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Talking Headways Podcast: A National Perspective on Building Transit

By Jeff Wood | Nov 5, 2021 | No Comments

This week we’re joined by Jannet Walker-Ford, National Transit and Rail Lead at WSP. We chat about high-speed rail around the country, the benefits of trade and research groups, escalating transit-project costs, and the transport-policy environment.

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Nov 5, 2021 | No Comments

More on Deadly Alameda Crash (SFChron)
More on Wilma Chan’s Life of Public Service (EastBayTimes)
Proposal Could End Caltrain Governance Stalemate (OnlineRedwoodCity)
VTA to Expand Senior Transportation (CBSLocal)
Golden Gate Ferry Seeks Angel Island Route, Fare Hikes (MarinIJ)
Bike Thieves Arrested, Will Anything be Done? (SFChron)
Huge New Tower for Folsom? (Socketsite)
How to Create Missing Middle Housing (BizTimes)
GM Testing Fully Driverless Taxis (Endgadget)
How the Automobile Destroyed America’s Cities (FT)
Commentary: Making the Case for 9,000 New Homes (Berkeleyside)

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A shrine next to the crosswalk where the Chan was killed. Photos: Streetsblog/Rudick

Traffic Violence Epidemic’s Latest Victim: Alameda Co Supervisor Wilma Chan

By Roger Rudick | Nov 4, 2021 | No Comments

She was out walking her dog. A driver hit her while she was crossing Shoreline on Alameda, causing a fatal injury

Portland Considers Electric-Cargo-Bike Delivery Hubs

By Jonathan Maus | Nov 4, 2021 | No Comments

The City of Portland is considering a new use for streets that would lead to cleaner and greener deliveries: “micro delivery hubs.”

Advocates Demand Global Leaders Increase Bike Mode Share

By Kea Wilson | Nov 4, 2021 | No Comments

Sustainable transportation advocates are urging world leaders at COP26 to commit to a global goal to increase cycling mode share — because if they don't, there is "no conceivable way" for them to meet the summit's climate goals.

A CTA bus on Chicago's Michigan Avenue. Photo: John Greenfield

I’m fairly optimistic about the future of public transportation – if we take action now

By John Greenfield | Nov 4, 2021 | No Comments

As Mark Twain might have said, reports of the death of transit have been greatly exaggerated, but we do need to take decisive action to make buses and trains a more reliable and appealing option.

The new Columbus Ave. bus lanes and upgraded bus platforms at Walnut Avenue, near Franklin Park.

Eyes On the Street: A Quick Ride on Boston’s New Transitway

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 4, 2021 | No Comments

Boston’s new center-running bus lanes are open for business in Roxbury, and they’re already delivering major benefits to pedestrian and transit riders along Columbus Avenue between Franklin Park and the Jackson Square Orange Line stop. StreetsblogMASS visited the new bus lanes on Wednesday morning to try them out. The 0.7 mile ride went by remarkably […]

Dancers perform in front of Mayor de Blasio in a video promoting the city's Open Culture program. Photo: Mayor's Office

OPINION: Let’s Make the Open Culture Program Permanent

By Jimmy Van Bramer | Nov 4, 2021 | No Comments

We must codify in law the pandemic-era program that has brought art, music, and dance to our streets.

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Nov 4, 2021 | No Comments

Driver Kills Alameda County Supervisor (EastBayTimes, SFGate, SFChron)
Ferries and Housing Coming to Treasure Island (SFChron)
New VTA Bus Drivers (KPIX5)
Cyclists Discuss “Idaho Stop” (SFGate)
Growing Tension Over Local vs. State Control of Housing (SFChron)
Q&A With Supervisor Mandelman (SFBayTimes)
100 mph Driver in Berkeley Hits Tree (Berkeleyside)
History and SMART’s Freight Takeover (PacificSun)
Letters: Tripping on Sidewalk Bumps (EastBayTimes)
Commentary: Homelessness is a Humanitarian Crisis (SFChron)
Commentary: Why the Tenderloin Remains a Drug Containment Zone (SFExaminer)
Commentary: End Garbage Hauling Monopoly (SFExaminer)

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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

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SPUR Talk: The Challenge of Integrating Transit

By Roger Rudick | Nov 3, 2021 | No Comments

Seattle, Toronto, Chicago--many cities have more integrated transit than the Bay Area. How did they do it?

America’s Most Toxic Car Ads Semi-Finals: Cadillac vs. Dodge

By Streetsblog Editors | Nov 3, 2021 | No Comments

We're finishing out the semi-finals with another battle of the bad dads — and this one's a doozy.

Senator Joe Manchin II (D-W.Va). Image via Third Way

What’s In (And What’s Out Of) the New Reconciliation Bill For Sustainable Transport

By Kea Wilson | Nov 3, 2021 | No Comments

Most programs favored by sustainable transportation advocates have survived negotiations over the massive social infrastructure package that's held up the country's transportation ambitions for months — though a few of them have gotten a little skinnier.

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