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SEE IT! Montreal Offers Lessons for All Cities That Want Safer, Better, More Livable Streets

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Sep 17, 2021 | No Comments

These two films represent the 1,000th and 1,001st mini-documentaries by Streetfilms Director Clarence Eckerson Jr., who has been making these movies since the mid-2000s.

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Sep 17, 2021 | No Comments

Cable Car Service to Return Saturday (SFChron)
VTA Set to Resume Full Operations (CBSLocal)
More on San Francisco’s Muni Celebrations (PublicPress)
Downtown San Jose Tower to Have BART Stop (EastBayTimes)
Philly’s Transit Signage Issues Sound Familiar (Bloomberg)
Newsom Signs ‘Light Density’ Bills (SFChron, EastBayTimes)
NIMBY’s in SoMa (Hoodline)
Why the Bay Area Has Yet to See Terrible Air (SFChron)
Ode to McLaren Park (SFGate)
Street Performers are Back (SFChron)
Be Thankful For Vaccines, Improvements Over 2020 (NYTimes)

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Talking Headways Podcast: The Rules Require Death

By Jeff Wood | Sep 16, 2021 | No Comments

We design roadways to be easy for drivers, but all that does is encourage speeding and distracted driving.

Opinion: How to Win Over Opponents of Street Safety

By David Shorr and Kathleen Sullivan | Sep 16, 2021 | No Comments

Road diet debates often run so hot because they’re proxies for local community attitudes about broader forces of societal change. Here are some lessons on how to change those attitudes.

State Street in Salt Lake City. Photo: I, Padraic Ryan via wikimediacommons

Op/Ed: Western Transport Officials Ignore Road Safety

By Taylor Anderson | Sep 16, 2021 | No Comments

A conference takes place on a dangerous road — but street safety is not on the agenda.

Today’s Headlines

By Roger Rudick | Sep 16, 2021 | No Comments

BART Death Raises Questions About Pet Rules Enforcement (SFChron)
More on Ferry Expansion (DailyJournal)
Berkeley Pier Ferry Service? (DailyCalifornian)
Caltrain Allows Riders to Donate GO Passes (RailwayAge)
Hit-&-Run Motorist Kills Berkeley Pedestrian (Berkeleyside, SFChron, EastBayTimes)
Air Quality Advisory Extended (SFChron)
How to Reduce Exposure to Air Pollution (Patch)
Mission District Mini Park (Hoodline)
New East Bay Park Land (SFGate)
Weighing Boston, Other Cities, Against San Francisco (SFGate)
Commentary: Recall’s Over, Now Sign Bill to Eliminate Single-Family Housing (SFChron)
Commentary: How Bay Area Can Reach Future Housing Needs (EastBayTimes)

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The "new" configuration the Fremont City Council voted for Tuesday evening. Image: Bike East Bay

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Bike East Bay Pleads with Fremont to Prioritize Safety

By Roger Rudick | Sep 15, 2021 | No Comments

This East Bay city used Dutch designs on Walnut--but is relapsing to the ol' disregard for safety on Paseo Padre

The SunPedal Ride heads downtown on the Lakefront Trail.

The solar-powered e-bike project SunPedal Ride makes a pit stop in Chicago

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 15, 2021 | No Comments

Sushil Reddy, the brains behind the SunPedal Ride, talks about why he's crossing the country on two wheels, with a solar assist.

Study: How We Talk About Racism in Transportation — And Why it Matters

By Sarah Brown | Sep 15, 2021 | No Comments

For too long, the rhetoric around active mobility has been deeply rooted in White supremacy, classism, and other intersecting oppressions that violate our fundamental and collective human rights.

Reconciliation Looking Good For Sustainable Transportation (So Far)

By Kea Wilson | Sep 15, 2021 | No Comments

New House legislation coming out of Peter DeFazio's committee could restore some of what sustainable transportation advocates lost during the negotiations over the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill — without technically breaking President Biden's promises to the GOP.

Thursday's protest. Courtney is second from the left.

What it was like being part of Better Streets Chicago’s people-protected bike lane protest

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 15, 2021 | No Comments

We need a citywide network of barrier-protected bike lanes and we needed it years ago.

Complete Streets project in Watsonville, CA. Image: Caltrans

Update on Caltrans Complete Streets Reservation

By Melanie Curry | Sep 15, 2021 | No Comments

Among the 34 projects to receive early Complete Streets funding from Caltrans are twelve that include separated, all-ages bike facilities; sixteen include new sidewalks; 26 are along a city's main street; two include new road diet elements.

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