That Bridge in Pittsburgh is Where I Became an Advocate
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After seeing the collapse of such a hauntingly familiar site, I hope the President really will "build back better"
What’s In the Groundbreaking New USDOT Safety Strategy — and What’s Missing
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For the first time in history, the United States Department of Transportation has committed to using every available resource to end roadway deaths and serious injuries on American roads — and now, they face the critical challenge of getting the rest of America to buy in with them.
Caltrans: Complete Streets Are Coming, But Not With Much Urgency
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Updates from the California Transportation Commission on Complete Streets, ATP, and more
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Cities Where Bike Commuting is Booming (Citylab)
- Feds Joining ‘Vision Zero’? (Wired)
- Motorist Kills Pedestrian in South San Francisco (SFChron)
- More Roadway Deaths in San Jose, Fewer in S.F. and Oakland (EastBayTimes)
- Residents Seek Safer El Camino Real (DailyJournal)
- S.J. Wants Feedback on Downtown Transportation Plan (SJSpotlight)
- Hope that Lunar New Year Will Turn Around Chinatown (SFChron)
- Climate Change Challenge for S.F.’s Next Assemblymember (SFExaminer)
- California Preps for Roll Back of Clean Water Act (SFChron)
- Commentary: Electric Grid Isn’t Ready for Climate Goals (SFExaminer)
- Commentary: Oakland A’s Plan Leaves Taxpayers to Protect Port (EastBayTimes)
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Talking Headways Podcast: Reimagining Sustainable Cities
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We talk to Tina Rosan and Stephen Wheeler about how we can design our cities and our government to be fairer.
Study: COVID-Era Pop-Up Bike Lanes Increase Cycling Trips Up to 48%
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European cities that installed pop-up bike lanes during the early days of the pandemic increased the number of daily cycling trips by as much as 48 percent.
OPINION: The Congestion Pricing Toll Really Should Be $80
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The higher price will ensure maximum benefits for our entire society, including drivers.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Testing of Van Ness BRT (MassTransit)
- MTC to Pay $19 Million to SamTrans (DailyJournal)
- Major Transit Projects Getting Completed (AllWork)
- SMART Allots Funds for Temp Freight Operator (MarinIJ)
- S.F. Must Plan for 80,000 Homes (SFGate)
- Supes Kill Mayor Breed’s Housing Bill (SFChron)
- Changes in Rent Indicate Future Commute/Work from Home? (SFChron)
- Berkeley Finds Excuse to Limit In-Law Units (Berkeleyside)
- Encampments Cleared Out Near Concord BART (EastBayTimes)
- Limits on ‘Monster Homes’ in San Francisco (SFGate, SFBay, KRON4)
- Bayview’s K.C. Jones Playground Reopens (Hoodline)
- Other Cities Still Building Double Decker Highways (CNNBusiness)
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Valencia Street ‘Just a Minute’ Pilot Protest
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Advocates are trying a new action on one of San Francisco's most contentious streets
Discussing Subway Crime
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"There will be a humanitarian crisis until we pay to solve it," said one activist.
The Best EV Charging Solution that No One is Talking About
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(Hint: it's not curbside charging in dense cities that already have too many cars.)
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Treasure Island Toll to Pay for Transit (SFChron)
- State Would Pay for School Buses, Transit Passes (MercNews)
- VTA Will Require All Employees Get Vaccinated (MercNews)
- Climate Change Could Fuel a Continuous Fire Season (SFChron)
- What does it Take to Build a Skyscraper in S.F.? (SFExaminer)
- Tiburon Pedestrianized Downtown Pilot (MarinIJ)
- S.F. Siren Upgrade Over Budget (SFChron)
- Lands End Labyrinth Replaced? (SFGate)
- Will Climate Change Impact Sourdough Bread? (SFExaminer)
- Bayview was S.F.’s Forgotten Slaughterhouse District (SFGate)
- Commentary: Tenderloin Residents Want More Police (SFExaminer)
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