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Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Mar 18, 2022 | No Comments

A BART Ride Along (SFGate)
Car Ownership Map of San Francisco (BoldItalic)
Truck Driver Kills Boy on Deadly El Camino Road (EastBayTimes)
More on SUV, Pickup Drivers Killing Pedestrians (EastBayTimes)
Gas Rebate for Everyone? (SFGate)
How ‘Great Rethink’ is Changing Work (SFExaminer)
AQMD Will Distribute Air Filters (EastBayTimes)
Vacant Lot in Oakland to Become Garden, then Housing (SFChron)
Cities and ‘Quality of Life’ (SFChron)
Passing of a Cable Car Hero (SFChron)
Commentary: Screw Supporters of Biannual Home Jet Lag (SFGate)
Commentary: Is Gas Rebate Start of UBI? (SFChron)

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A Tesla on autopilot mows down plastic posts. Image from AIAddict

Commentary: Tesla Autopilot Proves Plastic is Not Protection

By Roger Rudick | Mar 17, 2022 | No Comments

It wasn't their intent, but Tesla motors clearly shows why concrete is needed to keep vulnerable road users safe

Who Represents the Community?

By Jeff Wood | Mar 17, 2022 | No Comments

Jeremy Levine, an assistant professor of organizational studies and sociology at the University of Michigan, talks about his book "Constructing Community: Urban Governance, Development, and Inequality in Boston." How do neighborhood groups, elected officials, and public servants claim the mantle of representing “the community”? Part 1 of 2.

Image description: an American flag attached to the bumper of a large SUV. Source: Robert Couse-Baker, PxHere, CC

Megacar Drivers 4x More Likely to Hit Walkers While Turning

By Kea Wilson | Mar 17, 2022 | No Comments

And researchers think it's because federal regulators aren't scrutinizing the common design features that make it impossible for megacar drivers to see walkers passing right in front of them.

A rendering of the proposed building at 3371 Washington Street, which was approved by Boston planners in 2021 and would provide 38 homes for low-income seniors and a new a space for El Embajador Restaurant near the Green Street Orange Line station. The owners of Turtle Swamp Brewing, located next door, are suing to block the project because it does not include any space for off-street parking.

Boston Planners Approve More Parking Spaces Than Homes

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 17, 2022 | No Comments

According to year-end statistics compiled by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), City of Boston planners approved dozens of construction projects in 2021 that could give the city 7,887 new homes, 6 million square feet of new commercial space, and enough parking to store 8,668 more cars.

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Mar 17, 2022 | No Comments

More on Re-purposing old BART Cars (SFGate)
Proposal to Redesign Bancroft Avenue in Oakland (Oaklandside)
More on Legislation to Make J.F.K. Promenade Permanent (KALW)
Tesla Autopilot Crashes into Protected Bike Lane (EastBayTimes)
Committee Votes Against New A’s Ballpark Project (SFChron, EastBayTimes)
Bay Area Will Get $100 Million in Federal $$ (SFChron)
Proposed ‘Gas Rebate’ Would Also Go to People Who Don’t Drive (ABC7)
Yellow Brick Road to Guide Kids (Hoodline)
How S.F. Districts Could be Redrawn (SFChron)
War Felt in Little Russia/Outer Sunset (SFExaminer)
New Grocery Store Coming to Bayview (SFGate)

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Rally to save 'Car-Free JFK' held in February. Photo: Sergio Ruiz

Mayor Moves to Make J.F.K. Promenade Permanent (SFChron, KRON4)
More on D.C. Rescue Cash for Transit Operations (SmartCities)
BART Trains Halted on Dublin-Pleasanton Line (SFGate)
Federal Money for Bay Area Projects (SFBay)
What’s at Stake for Downtown S.F.? (SFChron)
Parklets Won’t be Fined until 2023 (SFChron)
Marin Neighbors Object to Safety for Cyclists on Point San Pedro (MarinIJ)
Final Destruction of Railroad with Humboldt ‘RailTrail’ Project (SFChron)
When GG Bridge Suicide Barrier May be Completed (SFChron)
Commentary: Gas Prices Still Don’t Reflect Cost to Others (SFExaminer)
Commentary: Pretend Florida’s Low Speed Diesel Train is High Speed Rail (Catalyst)

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Drone shot of the Cedar Viaduct in May 2021. Photo: CAHSRA

Bay Area Council Talk: Finishing the Bullet Train

By Roger Rudick | Mar 15, 2022 | No Comments

"It’s the right transportation choice in the era of climate change. It’s ultimately what we should strive for and get done."

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Today’s Headlines

Commentary: Tesla Autopilot Proves Plastic is Not Protection

Who Represents the Community?

Megacar Drivers 4x More Likely to Hit Walkers While Turning

Boston Planners Approve More Parking Spaces Than Homes

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