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Op-Ed: Biking & Rolling Plan Must Be for the Whole City
SFMTA has been conducting community engagement to guide development of a new Biking and Rolling Plan, the first update to the city’s comprehensive plan for active transportation since 2009
Wednesday’s Headlines
Bay Area transit agencies face huge budget gap; Caltrain says power outage was due to outside interference; The risks of self-fulfilling travel forecasts; More
The Challenge: A Week Without Driving
Streetsblog boardmember Abby Arnold pledges to go without driving for a week, and to tell Streetsblog readers all about it
New Crisis for Inter-City Customers As Megabus Goes Bust
"Every time a viable option goes away, it hurts the mobility of everyone and drives more people toward cars," said one activist.
Caltrain Celebrates Electric Service
Some musings about Saturday's Caltrain electrification party and a last victory lap for the start of full service
Tuesday’s Headlines
Living in a 15-minute city is pretty cool; Off-street parking reform can lower emissions and housing costs; CA law expands ban on requiring more parking for new housing near transit; More
Legislative Update: Ending Harmful Road Widening, and Redefining “Major Transit Stops”
No road widening requirement for infill housing developments, and refining the definition of a "major transit stop"
Bikeway Briefs: Reseda, Mason, Avenue 51, and MANGo
Santa Monica's MANGo bikeway extension is now open, plus various bikeways around town get finished
‘Doom Loop’ Alert: Transit Systems are Suffering — And Too Many Are Cutting Service
Ridership is still down, inflation, labor costs, pensions, and other operating costs are up, and many systems are slashing service. This is bad.
Caltrain Electric Service Begins…
...and a celebration of a bike-lane victory on Frida Kahlo and Judson
