Op-Ed: A.B. 43 Would Let Cities Set Safer Speed Limits
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Current speed limit rules reward those that travel fastest, regardless of safety
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- BART Employee Vaccination Mandate (SFChron)
- BART Reopening Civic Center Station (SFGate)
- VTA Changes Public Meeting Rules (SJSpotlight)
- More on Car-Free JFK (SFChron)
- Blue Angels and Bike Skills (MissionLocal)
- L.A. Politician Wants to Ban Open-Air Bike Chop Shops (WestsideToday)
- More on Expected Traffic/Transit Crowding (ABC7)
- Housing Plans for Stonestown (Socketsite)
- More on Tilting Tower (SFGate)
- S.F. Changing Mask Rules (SFGate)
- COVID by Bay Area County (SFChron)
- Windiest Street in San Francisco (SFGate)
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Commentary: the High-Speed Rail Transformation has Begun
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High speed rail is coming. Check out a bit of the history.
Talking Headways Podcast: How Berlin Encourages Active Transportation
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This week we’re joined by Roland Stimpel of the German Pedestrian Association Fussverkehr. Stimpel chats with us about Berlin’s new mobility laws, including the 2018 Mobility Act and 2021’s pedestrian law amendments. We also talk about SUVs, the struggle to find public servants, and Ampelmännchen, the traffic-light man.
Birmingham (England) Puts Birmingham (Alabama) to Shame
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Birmingham grabbed headlines this week for its visionary new transport plan that will restrict car travel and expand sustainable transportation access throughout every inch of the city. Unfortunately, not our Birmingham.
But not that Birmingham.
DOT ‘Cycling in the City’ Report Confirms 2020 Bike Boom Really Happened
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But the big question: Will it lead to massive redistribution of limited road space?
Open Letter: No, A.B. 43 Would Not Allow “Speed Traps”
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And the 85th percentile rule is anything BUT scientific
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- More on Muni Employee Vaccine Mandate (SFExaminer, KPIX, ABC7)
- Heavy Traffic, Crowded Transit Expected this Weekend (SFChron)
- More on Homeless Parking Site (SFChron)
- Downtown Merchants in Crisis (HereSay)
- 400 Homes Eyed Near San Jose BART (EastBayTimes)
- Marin Kids, Families Walk and Roll to School (MarinIJ)
- Bicyclist Dies in Berkeley (Berkeleyside)
- Cities with Biggest Parking Fines (Route50)
- The Most Segregated Neighborhood in the Bay Area (SFChron)
- Was Cargo Ship Docked in Oakland Involved in SoCal Oil Spill? (KPIX5)
- The Plan to Cure Lake Merced (SFExaminer)
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Streetsblog Tours CA High-Speed Rail
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This week's tour focused on three large-scale structures under construction in Fresno County the San Joaquin River Viaduct, the Cedar Viaduct, and the Conejo Viaduct
Study: Rural Areas Need Safe, Sustainable Transportation Now
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Rural communities need policies that make it easier for residents to drive less, a new report argues — but federal politicians keep perpetuating the myth that transit, walking and biking have no place outside mega-cities.
Op-Ed: What is the Federal Bike Commuter Benefit?
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What is the federal bike commuter benefit, and how could it be better? Here's everything you need to know.
“Cycling for Sustainable Cities” Opens California Bicycle Summit
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Advance symposia features top bicycle scholars Ralph Buehler and John Pucher, discussing how cities can and are making bicycling better for everyone, and how COVID has affected bicycling.