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Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Oct 6, 2021 | No Comments

Muni Service at Risk from Unvaxed Workers (SFChron, SFExaminer)
Bikeshare Costs Going Up (SFChron)
Traffic Approaching Pre-Pandemic Levels (SFGate)
Pedestrian Injured by Carjackers (Berkeleyside)
More on Oil Spill Response (SFGate)
‘No’ to Micro Housing in the Tenderloin (SFChron)
Street Encampments are Inhumane (SFChron)
Changes to Indoor Mask Mandate Coming? (SFGate, SFChron)
Remembering the Interurbans (Citylab)
Commentary: No NIMBYs in Japantown? (SFChron)
Commentary: Ban West Coast Drilling (EastBayTimes)

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Photo of poop from SFPD horses on the Terry Francois Protected Bike Lane in 2019. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Op-Ed: New Streets of Mission Bay/Dogpatch Treat Vulnerable Road Users Like S#!*

By Greg Rozmarynowycz | Oct 5, 2021 | No Comments

San Francisco's newest streets are basically stroads crammed into an urban neighborhood

Crash in Oakland. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Opinion: Congestion Pricing Does Not Begin to Compensate Society for the Harm and Violence Caused by Cars

By Mark Gorton | Oct 5, 2021 | No Comments

Much of the coverage of congestion pricing focuses on the need for a toll to reduce congestion or pollution. And that's important. But drivers need to know that they do far more harm than merely causing traffic and greenhouse gas emissions. Put simply: Cars destroy the human living environment in the city.

Op-Ed: Everything Advocates Need to Know About the Federal E-Bike Credit

By Eric Sakalowsky | Oct 5, 2021 | No Comments

What is the proposed federal e-bike credit, and how could it be better? Here's everything you need to know.

America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Aggressively American Edition

By Kea Wilson | Oct 5, 2021 | No Comments

We're finishing off our first round of competition with two ads that give a salute to America...or at least one very specific, aggressively toxic version of it.

It's no coincidence that Clean Air memes and illustrations frequently include an image of someone enjoying a bike ride. Image: CCA

Clean Air Day Is Wednesday

By Melanie Curry | Oct 5, 2021 | No Comments

Make it every day

G Line electric bus charging at North Hollywood station. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

CA to Vastly Increase Investments in Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure

By Melanie Curry | Oct 5, 2021 | No Comments

Lots of excitement, but also a sober reminder that ZEVs alone will not solve climate or congestion

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Oct 5, 2021 | No Comments

Scooters and Bike Share are Booming (SFExaminer)
Preserving San Jose’s Train Station (MercNews)
Jury: SFMTA Didn’t Cheat Taxi Medallion Credit Maker (SFChron)
Response to California Oil Spill Slow (SFChron)
Vehicle Battery Supply Shortage Persists (Reuters)
It Took a Deadly Pandemic to Reduce Roadway Deaths (CBSLocal)
Another Vital Safety Law Continually Ignored by Drivers (EastBayTimes)
Balancing Social Work and Police on S.F. Streets (SFChron)
Chance of Rain in Bay Area (SFChron)
Commentary: San Francisco Needs Public Housing (SFExaminer)
Commentary: More on Golden Gate Bridge Path Dangers (MarinIJ)

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Image description: an American flag attached to the bumper of a large SUV. Source: Robert Couse-Baker, PxHere, CC

Study: What’s Behind Partisan Splits Over Transport Reform?

By Kea Wilson | Oct 4, 2021 | No Comments

The majority of Americans support transportation reform that would reduce our national dependence on automobiles — but better messaging may be needed to persuade the rest, a new study suggests.

Funding for the White Oak Creek Greenway Phase IV in Cary, North Carolina, was part of $100 million invested in the East Coast Greenway in 2020. (Photo by Dave Connelly, via East Coast Greenway Alliance

Op-Ed: The Time for More Federal Dollars for Greenways Is Now

By Dennis Markatos-Soriano | Oct 4, 2021 | No Comments

It’s up to us in the next few days and weeks to ensure that more than a tiny portion of the next infrastructure package goes to greenways, sidewalks, and bike lanes. If we don’t stand up to give people safe networks to live a low-carbon, high-quality life, then we can be assured that the highway lobby will be ready to spend our tax dollars.

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

Congressional Maneuvering Delays Infrastructure Bill

By Kea Wilson | Oct 4, 2021 | No Comments

Congress was forced to delay a vote on a bill that would have reauthorized the nation's major transportation programs last night, missing a critical midnight deadline and throwing the future of sustainable transport advocates' priorities into doubt.

This Week: Sea-level Rise, Book Club, Friday Morning Ride

By Roger Rudick | Oct 4, 2021 | No Comments

Here is a list of events this week.

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