Streetsblog Thanks Bike East Bay’s Dave Campbell
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As Bike East Bay's advocacy director pedals into the sunset, Streetsblog wants to say thanks and wish him well.
Streetsblog Board Member Lands Major Job with Biden White House
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Gabe Klein, a former Chicago and D.C. transportation agency leader — and a Streetsblog NYC and USA board member — has been chosen by “Electric” Joe Biden to head the administration’s Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, which was established by the bipartisan infrastructure bill and will hand out $7.5 billion in funding for the coming EV charging network.
Would a Car-Light City Really Be Quiet?
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This week on our podcast, we talk with noise researcher Dr. Erica Walker, who says we're missing a critical conversation about how unique communities experience their local soundscapes, both in the streets and beyond.
Bill Would Benefit Workers Who Don’t Use Free Employee Parking
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Assemblymember Alex Lee's AB 2206 would fix gaping loopholes in current "parking cash-out" law.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- AC Transit and BART Among Last Agencies Still Requiring Masks (LATimes)
- India Basin Waterfront Park Begins Construction (SFGate)
- Climate Deal Could Help Coastal Cities (SFExaminer)
- Benioff and Downtown San Francisco (SFStandard)
- Duplex/Fourplex Bill is Back (SFStandard)
- San Francisco’s Trees (SFExaminer)
- Walk Across San Francisco (SFStandard)
- Death to California’s Highway Boondoggles (EastBayTimes)
- Tweak Congestion Pricing, but Don’t Turn Back (DailyNews)
- Freeways with the Most Carnage (SFChron)
- Drivers Have Lost their Minds (EastBayTimes)
- Commentary: Bay Area Through a BART Window (SFChron)
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SFMTA Re-Proposes Ridiculous Center-Running Valencia Bike Lanes
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It's the old Valencia bait-in-switch.
Opinion: America Should ‘Think Round’ For Safety for Vulnerable Road Users
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Congress has not only codified roundabouts into federal law for the first time, and put them at the top of the list of examples of highway safety improvement projects. They've also defined them as providing “for the safety of all road users.”
Governor Signs a Raft of Climate Bills
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Governor Gavin Newsom and a large cohort of legislators celebrated the signing of a package of some forty bills that touch on clean energy, climate change, electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, solid waste, and environmental justice.
This Week: Valencia, San Jose Airport, Adult Learn-to-Ride
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Here is a list of events this week.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- SFMTA Re-proposes Center-Running Bike Lane for Valencia (SFStandard)
- How a Clever Mechanic Keeps BART Running (EastBayTimes)
- Major Distruptions in Transbay Tube (SFChron, ABC7)
- More on USDOT INFRA Grants (RailwayAge)
- Can One Ride All 27 Transit Agencies in One Day? (SFChron)
- Mayor Nominates Gloria Li for SFMTA Board (SFStandard)
- Large Office Building for South S.F. Caltrain (DailyJournal)
- Too Old to Drive? Trader Joe’s Crash Reopens Debate (SFChron)
- U.S. Roadway Deaths Remain at Crisis Levels (SFGate)
- SUV Driver Kills 3rd Grader in San Jose (MercNews)
- Deadliest Roads in California (SFChron)
- Dreamforce 2022: What to Expect in Street Closures (SFChron)
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Commentary: The Dutch Call Dangerous Designs Evil. They’re Right.
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Motorists hit BUILDINGS, but paint is going to keep a cyclist safe on a six lane arterial? Let's use the right word to describe when planners and politicians build things they know will cause death and dismemberment
OPINION: Here’s Why We All Need to Imagine a ‘Week Without Driving’
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Disability Rights Washington spreads awareness of the transportation challenges of the differently abled.