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Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Dec 21, 2021 | No Comments

Transit Agencies Work to Block Hackers (MassTransit1, MassTransit2)
More on Transit’s ‘Fiscal Cliff’ (MassTransit)
Pelosi Touts Money for Safer Streets (SFChron)
San Leandro School Board President Killed by Motorist (SFChron)
Motorists Continue to Cause Severe Injuries and Death in Berkeley (Berkeleyside)
Backlash to Mayor Breed’s Emergency Plan for Tenderloin (Examiner)
San Francisco Has Cleanest Energy Scorecard (Route50)
Cities with Bay Area Vibes? (MarketWatch)
Roller Skating Mural in Golden Gate Park (Hoodline)
Letters: Better Curb Bumps (EastBayTimes)
Commentary: Gentrification Killed the S.F. I Knew (Guardian)

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Valencia Street this afternoon. Photos: Bruce Halperin

Advocates Want Valencia Safety Project Out of Limbo

By Roger Rudick | Dec 20, 2021 | No Comments

A plan for protected bike lanes and intersections was ready to go when COVID came but ended up on hold. Advocates think it's been long enough

Op-Ed: We’re Using The Wrong Tools To Educate Drivers About Vehicle Automation

By Phil Koopman | Dec 20, 2021 | No Comments

A recent J.D. Power study claimed that drivers had trouble differentiating between a “fully automated self driving vehicle” and advanced driver assistance technology. The only problem is that "self-driving vehicles" don't exist – and the terminology we most often use to talk about automated vehicle features is confusing to say the least. An AV expert weighs in on what to do about it.

FHWA Deputy Administrator Stephanie Pollack. Image: Charlie Baker, CC

USDOT Pressures States To Spend New Infrastructure Funds Sustainably

By Kea Wilson | Dec 20, 2021 | No Comments

As states begin cashing no-strings-attached federal infrastructure checks, U.S. DOT is pushing them to spend those funds on projects that will help end the climate and roadway death crises.

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Dec 20, 2021 | No Comments

BART Ridership to Downtown Returning in Unusual Way (SFChron)
More on Bay Area Transit Funding (EastBayTimes)
Cars Kicked off the Street (FastCompany)
Berkeley May Reduce Amount of Free Car Storage (Berkeleyside)
Cities Lack Data on Climate Goals (SmartCities)
More on Bay Area’s So-Called Exodus (SFGate)
Condos for Sloat? (SFChron)
More on New Proposed Skyscraper (SFGate)
How S.F.’s Predicted Economics Came True (SFGate)
More on Golden Gate Bridge’s Hum (Guardian)
‘State of Emergency’ Declared in Tenderloin (SFChron, SFExaminer)
Commentary: S.F. from a Ferry (SFChron)

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What California Could Get from the Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

By Melanie Curry | Dec 17, 2021 | No Comments

While the Build Back Better bill may be stalling in Congress, the federal “Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill,” or BIL, has already been signed into law, and the money will soon be making its way out to the fifty states.

Drone shot of the Cedar Viaduct in May 2021. Photo: CAHSRA

Weekend Roundup: Bullet Train Update, Ball Park Safety Fail

By Roger Rudick | Dec 17, 2021 | No Comments

...and S.F. dedicates millions more for Vision Zero

Advocates Debate Role of Education and Enforcement in Safe Systems Approach

By Kea Wilson | Dec 17, 2021 | No Comments

A prominent highway safety organization is still pushing enforcement and education in the fight to end roadway fatalities — again sparking controversy among advocates of better road design who say that driver behavior is already over-emphasized and policing subject to racial bias.