFChron)
- Vendors Who Sell Stolen Goods on the Street (SFChron)
- Larkspur Completes Bon Air Bridge, with Bike Lanes (MarinIJ)
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