Eyes on the Street: Redwood City, NL
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For "Bike to Wherever" day, Streetsblog went to enjoy a block of Amsterdam right in the middle of the Bay Area
Talking Headways Podcast: A ‘Communities First’ Infrastructure Alliance
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Why this is an important moment for infrastructure equity.
Bill to Ban New Freeways through Sensitive Communities
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The bill would prohibit Caltrans from using state resources on any project, or on permitting any project, that does not meet certain criteria measured by the California Healthy Places Index.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- It’s Bike to Work/Wherever Day (DailyJournal, BayLink)
- Great Experiences on the S.F. Bay Trail (TravelAwaits)
- A Tale of Two Biking Cities (PeopleForBikes)
- Bike Path from Larkspur Landing to San Rafael Completed (MarinIJ)
- More on Rail vs. Trail through Mendocino and Humboldt Counties (PressDemocrat)
- More on New Space to Open at Montgomery BART (Hoodline)
- Q&A With Supervisor Melgar on Transportation, Other Issues (Xpress)
- Amtrak San Joaquin Trains to Run Juneteenth Specials to Allensworth (PostNewsGroup)
- And Motorists Keep Killing (VICE)
- Work from Home and Housing Prices (SFChron)
- Commentary: Make Public Transit Free (SFGate)
- Commentary: Find Courage to Finish High-speed Rail (EastBayTimes)
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Commentary: State Density Bonus Threatens Progressive Parking Policies
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At $120,000 per space, using luxury parking to subsidize affordable housing undermines planning for compact development centered on green mobility. It’s tantamount to gentrification by parking.
Bike Trail Across America Would Pay For Itself
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A continuous cross-continental active transportation trail would pay for itself in less than five years in visitor spending alone, a new analysis argues — and it could have a big impact on the car-free transportation landscape in the communities it runs through, too.
Cracking the Code on Fighting Highway Expansion Projects
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"Treme and the 7th Ward, like many neighborhoods across the country, are saddled with an aging, unsafe, polluting piece of highway infrastructure. We have to do something about it."
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Muni Plans Service Restorations (SFBay)
- Latest on Masking on Transit (SFExaminer)
- San Jose Plans Airport Connector (SJSpotlight)
- Old Crafts Keep Cable Cars Running (SFExaminer)
- Spike in Traffic Violence Continues (SFChron)
- Has Office vs. Work from Home Reached New Normal? (EastBayTimes)
- Will E-Bikes Increase Crashes? (SFExaminer)
- Science Sounds Alarm on Global Pollution (Phys.Org)
- Role of Rooftop Gardens (Berkeleyside)
- Concord Housing Development on Hold (SFChron)
- Commentary: Can “Renewables” Make Public Transportation Cheaper? (RenewableEnergy)
- Commentary: Vote ‘Yes’ on Muni Funding (BayAreaReporter)
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New Website Puts Faces to Traffic Violence Numbers
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Mapping the Tragedy of San Francisco's Streets
Double-Digit Increase in Road Deaths in 2021
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Call it the forgotten pandemic: road fatalities surged by double-digit percentages, including a significant increase in deaths outside of cars, in 2021, according to a new report issued Tuesday by federal authorities.
Ride of Silence, All Over California
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The silent group rides are both a remembrance of lost loved ones and a call to drivers and policy makers to do more to make cycling safer.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Space Near Montgomery BART Getting Makeover (SFChron)
- Infrastructure Bank for San Francisco? (48Hills)
- Deceased Found on T Third Tracks Likely Killed by Motorist (SFGate)
- Berkeley’s Electric Scooter Program (Berkeleyside)
- Latest on Humboldt County Rail-Trail vs. Train Fight (LostCoastOutpost)
- Millennium Tower Continues to Tilt (SFGate)
- Pink Triangle to Light Up (Hoodline)
- Letters: Proposed Speed Camera Fines too Low (EastBayTimes)
- Commentary: Remembering Norm Mineta, Unselfish Advocate (KyodoNews)
- Commentary: Community Involvement Key to Solving Housing Crisis (CalMatters)
- Commentary: Reopen Hidden Public Spaces Closed by COVID (SFChron)
- Commentary: Cal Should Not Build on People’s Park (Berkeleyside)
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