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Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Oct 25, 2021 | No Comments

Halloween, Outside Lands Will be Test for Transit (SFChron)
Transit Cutting Fares to Lure Back Customers (Citylab)
Most Suspended Muni Lines Would Return in Feb (SFChron)
Future of Transportation Tech (GovTech)
More on Plan Bay Area (SFExaminer)
Oil Spill is a Symptom of Bad Policies (EWG)
Jefferson Streetscape Project (SFBay)
More on Bay Area’s Trillion Dollar Housing Plan (RealDeal)
Commentary: the Myths of Motoring (WashPost)
Commentary: Rethink Post-Pandemic Transit (MarinIJ)
Commentary: Stop Making it So Easy to Drive (SFChron)

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A state-run Amtrak train in Pinole. Pretty, but in terms of speed, reliability, frequency, it's also kind of pathetic. Image: Cap Corridor

California Needs to Up its Train Game

By Roger Rudick | Oct 22, 2021 | No Comments

San Joaquin, Capitol Corridor, Pacific Surfliner--new umbrella group wants to promote state's model of operating trains. How about Japan or France instead?

Business Lobbyists Ask Governor to Set Aside Worker Protections, Clean Air Rules

By Melanie Curry | Oct 22, 2021 | No Comments

Cargo backup in SoCal ports taken as an excuse to push anti-regulation agenda

U.S. Cities Have More Car-Free Households Than You Think

By Kea Wilson | Oct 22, 2021 | No Comments

Even the most transit-poor U.S. cities have significant numbers of neighborhoods where almost no one drives — and where they're located often suggests a dire need for more transit to serve the under-resourced residents who need it most.

Opinion: American Parking Socialism

By Joe Cortright | Oct 22, 2021 | No Comments

"There may be massive inequities in other aspects of life, but each citizen is guaranteed equal access to adequate parking spaces." - Joe Cortright

Talking Headways Podcast: How Partisanship Influences Transportation Reform

By Jeff Wood | Oct 22, 2021 | No Comments

This week we're joined by Kelcie Ralph, Nick Klein, and Calvin Thigpen, who talk about their recent paper "Political Partisanship and Transportation Reform." We chat about why they wrote the paper, what they found out about partisanship and transportation policy, and why actors across the political spectrum have little understanding of induced demand.

A lonely Slow Streets sign in Los Angeles. Photo: Damien Newton

LA City Council Moves to Implement New State Laws on Speed Limits, Bus Lane Enforcement, Slow Streets

By Melanie Curry | Oct 22, 2021 | No Comments

Councilmembers Bonin, Krekorian, and Koretz get things started after Newsom signs bills into law

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Oct 22, 2021 | No Comments

Geary Safety Project Complete (SFChron, SFExaminer)
Nicer Cable Car Terminus Proposed for California Street (SFChron)
Hayward Fault Could Hobble BART, Wreck Freeways (LATimes)
New SMART Train Manager (CBSLocal)
Brightline West’s Interim Plan to Get Trains from Vegas to L.A. (Trains)
Oakland Redistricting (SFChron)
What Comes After Single-Family Housing? (EastBayTimes)
Grubstake Condos is a Go (Hoodline)
Merchants Celebrate Relaxing of Mask Rules (Heresay)
What it’s Like to Live in a Painted Lady (SFChron)
Could Tiny Tourist Cruisers Become Future of Cars? (SFExaminer)

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Is the CTC Slow-Walking Climate Action on Transportation Investments?

By Melanie Curry | Oct 21, 2021 | No Comments

A letter from advocates expresses concern that CTC may be trying to sidestep recommended actions from a state plan to reduce climate effects from transportation.

America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Infiniti vs. Cadillac

By Streetsblog Editors | Oct 21, 2021 | No Comments

When most people think about "family values," they don't usually think about violent driver aggression — unless they've bought into American car culture, that is.

Parking Reform Network Co-founder Tony Jordan at a fundraiser Sunday night. All Photos: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland

The Parking Reform Network Comes of Age

By Jonathan Maus | Oct 21, 2021 | No Comments

“We’re all here because when we look at a new surface parking lot, or see a lot being dug up for an apartment’s underground garage, we understand these are just the surface expressions of a sinister force." -Parking Reform Network founder Tony Jordan, via Bike Portland's Jonathan Maus

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Oct 21, 2021 | No Comments

San Francisco’s 15-Minute Neighborhoods (SFExaminer)
Walking Every Street of San Francisco (SFGate)
A Phase of Geary Safety Upgrades Completed (CBSLocal)
More on Tracking Bay Area Transportation Projects (SFChron)
Muni 10-Townsend to Return in 2022 (PotreroView)
Vax Deadline Looms for City Workers (NBCBayArea)
More on S.F. Public Utilities Commission Corruption Charges (SFChron)
New Mixed Use for San Jose (EastBayTimes)
Murder Suspect Forgets to Say “I Didn’t See Her” (EastBayTimes)
Storm Season Has Begun (SFChron, SFExaminer)
Visiting Angel Island (SFChron)
A Dip into Sutro Baths (SFChron)

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