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The son of a cyclist killed by a motorist on Thursday. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Hearing on 14th Street Safety Project Comes on Heels of Another Tragedy

By Roger Rudick | Jun 21, 2022 | No Comments

Oakland lawmakers will decide today whether to approve an important safe-street redesign for 14th Street in downtown Oakland. Streetsblog will update this post to reflect the result, however, given what happened Thursday evening, it seems imponderable that anyone on the council would vote against protected bike lanes.

Vehicle-Into-Building Crashes 40% Higher Than Previously Thought

By Kea Wilson | Jun 21, 2022 | No Comments

U.S. drivers ram their cars into buildings about 100 times every single day, according to revised new estimates – and while that's 40 more daily collisions than previously thought, some experts suspect it may still be an undercount.

Study: We Can’t End Car Dependency Without Disincentivizing Driving

By Kea Wilson | Jun 21, 2022 | No Comments

Bad news, livable streets people: Motorists are generally far happier with their daily commutes than we are — an indication that investing in transit, biking and walking alone won't get drivers out of their cars.

Talking Headways Podcast: Megaregions and Our Future

By Jeff Wood | Jun 21, 2022 | No Comments

Why are megaregions so important for the future of our society and the planet?

This Week: 14th Street Oakland, Housing, Decarbonation

By Roger Rudick | Jun 21, 2022 | No Comments

Here is a list of events this week.

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Jun 21, 2022 | No Comments

SFMTA Compromises on Lake Street (SFExaminer)
Prop. A’s Loss, Impact on Muni (SFBay)
Cable/Power Failure Plagues BART (SFGate)
VTA Union Pres Justifies Shooting Threat (EastBayTimes)
Eulogies for Norm Mineta (AviationPros)
South S.F. Apartment Near Caltrain (DailyJournal)
Progress on Howard Terminal Ballpark (SFChron)
Cable Car Board Game (GeekDad)
Letters: Improve Transit to Fight Gas Prices (MercNews)
Letters: Doesn’t Understand Concept of Express Train, but Has Opinion on HSR Anyway (EastBayTimes)
Commentary: Mathews Argues for a San Jose Station Area Planning Body that Already Exists? (SFChron)

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The order that ended slavery in the last rebel held territory in the US in Texas on June 19, 1865.

Happy Juneteenth

By Streetsblog Editors | Jun 20, 2022 | No Comments

The staff of Streetsblog is off today to mark the Juneteenth national holiday, the celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S. in 1865.

Further evidence of San Francisco as urban hellscape. (Photo: SFMTA)

SF Unveils Plans for Permanent Slow Lake Street and Drives People Crazy

By Max Harrison-Caldwell | Jun 17, 2022 | No Comments

This article first appeared in the Frisc and is reprinted with permission. Perhaps San Francisco should put up a sign for those trying to make its streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians: “Speed bumps ahead.” A proposed design for a slow Lake Street in the Richmond district has safety advocates fuming, and it comes amid other signs […]

New Leadership at Bike East Bay Centers Mobility Justice

By Ginger Jui | Jun 17, 2022 | No Comments

The outgoing Executive Director of Bike East Bay, one of the Bay Area's biggest and and most active bike advocacy organizations, reflects on the group's efforts to center mobility justice and to embody it within its organizational structure.

Today’s Headlines

By Damien Newton | Jun 17, 2022 | No Comments

Breed on Affordable Housing, “The Future of Our City Is At Stake” (Examiner)
Scofflaw Drivers Owe Bay Area Toll Agencies Almost $200 Million (Gate)
Drivers Would Not Have Saved $2400 if the Gas Tax Had Been Suspended (Sacramento Bee)
Bicyclist Killed in Downtown Oakland Hit and Run (EBT)
Oakland’s Race for Mayor Getting More and More Crowded (Chronicle)
Fire Risk Spreads Across Bay Area (EBT)
CA Asks Feds for Money for High-Speed Rail (Sacramento Bee)
Bay Area Will Host Part of 2026 Wold Cup (Chronicle)
If Biden Admin Did Push EV’s on Cyclists and Pedestrians, Would Anyone Bat an Eye? (The Onion)

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Roger is away this week. Back next week.

Fed. AV Crash Report Underscores How Little We Know About Robocar Safety

By Kea Wilson | Jun 16, 2022 | No Comments

Cars with advanced vehicle automation systems are involved in far more crashes than previously known — and automakers should be compelled to provide far more data to federal regulators to provide a clearer picture of the impact of this emerging technology on U.S. roads, safety advocates say.

Talking Headways Podcast: Megaregions and Our Future

By Jeff Wood | Jun 16, 2022 | No Comments

Why are megaregions so important for the future of our society and the planet?

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