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Sponsored Post: How CA Transit Agencies Can Tap into New Legislation for Automated Bus Enforcement
A.B. 917 is especially groundbreaking because it also authorizes automated enforcement of bus stop no-parking zones – so an agency doesn’t have to have bus lanes to benefit from this law. Illegally parked vehicles blocking parts of bus stops create safety hazards for riders boarding and exiting the bus, especially for riders with disabilities.
August 19, 2022
Open Letter to SFMTA: We Missed the Outreach on MLK/Middle Drive
City decides to allow cars on Middle Drive/MLK bike connector but forgets to promote outreach meetings, equity survey
August 19, 2022
Talking Headway Podcast: Why Tech Won’t Save Transportation
Uber may become more like a conventional taxi service, but it has permanently screwed workers.
August 19, 2022
The Controversy Over How to Regulate Wheelchair Service by Uber and Lyft in California
Unpacking some of the thorny legal details of this dispute, and a discussion of the outstanding questions that the state needs to resolve to advance WAV ride-hailing accessibility.
August 18, 2022
Op-ed: Seamless Transit Bill Fails — Yet it Succeeds
Like many bills before it, the Seamless Transit Transformation Act has pushed forward change - even though it didn’t become law.
August 18, 2022
The Death of the Muscle Car as We Know It Isn’t Necessarily Good News
Two of the most notoriously dangerous muscle cars are being retired — but probably just to make room for heavier, bigger, and more dangerous models.
August 18, 2022
Fare Integration Takes One Step Forward, One Step Back
The hope is that if a regionwide pass increases ridership without causing transit Armageddon, perhaps individual agencies will stop blocking and delaying real transit integration. Then the goals of S.B. 917 can be achieved via MTC--which is supposed to be the coordinating agency for Bay Area transit--without the legislation.
August 18, 2022
Senator Calls on Feds to Mandate ‘Frontover’ Cameras on Huge Cars — But It Won’t Save Enough Lives
A Connecticut senator is calling for federal action on megacars that are too big for drivers to see children right in front of them — but not necessarily by making vehicles smaller, which could save lives in other kinds of crashes, too.
August 18, 2022
To Fix Inflation and Climate Change, Get Americans out of Cars
Our gas-guzzling rides are tanking our personal finances and municipal budgets as well as dooming the planet.
August 18, 2022
On to the Governor’s Desk: S.B. 922 to Expedite Sustainable Transportation Projects
S.B. 922 would accelerate approval of bike, pedestrian, light rail, and rapid bus projects, if Governor Newsom signs it
August 16, 2022
