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Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Jan 21, 2022 | No Comments

Muni Service Still Impacted as COVID Cases Decline (SFBay)
Full S.F. to L.A. Plans for HSR Approved (Railway-Tech, RailwayAge)
More on Lower S.F. Speed Limits (SFNews)
Motorist Hits Reporter, Blame Falls on Everyone but Motorist (SFGate)
Is S.F.’s Car-Tow Warning System Invitation for Even More Illegal Parking? (ZDNet)
Taxis are Making a Come Back? (NextCity)
Profile of Assembly Candidate Thea Selby (SFChron)
Newsom Vows to Crack Down on Train Robberies (KTLA)
Exhibit on Chinese Railway Workers (MissionLocal)
Will Truckee Widen the “Mouse Hole”? (SFGate)
Letters: Do Toll Lanes Work? (EastBayTimes)
Commentary: Merc News Wants Bullet Train Back on Ballot (MercNews)

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A look at part of Seamless Bay Area's proposed fare zone map. But to achieve this, the Bay Area's transit operators will need to put riders first

This post is supported by GJEL Accident Attorneys

SPUR Talk: Will the Bay Area Finally Get Integrated Transit?

By Roger Rudick | Jan 20, 2022 | No Comments

Maybe new people with some enthusiasm are what's really needed to fix Bay Area transit

Source: We Save Lives/National Road Safety Foundation

Can Passengers Help End Dangerous Driving?

By Kea Wilson | Jan 20, 2022 | No Comments

A new safety campaign will aim to empower passengers to take action when the drivers of the car they're riding in are drunk, drugged or distracted behind the wheel. But is that the best method?

Mayor Adams rode the subway on his first day in office. File photo: Ed Reed/Mayor's Office

Wait, What? Does NYC Have the ‘Best’ Transit System in the World?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 20, 2022 | No Comments

An otherwise unrelated press conference veers into shaky territory for the new mayor.

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Jan 20, 2022 | No Comments

BART Should be Privatized (IndependentInstitute)
More on SMART Train Expansion (SFChron)
Can the U.S. Build Big Again? (CityLab)
San Jose Traffic Violence Worsens (KPIX5)
Bay Area Asphalt Addiction Continues (EastBayTimes)
Berkeley Rules for In-Law Flats (Berkeleyside)
Climate Change and More in District 17 Assembly Race (SFChron)
Affordable Housing in Sunset District (SFExaminer)
Tesla’s Deadly Auto Pilot (DetroitBureau)
A’s Ball Park Moves Forward (SFChron, EastBayTimes)
Commentary: Will Berkeley Have a Sustainable Future? (Berkeleyside)

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Emeryville Mayor and Bike Rider John Bauters

What Can a Mayor Do to Make a City More Livable?

By Melanie Curry | Jan 19, 2022 | No Comments

Emeryville Mayor John Bauters, out to share the joy of bicycling, has some thoughts on the matter

Even sheltering in place won't save you from traffic violence

These States Won’t Adopt Bare Minimum Roadway Safety

By Streetsblog Editors | Jan 19, 2022 | No Comments

More than 40 states have failed to adopt common-sense laws that advocates say would prevent many of the most easily avoidable crash deaths — and that reluctance to do the bare minimum doesn’t bode well for those states’ potential to more comprehensively reimagine their approaches to traffic safety.

Newsom’s Bike/Ped Budget Still Lackluster

By Melanie Curry | Jan 19, 2022 | No Comments

Cutting through the spin: Newsom's latest proposals for bike and pedestrian project funding seems familiar

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Jan 19, 2022 | No Comments

Expansion Plans for SMART Train (EastBayTimes, MarinIJ)
Attack on Muni Driver (MissionLocal)
More on S.F. Speed Limits (SFTimes)
Everything S.F. Planned and Got Wrong (SFChron)
Matt Haney and Climate Change (SFChron)
Caltrans Wants to Fight Sea-Level Rise by Inducing More of What Causes It (SFGate)
South San Francisco Opposing 101 Widening (DailyJournal)
ExxonMobile Suing to Stop Government Officials/Regulators (SFExaminer)
Another Retailer Closing in Downtown S.F. (SFChron)
Twitter Expands in Downtown S.F. (SFChron)
Equity Zone for Street Paving (Berkeleyside)