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Where Are California’s E-bike Incentives?

By Melanie Curry | Jun 10, 2022 | No Comments

Imagine if policymakers took the potential for ebikes seriously. Imagine if legislative analysts noted that ongoing funding for new electric car subsidies could displace funding for more effective mode-shifting and VMT reduction via e-bikes, instead of the other way around.

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Jun 10, 2022 | No Comments

Muni Bond Appears to Fail (KALW)
BART Director Moved 100 Steps out of District (EastBayTimes)
BART Approves Fare Hike (EastBayTimes)
More on BART System Failure (NBCBayArea)
Lawsuit to Stop Valley Link (Independent)
Bus Drivers, Flight Attendants Under Assault (Forbes)
What are Rules and Regs for Scooters? (SFExaminer)
Plan to Repave 500 Blocks in S.F. (KALW)
Downtown S.F. Teetering (SFChron)
Challenges of Congestion Pricing (Gothamist)
Push to Let Churches Build Affordable Housing (SFChron)
Commentary: Why it’s So Hard to Get Cars off the Road (NYTimes)

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Some 30 advocates momentarily blocked traffic on Shattuck Wed. evening to demand safer streets in Oakland. Photos Streetsblog/Rudick unless indicated.

Advocates Demand Safe Streets in North Oakland

By Roger Rudick | Jun 9, 2022 | No Comments

Demonstrators occupy the intersection where Jonathan Waters was killed to demand safety on Shattuck Avenue

Why Nearly A Fifth of Pedestrians Deaths Happen on Freeways — And How to Stop It

By Kea Wilson | Jun 9, 2022 | No Comments

A surprising 17 percent of U.S. pedestrian deaths last year happened on roads where people theoretically should never be walking — and that troubling finding should prompt a conversation about why so many of them are doing it anyway.

Talking Headways Podcast: What Sports Teams Bring (and Don’t Bring) to Cities

By Jeff Wood | Jun 9, 2022 | No Comments

There are both benefits — and pitfalls — from stadium deals.

SUVs are really big. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Pickups and SUVs are driving the pedestrian death epidemic. But the tide may be turning.

By Mary Wisniewski | Jun 9, 2022 | No Comments

While big vehicles are safer for people on the inside, they're more deadly for those on the outside. But there's a movement to require safer automobile designs and create disincentives to owning oversized vehicles.

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Jun 9, 2022 | No Comments

Muni Measure Still too Close to Call (SFGate)
BART Delays after Computer Failure (SFChron, EastBayTimes)
Scooters Get a Second Chance (NYTimes)
Questions About Leaving Masks Optional in S.F., on Muni (LATimes)
More on Parcel in Downtown San Jose Needed for BART Extension (EastBayTimes)
Big Plans for Diridon Station and Real Estate Around it (NobHillGazette)
Mechanical Issues Likely Behind Caltrain Brush Fires (SMDailyJournal)
Are Cruise AV’s Ready? (SFExaminer)
Office Complex OK’d in South S.F. (SMDailyJournal)
Lawsuit Over Martinez Oil Refinery (CBSNews)
Efforts to Clean Stormwater (SFChron)
Letters: California Progress as Bike-Friendly State (EastBayTimes)

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Commentary: The Boudin Recall and the Failure to Prosecute Traffic Violence

By Roger Rudick | Jun 8, 2022 | No Comments

If voters really want cities to get tough on crime, let's start with traffic violence

Looking west on the new car-free Brooklyn Bridge. In the background are new wooden platforms between the stone piers, where visitors can go up and down between the old roadways and the elevated walkway. The decks provide flexible space for seating, food carts, exhibits, and the like. Rendering: Zeke Mermell

OPINION: We Can Have Nice Things … Once We Get Rid of King Car

By John Massengale | Jun 8, 2022 | No Comments

Europe has great public places. A walk or bike ride from Borough Hall to City Hall across an auto-free Brooklyn Bridge would equal any of them.

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Jun 8, 2022 | No Comments

Muni Prop. too Close to Call (SFChron)
S.F. Election Results (SFChron)
Caltrain Disrupted by Fires (EastBayTimes, SFChron)
Muni’s ‘Fix it’ Week (MassTransit)
Clipper Card Shortage (CBSLocal)
VTA to Buy San Jose Site for BART Extension (MercNews)
Distracted Motorist Who Killed School Crossing Guard Gets Probation (SFChron)
How Dangerous is Autopilot Tech? (NYTimes)
Mission Bay Sues Over Sinking Streets (SFChron)
Oakland Artists Stay Put in Middle of Brooklyn Basin Development (Berkeleyside)
Letters: New Housing Bad. Only Drivers Buy Stuff (SFChron)

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An example of speed control devices SFMTA offers via its program. Photo: SFMTA

Got Traffic? Apply For SFMTA Residential Traffic Calming Program

By Roger Rudick | Jun 7, 2022 | No Comments

On this election day Tuesday, Streetsblog brings a brief reminder of an important city program deadline that's fast approaching

THE BRAKE: Why Every City Needs a Car Master Plan

By Kea Wilson | Jun 7, 2022 | No Comments

So why do transportation leaders spend so much time drafting "pedestrian master plans" and "bike master plans" without accompanying "car master plans" aimed at building a world where fewer people get behind the wheel?

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