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Bike traffic on the Massachusetts Avenue bridge heading towards Cambridge on the evening of August 4, 2021.

Bike League Ranks Massachusetts As ‘Most Bicycle-Friendly State’

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 20, 2022 | No Comments

League of American Bicyclists has ranked Massachusetts number 1 in the country in the organization’s 2022 Bicycle Friendly State Report Card. Massachusetts replaces Washington, which had occupied the top position on the scorecard since 2008, as the nation’s most bicycle-friendly state. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker took the opportunity to brag about the rankings in a […]

Why You Should Never Sit Next to a Breakaway Post

By Michel Durand-Wood | Apr 20, 2022 | No Comments

Let me be clear: this was no accident.

San Mateo's interchange at Highways 101 and 92 already features flyover ramps but the county's highway planners envision even more lanes and ramps here. Photo: Google Maps

Learn About and Offer Thoughts on California Transportation Assessment

By Melanie Curry | Apr 20, 2022 | No Comments

Strategic Growth Council to host public discussion of A.B 285 report, which says California is not spending its transportation money wisely

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Apr 20, 2022 | No Comments

BART Will No Longer Enforce Mask Rules (SFChron, SFGate)
Muni, Caltrain Still Enforcing Masks (SFChron, KRON4)
Express Buses Return to Service (SFBay)
BART to Delay West Oakland Housing Project (SFChron)
Combining Caltrain and Ride Hail? (MassTransit)
More People Driving Thanks to Pandemic (SFExaminer)
Great Walkway Covered in Sand (SFGate)
Car-Centric Streets are Inequitable (USNews)
Google to Triple Real Estate Spending (SFChron)
Matt Haney Wins Assembly Race (SFChron)
Controversy over Chinatown Bridge (SFExaminer)
Commentary: Is BART Blocking Inspector General? (MercNews)

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High-speed rail train rendering - via CAHSRA

California Voters (Still) Want their Bullet Train

By Roger Rudick | Apr 19, 2022 | No Comments

56 percent of voters support continuing to build the state's high-speed rail system, with only 35 percent opposed, according to a new study from Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies.

Jingu Gaien Ginkgo Street, Tokyo. Image: Wikimedia Commons

Japan’s ‘Old Enough!’ Sparks Questions About Car-Dependent US Childhoods

By Kea Wilson | Apr 19, 2022 | No Comments

A long-running Japanese TV show challenges young children to navigate their cities without adult supervision, making us wonder why American cities are so comparatively hostile to kids.

And America’s Best Bus Stop Is …

By Streetsblog Editors | Apr 19, 2022 | No Comments

After a nail-biting battle between two fantastic New England nominees, we have a new title-holder.

The police officers who tried to run over anti-police-brutality protesters in several incidents on May 30, 2020 will now be held accountable.

Cops Who Rammed Squad Cars into Protesters Should be Charged, Says Oversight Agency

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 19, 2022 | No Comments

The cops who used their squad cars as deadly weapons to plow into a crowd of protesters during the Black Lives Matter protests during the summer of 2020 should face disciplinary charges, the Civilian Complaint Review Board has declared.

Can We Stop Stoned Driving Without Ending Car Dependency?

By Kea Wilson | Apr 19, 2022 | No Comments

Street safety advocates, government leaders and cannabis industry reps want drivers to not drive under the influence of marijuana — but all that talk will have little impact without accompanying systemic change that gives residents other options to get around when they've danced to the Doobie Brothers.

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