Today’s Headlines

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  • Oakland ‘Flex Streets’ Could Become Permanent (Oaklandside)
  • What’s Next for Parklets? (Berkeleyside)
  • Progress Towards Car-Free Telegraph (SFChron)
  • Telegraph Plan Could Make West Coast ‘Times Square’ (EastBayTimes)
  • Guns Overtake Cars as Leading Killer (EastBayTimes)
  • More on Workplace, Commuting Shift in Post-COVID World (AllWork)
  • Cars are Money Pits (SavingAdvice)
  • More Sinking of Millennium Tower (SFChron)
  • Nobody Can Agree on S.F. Neighborhood Boundaries (SFChron)
  • How Different Neighborhoods Experienced Omnicron (SFChron)
  • Commentary: Why S.F. Shouldn’t Follow NYC on Homeless (SFExaminer)

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Today’s Headlines

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  • BART Increases Hours (DailyCal)
  • Will Riders Return to BART? (MercNews)
  • Biden Taps S.F. Transit Leader (SFExaminer)
  • Oakland Tests ‘Universal Basic Mobility’ (Oaklandside)
  • Breakdown/Update on High Speed Rail Picture (RailwayAge)
  • Hybrid Work Model Taking Shape (SFExaminer)
  • Berkeley vs. UC Housing Fight (SFChron)
  • Contra Costa Road Named After Man Who Scalped Native Americans (EastBayTimes)
  • Hayes Valley Parcel Used for Outdoor Movies (SFExaminer)
  • The History of Standard Oil in California (SFGate)
  • Letters: Desperate Pedestrian Wears Reflective Vest, Holds Stop Sign (EastBayTimes)
  • Commentary: Build Taller to Solve Housing (SFExaminer)

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Image from Virgin Hyperloop.

Reality Overtakes Hyperloop

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There really isn't anything in development that better serves markets such as Tokyo-Osaka, London-Paris, Boston-New York-Washington, Los Angeles-San Francisco, or dozens of other large city-pairs between 200 and 500 miles apart (and even better if there are smaller cities in-between). And the sooner naive politicians in California and the rest of the U.S. stop getting distracted by magic vac-trains, monorails, battery-powered HSR, and other vaporware alternatives, the better.
Image: Jonathon Stalls

Colo. Traffic Engineers Walk (And Roll) a Mile In a Pedestrian’s Shoes

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Nica Cave was rolling along in her wheelchair on one of Denver, Colo.'s busiest corridors — five-lane Sheridan Boulevard, headed to 17th street — in the middle of the afternoon on February 9, just inches from oncoming traffic. Cave, 25, has been using a wheelchair for most of her life due to a lifelong disability, and frequently makes journeys like this to get from A to B. But on that day, she was not alone: she was on a walk organized specifically to draw attention to the dangers experienced by people who walk and roll on Denver's streets, alongside state transportation engineers, city planners, and youth advocates curious to try it for themselves. 

Today’s Headlines

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  • Why has Van Ness Taken So Long? (KRON4)
  • Muni Arrival Time Signs Going Dark (SFBay)
  • More on Cost of S.J. BART Extension (CBSLocal)
  • Transit Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks (SmartCities)
  • Zero Emissions Ferry Gets Federal Funding (CBSLocal)
  • More on Speed Camera Bill (ABC7)
  • Great Walkway, J.F.K. Promenade Changed San Francisco Experience (SFChron)
  • San Mateo Motorists Prioritize Free Private Car Storage Over Lives (DailyJournal)
  • Asphalt Lobby Wins Big in Infrastructure Bill (NYTimes)
  • Hype Catching up to Hyperloop (Fortune, BizInsider)
  • Chinese New Year Parade Roars Back to Life (SFChron)

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