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The Debt Ceiling Deal Could Be Bad News For Freeway Fighters

By Kea Wilson | Jun 5, 2023 | No Comments

A poison pill buried within the new debt ceiling deal would "gut" key elements of the nation's bedrock environmental law in exchange for preventing a national default and could make it easier for highway-building agencies to expedite road projects that harm vulnerable communities for generations, advocates warn.

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Eyes on the Street: Construction of Fruitvale Ave’s Protected Bike Lane

By Roger Rudick | Jun 5, 2023 | No Comments

Fruitvale Alive is still a project? Who knew?

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Commentary: The Shock of Returning to the Bay Area

By Roger Rudick | Jun 5, 2023 | No Comments

As a lifelong advocate for better transit, safe streets, and livable cities, visiting the Netherlands isn't a shock--it's coming back

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Feds Propose ‘Automatic Braking’ Rule — But It’s Not Strong Enough, Advocates Warn

By Kea Wilson | Jun 5, 2023 | No Comments

An aggressive new federal safety rule would eventually require automakers to install on new cars technology that can detect pedestrians and stop crashes before they happen — but there remain several key flaws in the proposal, advocates and experts said.

Today’s Headlines

By Melanie Curry | Jun 5, 2023 | No Comments

Funeral held for transit in Oakland, San Francisco (SF Gate) A state bailout for transit would only be the beginning (Mission Local) What happens when cities run out of money (Slate) California’s Transformative Climate Communities program is a model to follow (LAist) Zoom and the future of cities (NY Times) Science says: people do not […]

Today’s Headlines

By Damien Newton | Jun 2, 2023 | No Comments

Boomers Suspicion Towards Developers Clashing with M/Zennials Push for Bikes/Housing (NYT) And more on Fiscal Cliff for Transit (DanvilleSanRamon) Assemblymember Friedman Slams DMV (LAT) Santa Maria Transit Purchases 16 New E-Buses, Closes In on Carbon Neutral Goal (SM Sun) Backlash to Mission Bay Plan Creates Chance for More Wetlands (SD Union-Trib) The Future of Car-Free […]

Today’s Headlines

By Melanie Curry | Jun 1, 2023 | No Comments

Humans have really messed up Earth’s environmental balance (AP) Santa Monica pushes to slow expansion of Waymo (Santa Monica Next) Clash over planned restrictions on self-driving trucks (Sacramento Bee) Raleigh brings back the chopper bike (BikeRadar) Easy ways to start incorporating bike riding into your life (Momentum Mag) Report: Federal Reconnecting Communities program lacks performance […]

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What Are Complete Streets? Smart Growth America Raises the Bar

By Melanie Curry | May 31, 2023 | No Comments

SGA's recent report, Best Complete Streets Policies 2023, looks for strong and effective policies that lay the groundwork for safer streets for everyone

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Op-ed: Consolidate the Bay Area’s Transit Agencies

By Ian Griffiths | May 31, 2023 | No Comments

Legislators considering allocating funding are right to be asking for a plan for financial sustainability and ridership growth. It is also reasonable to question whether Bay Area transit, which is delivered by 27 transit independent operators with no requirements for coordination, is optimally structured to deliver the best possible, most efficient service to the public in the near- and long-term.

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Is It Time for America to Break Up With the Private Car? An Interview with Lime’s Wayne Ting

By Kea Wilson | May 31, 2023 | No Comments

Between 42,000 crash deaths a year and rising tailpipe emissions that are swiftly killing the planet, America's long love affair with the privately-owned car hasn't exactly been a healthy relationship. Now, one micromobility company is sending a message to riders that it's time to break up — even if their cities aren't perfectly ridable yet.

Today’s Headlines

By Melanie Curry | May 31, 2023 | No Comments

More on transit’s pleas for funding (Mercury News, SF Gate) Some just blame BART (CalMatters) What a BART failure would look like (ABC7) Great: New York Times Magazine has an issue telling us all about California Including this tale of housing, parking, and protest in Berkeley (New York Times Magazine) Passenger rail service through San […]