Talking Headways Podcast: Thinking Regionally About New York
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How the Interborough Express got traction, and other tales of transit in the Big City.
OPINION: Make Cars Safer for People Outside of Vehicles
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Join these campaigns and send a message to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
Ford’s ‘Speed Limiters’ Designed to be Deactivated
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The trouble with this "smart" tech, though, is that drivers can easily outsmart it — and that's by the company's and regulators' own design.
Today’s Headlines
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- Motorist Kills Cyclist in North Oakland (SFChron, EastBayTimes)
- Hit & Run Hummer Driver Kills Pedestrian in East Oakland (EastBayTimes)
- History and Car-Free Future of Telegraph in Berkeley (Berkeleyside)
- S.F.’s ‘Emergency’ Transit Lanes (MassTransit)
- Housing Advocates Support 18 Stories at Berkeley BART Stations (SFChron)
- Funding for San Jose Grade Crossing Separations (SJInside)
- How Mayor Breed Plans to Spend $14 Billion Budget (SFChron, SFExaminer)
- Ferries and Food to Piers 38-40? (SFChron)
- Sinking Condo Tower Still Attracting Buyers (SFChron)
- ‘Valley Link’ Rail Line Passes Federal Funding Hurdle (MantecaBulletin)
- Letters: Gas Prices Reach ‘Record’ High (EastBayTimes)
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Commentary: Action Items for Reducing Fossil Fuel Use
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What personal choices must we make and what policies should we advocate for to cut consumption of petroleum before it completely wrecks our world?
Why It’s So Hard To Visit National Parks Without A Car
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Another National Parks season is upon us — but for people who don't, can't, or simply choose not to drive, many of these natural wonders will remain firmly out of reach.
Legislating at the Intersection of Transportation and Housing
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A.B. 2097 and A.B. 1778 illustrate that a powerful approach to addressing the overlapping problems of affordable housing and sustainable transportation can be to solve both at once.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Advocates Plead for Safer Streets (SFBay)
- Rail Ridership Up (MassTransit)
- Q&A with Historian on S.F. Transportation (SFExaminer)
- More on Integrated Transit Bill Advancing (GCN)
- More on Housing and the People’s Park (Berkeleyside)
- Housing to Rise Behind Berkeley Theater (SFChron)
- Global Warming’s Threat to Hunter’s Point (SFExaminer)
- Book Review: The History of the Bicycle (Atlantic)
- Commentary: Denser Housing for BART Stations (Berkeleyside)
- Commentary: Young Face a Bleak Future without HSR (CapWeekly)
- Commentary: The Tenderloin’s Children (SFChron)
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Assembly Leadership Fight Has Implications for High-Speed Rail
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It's hard to imagine how Rivas would be worse than Rendon when it comes to California's rail-modernization plans
Car-Friendly Cities Are Not Age-Friendly Cities
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Automobiles menace the elderly and make it hard to navigate their environment, keeping them from meaningful connections,
Highway Widening Project Gets Advance Money With Little Notice
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Approval for funding of highway widening project slips quietly by, with little discussion
This Week: Downtown S.F., Board Meeting, Smart City Cycling
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Here is a list of events this week.