Feds Throw Wrench Into Oregon Highway Widening
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More environmental assessment is needed for the I-5 Rose Quarter freeway plan.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Delays on 20 Muni Lines (SFChron)
- Stephanie Cajina Joins SFMTA Board (SFBay)
- Van Ness BRT Close to Opening (Planetizen)
- San Mateo Officials Seek $15 Million to Ease Control Over Caltrain (DailyJournal)
- Treasure Island Ferry Service on the Horizon (SFChron)
- BART Reopens Bathrooms (EastBayTimes)
- Robot Cars Without Backup Drivers Coming? (SFChron)
- Hit & Run Motorist Kills Pedestrian in San Jose (SFChron)
- Turning Point in Global Warming (SFChron)
- Santa Cruz Beach Train Tussle (EastBayTimes, CBSLocal)
- Commentary: How to Build Affordable Housing (SFChron)
- Commentary: SMART Smart to Hire Experienced Freight Operator (MarinIJ)
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Motorist Kills Cyclist on Sir Francis Drake at White Hill
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A motorist driving a Honda SUV in the shoulder of Sir Francis Drake ran down and killed a Marin cyclist Saturday morning.
“Solving” Congestion Creates Worse Problems
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Our “cures” for congestion are often worse than the problem.
‘It Ain’t 94 Percent’: NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy Discusses the Role of Human Error in Car Crashes
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National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy talks to Streetsblog about how why it's so important to say the right things about our national traffic crash crisis.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- How to Reduce San Francisco Traffic Deaths (SFExaminer)
- Transit and Disability Rights Activist Dies (BeyondChron)
- Caltrain Installs Last Electric Pole Foundation (MassTransit)
- Black History Art at Muni Stops (SFGate)
- Oakland Poised to Recognize Oscar Grant Day (SFChron)
- S.F. has 40,000 Empty Homes? (SFChron)
- Understanding S.F. Homelessness (SFExaminer)
- Development on Alameda (SFChron)
- San Jose to Vote on Billboards (SFGate)
- Letters: Car Ads and Reckless Driving (EastBayTimes)
- Commentary: How Mayor Breed Can Fight NIMBYs (SFChron)
- Commentary: Learning from Past Climate Disasters (EastBayTimes)
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Berkeley Students Craft Car-Free Option for Telegraph
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"The City Council talks about climate urgency, they talk about banning combustion engines," said Yung. "But there's no car-free options for Telegraph? Really?"
Analysis: The Decline and Fall of Mandatory Parking Minimums
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Was 2021 the year that U.S. planners finally lost faith in minimum parking requirements? It certainly seems so.
Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Underscores Urgent Need For Fix-It-First Policy
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The collapse of a bridge in Pittsburgh is just a preview of potential disasters to come under the new infrastructure legislation, which continues to allow states to prioritize building new capacity for drivers over repairing existing stuff.
Op-Ed: REAP 2.0 Grants Should Fund Housing That Helps Meet Climate Goals
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Transformative investments can create more equitable housing opportunities while reducing carbon emissions. Now is our chance to fund them.
This Week: Bicycle Ambassador, Golden Gate, Pay for Parking
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Here is a list of events this week.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Muni Warns of Delays (SFGate)
- Senators Seek Funds to Complete Caltrain Electrification (DailyJournal)
- Bay Area Projects That Will Benefit from Infrastructure Spending (CBSLocal)
- What Will State Do with Infrastructure Money? (SFChron)
- BART to Napa? (SFGate)
- Appointment to State Transportation Commission (DailyRepublic)
- Bay Area’s Megaregion (ABC7)
- Diamond Heights Housing Project Recommended (BayAreaReporter)
- Interviews with Assembly Candidates (SFExaminer)
- SoCal v. NorCal (DailyNews)
- BART’s a Clue on Jeopardy (SFGate)
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