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The State/Lake 'L' station and DuSable Lake Shore Drive. Photos: John Greenfield

The Great Motor Divide

By Colin Anderson | Mar 22, 2022 | No Comments

Transportation by private car fails the city socially, while transit’s built-in opportunities for contact and cooperation are tools we desperately need to leverage in order to learn how to live together again.

America’s Best Bus Stops Round 1: Natural Wonders

By Streetsblog Editors | Mar 22, 2022 | No Comments

Great bus stops don't grow on trees — but a lot of them sure do have a lot of greenery. Today, we're looking at three stops that celebrate the natural world, even when they're planted in the middle of a concrete jungle. And some of them incorporate Mother Nature in some pretty creative ways. Let's dig right in. (Yes, that is a gardening joke.)

A bus stop in Potrero Hill. Photo: Marcel Moran

OPINION: The Cost of ‘Free’ Parking

By Richard Robbins | Mar 22, 2022 | No Comments

Our policy of forcing cars to move for street cleaning has many hidden costs, most notably the environmental effects of trading clean streets for polluted air.

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Mar 22, 2022 | No Comments

BART Red Line Service Returns (SFGate)
Why San Francisco Soured on Uber/Lyft (FT)
The Realities of Electrifying Ride Hail (Wired)
Driver Charged with Murder in East Oakland Crash (EastBayTimes)
Police Stops Still Disproportionately Aimed at Blacks (SFChron)
Mission District Mural (SFChron)
Cyclist Stops Trucker Convoy (SFGate)
S.F. Effort to End Family Homelessness (SFChron)
Genesis of the Golden Gate Bridge (SFChron)
Commentary: Proposed A’s Stadium is Greedy, Taxpayer Abuse (EastBayTimes)
Commentary: California Highways Creating an Extinction Crisis (SFChron)

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Bike East Bay Celebrates a Half-Century of Advocacy

By Roger Rudick and Melanie Curry | Mar 21, 2022 | No Comments

If not for the hard work of these folks, there would still be a bike ban on BART, plus a whole bunch of other conditions hostile to cyclists

Metro is spending $679 million to widen the 5 Freeway through Santa Clarita. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

L.A. Keeps Widening Freeways

By Joe Linton | Mar 21, 2022 | No Comments

While the Metro FY22-23 budget figures are still in flux, the latest proposal shows a 30 percent increase in freeway expansion and a 9 percent decrease in transit expansion

Gas Giveaways Harm People. Don’t Let Rich Politicians do Them.

By John Greenfield | Mar 21, 2022 | No Comments

Gas giveaways don't just benefit some residents while ignoring others, they negatively impact vulnerable people by slowing down buses and creating more emissions.

What An Ideal Green New Deal for Transportation Might Look Like

By Streetsblog Editors | Mar 21, 2022 | No Comments

A truly green new deal must focus on reducing the amount Americans drive, a new report argues — and doing so will take an unprecedented portfolio of investments into sustainable modes.

This Week: Bay Area Families, Housing, Van Ness

By Roger Rudick | Mar 21, 2022 | No Comments

Here is a list of events this week.

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Mar 21, 2022 | No Comments

BART Hears Teen Suggestions for Improvements (SFGate)
SMART Allots Money for Path Project (MarinIJ)
Long Commutes, How UC Students Live (EastBayTimes)
VTA Housing Projects (SJSpotlight)
Antioch Mayor Arrested for DUI (SFGate)
Flyer Attacks Tech Workers for Driving (SFGate)
Profile of an Oakland Bike Shop (Oaklandside)
More on Omishakin Going to D.C. (PostNewsGroup)
Santa Clara Wants to be Carbon Neutral (SJSpotlight)
Letters: I Want More $$ for Driving (SantaCruzSentinal)
Commentary: Chron Endorses Matt Haney as “Housing Champion” (SFChron)
Commentary: BART Board Must Answer for Departure of Lateefah Simon (SFExaminer)

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America’s Best Bus Stops Round 1: Bus Stop Behemoths

By Kea Wilson | Mar 18, 2022 | No Comments

As we continue our quest to find America's best bus stop, we thought we'd bend the rules just a bit and take a look at bus stations — some of which serve a few other types of transit, too.

Active Transportation Program Update: Cycle 6 Open for Applications

By Melanie Curry | Mar 18, 2022 | No Comments

The California Transportation Commission adopted ATP guidelines, officially opening application period for Cycle 6 funding

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