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Eyes on the Street: New Green Paint at Emeryville Public Market
By Melanie Curry |
The changes bring a dramatic difference in feel to Shellmound Street; what had been a vehicle through-way now has a walkable, pedestrian-oriented scale.
Metro Celebrates Purple Line Extension 1 Tunnel Machines, Set to Start in August
By Joe Linton |
Metro's Purple Line Extension Phase 1 will soon be dug by twin tunnel machines, named "Soyeon" and "Elsie"
S.F. Advocates Release Questionnaire Results and Endorsements for June Election
By Roger Rudick |
The San Francisco Transit Riders (SFTR) released the results of its "Ride the Vote" survey yesterday.
Jacksonville Police, Under Fire for Racist Jaywalking Enforcement, Refuse to Reassess
By Angie Schmitt |
Despite a bombshell investigation showing the discriminatory nature of pedestrian fines in Jacksonville, local police are refusing to reform their approach to jaywalking stops.
Today’s Headlines
By Melanie Curry |
Republicans hope to ride a gas-tax repeal to victory (LA Times) It’s not clear how well carbon pricing schemes reduce GHGs, but they sure do help the economy (Vox) People seem to think that riding a bike to work would take too long. Wrong (NY Times) There are lots of things large and small we […]
Bill to Change the Way California Sets Speed Limits Slows Down
By Melanie Curry |
Laura Friedman's bill now calls for a task force to study why California has such a counterintuitive method for setting speed limits.