Can ‘Buses-As-Flights’ Get Americans Out of Cars — And Planes?
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U.S. airlines are beginning to contract with bus companies to run on-the-ground "flights" between nearby cities — and its prompting a conversation among advocates.
The Return of Sunday Streets
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"It's great to see the momentum for making open-streets permanent."
Outrage Builds Over ‘Magic Wand’ Gas Tax Holiday
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It's an ironic move, given the state's environmental goals. It's also bad optics.
America’s Best Bus Stops Championship: Boston vs. Portland, Maine
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Our final America's Best Bus Stop battle is a bit of a David and Goliath story...though our readers might disagree about which stop is really the underdog.
This Week: Volunteer Night, Bike Theft, State Transit
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Here is a list of events this week.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- BART’s Potential Conflict of Interest in Bid (SFChron)
- Officials Celebrate South S.F. Caltrain Improvements (DailyJournal)
- More on Attempts to End J.F.K. Promenade (RichmondReview)
- U.S. Vision Zero is Failing (Bloomberg)
- What Happens When Cops Pull Over a Driverless Car (Verge)
- How S.F. Became a Testing Ground for AVs (SFExaminer)
- Hit and Run Red Pickup Truck Driver Kills Two (ABC7)
- Threats of Inflation and Environmental Decline on Cal Economy (NBBizJournal)
- Oil Fire Could Push Gas Prices Higher (CBSLocal)
- Living Seawall Coming to Embarcadero (SFist)
- Muni-Themed Soap Box Car (SFGate)
- Which Bay Area Cities Have Changed Most? (SFGate)
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Weekend Roundup: Final JFK Vote, Sunday Streets
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Here are a few Streetsblog news nuggets to start your weekend.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Plans for BART Station Housing Move Forward (SFChron, Berkeleyside)
- Amtrak Regional Rail Operator Joins Union Pacific, Sues to Stop Howard Terminal Ballpark Plan (MercNews, Hoodline)
- 20 MPH Signs Go Up on Ocean Ave (InglesideLight, SFBay)
- Driver Kills Two in San Jose (SFChron, EastBayTimes)
- Will State Accept S.F.’s Big Housing Plan? (SFChron)
- Housing Policy Behind Redistricting (SFChron)
- News Anchor Facing DUI Charges for Oakland Wreck (SFChron, EastBayTimes)
- Uber for Plane and Train Tickets too? (PortugalNews)
- War in Ukraine Scrambling Climate Change Fight (CNN)
- Commentary: Fossil Fuels are Killing Us (MarinIJ)
- Commentary: How to Stop Global Warming (DailyJournal)
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Post-Pandemic Period Proves Particularly Perilous to Pedestrians
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The decade-long pedestrian death crisis has worsened, with a double-digit percentage increase in deaths caused by U.S. drivers — and experts are blaming it on speeding, distracted driving, larger vehicles and roads that prioritize car drivers over everyone else.
SPUR Talk: The Transformation of Treasure Island
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An entire walkable neighborhood and public park is rapidly taking shape on the leftovers of the U.S. Navy's old base on Treasure Island
Talking Headways Podcast: A New Way of Public Engagement in Durham
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This week, Aidil Ortiz, principal at Aidilisms, and Mary Kate Morookian, a transit planner at Kimley Horn, speak one-on-one about the Durham Transit Plan and how they approached public engagement.
IPCC Report: We Can’t Solve Climate Change Without More Walking
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The most recent release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report again underscores the need for swift action on greenhouse gas emissions. It also highlights the importance of building walkable mixed use communities as a key strategy in fighting climate change.