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Study: How Megacars, More Driving Could Cancel Out EV Gains

By Kea Wilson | Sep 29, 2021 | No Comments

Even the most realistic models of the emissions-cutting potential of electric vehicles are still underestimating how much more Americans are likely to drive and their preference for gas-powered megacars, a new study suggests.

A person with a bike in Chicago's Roseland community. In recent years the city has been building more bikeways on the Far South Side, but the density of bikeways is still much greater in most of the North Side. Photo: John Greenfield

“Biking Where Black” study shows relationship between lack of bike lanes, heavy ticketing

By Sharon Hoyer | Sep 29, 2021 | No Comments

The report Barajas postulates that improved bicycle infrastructure could reduce citations and to some extent mitigate police overreach by reducing sidewalk riding.

Transit Funds Could Crack Under Pressure of the Budget Deadline

By Stephen Kenny | Sep 29, 2021 | No Comments

A brief update on the status of the infrastructure talks in Washington.

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Sep 29, 2021 | No Comments

Tour of Almost-Completed Subway (KTVU)
System to Automatically Stop Commuter Trains in an Earthquake (Temblor)
Trajectory of Scooter and Bike Share (GreenBiz)
Extension of Mileage Tax Pilot (PewTrust)
Matt Haney to Run for Assembly, Embraces YIMBY Positions (SFChron)
Encampments Allowed to Stay in Berkeley for Now (Berkeleyside)
Roundabouts Become More Common (EastBayTimes)
More on Efforts to Rehabilitate Humboldt Bay Freight Rail (LostCoastOutpost)
Letters: SMART Should Add Weekend Rail/Ferry Excursions (MarinIJ)
Letters: HSR, Idaho Stops (SFChron)
Letters: Don’t Delay Climate Change Actions (SFChron)

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SFO's AirTrain. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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SFO Gets Environmental Award for “Transit” Project that Prioritizes Driving

By Roger Rudick | Sep 28, 2021 | No Comments

San Francisco's airport received a “Gold” certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program developed by the U.S. Green Building Council late last week for extending its people mover train to a giant parking garage

The aftermath of the Waller crash, via GoFundMe

Grisly Texas Crash Raises Old Questions About Teen Drivers

By Kea Wilson | Sep 28, 2021 | No Comments

Safe streets advocates in Texas are questioning the state driving age after an aggressive teenage motorist mowed down six cyclists this weekend — and some are wondering whether children really belong behind the wheel anywhere in America.