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Talking Headways Podcast: Bus Stop Transformations

By Jeff Wood | Aug 25, 2022 | No Comments

Yes, the lowly bus stop can involve the community, engage transit operators, and bring life to grey spaces.

Can This Documentary Get Americans to Care About Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths?

By Kea Wilson | Aug 25, 2022 | No Comments

A new documentary aims to tell the dramatic story of America's escalating pedestrian and cyclist death crisis — and hopefully, inspire non-advocates to get involved in the movement to end the epidemic.

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Aug 25, 2022 | No Comments

BART Celebrating 50th Anniversary of its Opening (Berkeleyside)
Public Transportation Can Fight Climate Change (GreenerIdeal)
Environmentalist Take Issue with Newsom’s Climate Push (SFChron)
California Banning Sale of Gasoline Cars (SFGate, Politico)
Economists Ponder Policy in the Face of Accelerating Global Warming (SFExaminer)
Bad Pavement on Clay Street Sends Cyclists to the Hospital (SFChron)
What Other Cities can Learn from Hoboken, NJ (WNYC)
Alameda Repaving its Streets (EastBayTimes)
BART Robbery Suspect Arrested (EastBayTimes)
The Dark History of Sharp Park (SFChron)
Global Warming and Bay Area’s Algae Bloom (SFExaminer)

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Amber Wipfler and her co-pilot. Wipfler is one of many local cyclists who helped push for a safer Butterfield. Photo: Brian Bercovitz

Marin Cyclists Win a Safer Butterfield Road

By Warren Wells | Aug 24, 2022 | No Comments

Almost 900 Marin households turned in responses to a survey on Butterfield Road--here are the results.

Three Common Types of Bike Laws That Are Overdue for an Overhaul

By Kea Wilson | Aug 24, 2022 | No Comments

There is almost no evidence that cycling regulations are making U.S. streets safer, and more than enough evidence that they should be overhauled to prevent disproportionately harmful impacts against people of color, a new study finds.

Storrow Drive in Boston (in reality, a highway) looks much better as a park and light rail in AI artist Zach Katz's rendering. Image: Zach Katz

AI Image Generator as Tool in Fight For Safe Streets

By Jamie Littlefield | Aug 24, 2022 | No Comments

Activists can use these intuitive tools to show stakeholders a better future — or a dystopian one.

Could California (Finally) Get That Stop-as-Yield Law?

By Melanie Curry | Aug 24, 2022 | No Comments

California bike riders are this close to getting the right to treat stop signs as yield signs.

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Aug 24, 2022 | No Comments

Mission District Locals Talk About What they Want for 24th Street BART (SFChron)
More of Caltrain’s New Fleet Arrives (MassTransit)
And More on High-Speed Rail Approvals (ENR)
More on Federal Awards for Infrastructure Projects (TTNews)
VTA Bus Driver Forced to Retire After Threatening to “Shoot Everybody” (EastBayTimes)
Oakland Notices Motorists Park on the Sidewalk (Oaklandside)
Can Tech Help Cities Manage the Curb Better? (NYTimes)
Negligent Driver Who Killed Cyclist in Lafayette Gets Probation (EastBayTimes)
Paul Pelosi Gets Wrist Slap for Drunk Driving (SFGate)
Bans on New Gas Stations in Sonoma County (ABC7)
Letters: Unsafe Walking vs. Unsafe Driving (EastBayTimes)