Bike Bills: An Omnibus, and Stop-as-Yield
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Is this the first time the legislature has seen "bicycle" and "omnibus" in the same phrase?
Why US Cities Are Investing in Cycling Infrastructure
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Many US cities have committed to the Vision Zero goal of eliminating all traffic fatalities and severe injuries. One key approach for many cities is improving bike lanes and other facilities. But are cities actually changing the way they invest in cycling infrastructure?
Talking Headways Podcast: Treating Social Media Like a City
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This week, Sahar Massachi of the Integrity Institute talks about his MIT Technology Review piece, “How to Save Our Social Media by Treating it Like a City.” Who knew that managing social media’s bad actors is like dealing with urban problems such as black-box highway modeling, speed management, and city building?
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- BART’s Challenging Revenue Outlook (SFChron)
- High Speed Rail Exec Gives Update (KQED)
- Judge Quashes Attempt to Put Cars Back on Great Walkway Full Time (SFChron)
- Bike Trains (Citylab)
- More on Permanent Review Exemption for Bike Lanes, Transit (SFBay)
- Road Hogs Still Want Every Inch of San Francisco (KRON4)
- Motorist Drives Land Rover in Oncoming Lane, Kills Cyclist (EastBayTimes)
- 101 Express Lanes Open (KPIX5)
- Amtrak’s New Locomotives (TransportationToday)
- BART’s Optical Illusion (SFGate)
- Commentary: Unions Should Support Smart Growth/Urban Villages (Planetizen)
- Commentary: Turn Vacant Offices into Homes (SFExaminer)
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Editorial: Street Safety in the Time of Leeches
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I don't mean to compare the Brisbane Complete Streets Committee members to parasitic, blood-sucking worms
Six Ways AVs Could Reshape Cities; Not for the Better
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A recent Congressional hearing on "the road ahead for automated vehicles" largely ignored the potentially devastating effect that personally owned AVs could have on the neighborhoods those cars drive through.
L.A. Homeowners: Sepulveda Rail Will Destroy Neighborhoods
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Westside homeowners don't want subway tunnels. Valley homeowners don't want aerial trains.
San Diego County Ponders a VMT Tax, with a Twist
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This tax, if approved, wouldn’t cover all of the SANDAG region, but would provide a steady revenue stream for its urban center.
New Portantino Legislation Would Force Better Transportation Planning in California Cities
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“There is no denying it, California needs safer streets,” stated Portantino.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Will BART Return to its Glory Days? (SFGate)
- Transit and the ‘Psychology of Fear’ (SFChron)
- BART’s Budget Trouble (KQED)
- 2022 Could be Big Year for Transit Openings (Smartcities)
- New and/or Improved Playgrounds in S.F. (SFStandard)
- Polk Gulch Infill (Socketsite)
- Affordable Housing on Police Parking Lot (SJSpotlight)
- One Home for Every 3,500 Buyers (SFGate)
- History of the Disneyland Monorail (SFGate)
- Letters: More Onus on Pedestrians to “Stay Safe” (EastBayTimes)
- Commentary: More Gaslighting About J.F.K. Promenade (RichmondReview)
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Easier Transfers Between BART and Muni
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Maybe Muni and BART don't hate their customers after all? BART adds new platform-level fare gates in the subway
STUDY: What A Lifetime of Car Ownership Costs
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The average motorist will pay a whopping $650,000 on the low end to own a car over his or her lifetime, and society will pick up over 40 percent of the tab, a new study finds.