Commentary: Recent Tragedies Underscore How Dangerous Motorists Threaten Everyone
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The press acts as if trains and grade crossings are the problem.
Police Peddle Misinformation about Sidewalk Biking
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Chávez reassured Univisión that LAPD wasn't trying to extract money via sidewalk biking tickets. But sidewalk riding is legal.
ANALYSIS: These Advocates Want You to Deflate Your Neighbor’s SUV Tires
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A secretive network of activists are deflating SUV tires in urban neighborhoods around the world to physically force their drivers to find less dangerous and polluting ways to get around — and in the process, they're prompting a conversation about the role of illegal direct action in the movement to end car dependence.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Mayor Breed’s Budget Deal (SFExaminer)
- More on BART Fare Increase (SFGate)
- More on BART Derailment (Euronews)
- More on A’s Ballpark Decision (SFChron)
- Climate Resiliency in Napa (NapaValleyRegister)
- Sustainable Cities Around the World (GreenMatters)
- Driver Crashes into Tree (EastBayTimes)
- Will Housing Policy Changes Work? (48Hills)
- Fry’s Palo Alto Site May Become Housing and a Park (SFChron)
- Rising Interest Rates and Housing (SFGate)
- Commentary: On Berkeley’s BART Housing (Berkeleyside)
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Op-Ed: San Francisco Needs to Get Serious About Downtown’s Future
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Alarm bells should be going off, but there’s no plan yet.
Awful WBEZ speed cam piece disregards safety data, ignores traffic violence victims
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It's not surprising when right-wing publications run garbage articles about traffic cameras. But it's disappointing when progressive news outlets approach this issue with a windshield POV.
THE BRAKE: Are Would-Be Planners and Engineers on Board With Transportation Reform?
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Planning and engineering students are poised to play a major role in shaping America's transportation system for decades. But do they agree with sustainable transportation advocates about what that future should look like?
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Five Muni Lines Returning (SFGate)
- No Homicide Charge for Accused in Muni Shooting (SFChron, SFExaminer)
- BART Fare to Increase Friday (SFExaminer)
- Future of Electric Ferries (CleanTechnica)
- More on Motorist Who Raced Train in Brentwood (SFExaminer, EastBayTimes)
- Golden Gate Bridge Tolls Going Up (MercNews)
- Alameda Drops Mask Mandate (NYTimes)
- S.F.’s Stalled Housing Production (SFExaminer)
- Ending Single-Family Zoning in S.F.? (SFChron)
- New Mural in Temescal (Oaklandside)
- Pride’s Best Costumes and Signs (SFGate)
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Vacation Reflections: Santa Barbara versus Carpinteria
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Bike heaven vs. bike gaslighting
State Budget Agreement Includes HSR Bonds and a $1.05 Billion ATP Bump
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This seemingly sudden agreement on high-speed rail is a little anti-climactic, if welcome.
DR: STRANGECAR: Or How I Learned to Keep Worrying and Hate E-Cars
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If you think electric cars are going to change all the problems of cars, well, I've got a bridge I really wish I could sell you.
This Week: SFBC Board Meeting, Fix Housing, Morning Ride
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Here is a list of events this week.