Aaron Short
Recent Posts
Making it Easier to Get to Transit via Walking, Bicycling
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Encouraging people to opt for a "first-mile/last-mile" connection via active, zero emission modes requires integration of policies, plans, designs, and funding
Metro Operations Committee Asks Metro to Study Flower Street Bus Lane, Possibly Make Permanent
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In September, the Metro board will hear staff evaluation of making the pilot Flower Street bus lane permanent
Truck Driver Runs Over, Drags Tenderloin Pedestrian in Another Fatal Crash
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We must require side guards on trucks entering our cities... and we must stop delaying on safety improvements to our streets
Today’s Headlines
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Giving away parking at transit stations is pure evil (Sightline) Life at a transit village (SF Chronicle) American Canyon sued over plan to widen highway through town (Napa Valley Register) Dangerous by Design: The 100 most dangerous Congressional districts for people walking (18 are in California) (Smart Growth America) More diverging diamond interchanges coming to […]
Upgrades Coming To TAP: Mobile App and Greater Multi-Modal Integration
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This winter riders will be able to pay by phone using Metro's TAP app. But that's not all...
Open Thread: Hayes Valley’s People Street. What Would You Pedestrianize Next?
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Perhaps no other neighborhood has come so far--from the bad old days of the Central Freeway, to pedestrianizing one block of street. What's next?
Pittsburgh Reveals the Downside of Self-Driving Cars
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Wider inequality. More sprawl. Worse transit. Those are some of the outcomes we could see from self-driving cars in cities, according to a Pittsburgh-based transit advocacy group.
Today’s Headlines
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Want to save the environment? Subsidize e-bikes (Outside) A food delivery robot wants to use the bike lane (Wired) Google maps adds bikeshare (Mashable) San Francisco makes e-scooters permanent (Curbed) While Oakland tries to make them available to everyone (East Bay Express) No reason to wait to make this Berkeley intersection safer (Berkeleyside) 70-year-old sets […]
Bay Area Legislators Talk About Housing Legislation at the Capitol
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All the panelists have been working on housing issues for years. "Things are changing," they say, albeit slowly.
Eyes on the Street: Upgrades to Rosewood Avenue Diverter
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LADOT upgraded the Rosewood/La Brea bike/ped crossing - adding green pavement, additional markings, bollards, and signage