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Survey Says: E-Scooters Are Great for Riders’ Mental Health

By Kea Wilson | Dec 16, 2021 | No Comments

Most people who use shared e-scooters report higher levels of emotional well-being after a ride, adding to a mountain of evidence that sustainable transportation may be an overlooked tool in fighting America’s mental health crisis.

Some southland bike lanes drop out of projects unexpectedly. Forest Lawn Drive bike lanes photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Why Can’t Metro/L.A./Caltrans Just Add Approved Bikeways When Building Big Projects?

By Joe Linton | Dec 16, 2021 | No Comments

Recently, there has been a frustratingly continuous drumbeat of planned bikeways being left off of large-scale southern California construction projects.

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By Roger Rudick | Dec 16, 2021 | No Comments

$400 Million for Muni Upgrades (CBSLocal)
Transit Perks for New Commute Reality (Bloomberg)
Commercial Bus Sponsorship (NextCity)
S.F. Department to Make Streets Cleaner (SFChron)
What’s Happening with Parklets in Other Cities (SFChron)
Mayor Breed Wants to Streamline Housing Production (SFChron)
S.F. Expects a Budget Surplus (SFChron)
More on What Police are Doing in Tenderloin (SFChron)
Sir Francis Drake Blvd. “Safety” Upgrades (MarinIJ)
Letters: Tesla Drivers Can Play Video Games (EastBayTimes)

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Opinion: The Bus Driver Shortage is an Emergency

By Jarrett Walker | Dec 15, 2021 | No Comments

Many US transit agencies are looking at devastating service cuts due to a shortage of bus drivers. And there's something simple but powerful that sustainable transportation advocates can do about it.

A Round and a Roundy: Dead Men Tell No Tales … in Support of Bike Lanes

By Streetsblog Editors | Dec 15, 2021 | No Comments

Our national treasure cartoonist has noticed that whenever a group of people in a neighborhood expresses support for a bike lane, there's always a revanchist force that claims to have "asked around" and discovered that no one, in fact, wants that bike lane. Here's his take.

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By Roger Rudick | Dec 15, 2021 | No Comments

Connect S.F. Vision for Transit (MassTransit)
Plan to Quiet Golden Gate Bridge (SFChron)
Angel Island Ferry to Continue (MarinIJ)
Affordable Apartment Project Near Dublin BART (EastBayTimes)
After 55 Traffic Deaths, San Jose’s Vision Zero is Failing (CBSLocal)
Driver Gets Six Months for Deadly Hit & Run (DailyJournal)
Delayed Parklet (SFExaminer)
More Police for Tenderloin? (SFChron, SFExaminer)
A Second Salesforce Tower? (SFChron)
S.F. Exodus isn’t Over (SFChron)
Commentary: Mayor Breed’s Tenderloin Response Long Overdue (SFExaminer)
Commentary: The Bashing of ‘Build Back Better’ (EastBayTimes)

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A rear-bikecam shot of the SUV of a motorist who punishment passed, honked, and shouted at Streetsblog's editor back in 2017. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

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Commentary: When Bikelash Follows you into the Market

By Roger Rudick | Dec 14, 2021 | No Comments

The phenomenon of drivers bullying cyclists sometimes extends beyond the street

Change Is Possible If We Work Together, Donate Today to Keep Streetsblog Strong in 2022

By Damien Newton | Dec 14, 2021 | No Comments

In our last fundraising post, we touched on some of the major stories of 2021. Today, we’re looking forward to what we think will be some of the major stories of 2022. Of course, to do our best coverage we need your support to keep going. Today, we just passed $9,000 in donations and pledges […]

An unfiltered image from Salem, Ore. during a 2020 wildfire. Source: Bruhmoney77, CC

2022 Muni Service Plan Approved (MassTransit)
Bring Trains to Airports and Other Flying Complaints (SFGate)
Berkeley Backs off Plan to Charge for Private Car Storage (Berkeleyside)
Bay Area Homeless Suffer in the Cold, Rain (SFChron)
Price Tag of Affordable Housing (48Hills)
New Indoor Mask Mandates (SFChron)
Harvey Milk Mural Painted Over (Hoodline)
Letters: the DMV and Elderly Drivers (EastBayTimes)
Commentary: Infrastructure or Rebates from State Surplus? (SLO.com)
Commentary: More and More Ferries (Berkeleyside)
Commentary: Is State Screwing Up Energy Regs/Solar Power? (SFChron)

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High-Speed Rail CEO Brian Kelly, flanked by Speaker Nancy Pelosi,
Congresswoman Jackie Speier, and other politicos and transportation execs, Saturday morning at Transbay. Photo: CaHSRA

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Infrastructure Act Will Spark State Transportation Electrification Efforts

By Roger Rudick | Dec 13, 2021 | No Comments

Politicos and high-speed rail officials celebrate potential in infrastructure bill. Call on oil-funded lawmakers in Sacramento to get out of the way

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Survey Says: E-Scooters Are Great for Riders’ Mental Health

Why Can’t Metro/L.A./Caltrans Just Add Approved Bikeways When Building Big Projects?

Today’s Headlines

Opinion: The Bus Driver Shortage is an Emergency

A Round and a Roundy: Dead Men Tell No Tales … in Support of Bike Lanes

Today’s Headlines

Commentary: When Bikelash Follows you into the Market

Change Is Possible If We Work Together, Donate Today to Keep Streetsblog Strong in 2022

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Report: To Sustain the Cycling Boom, U.S. Must Build Up American Bike Manufacturing

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Infrastructure Act Will Spark State Transportation Electrification Efforts