Today’s Headlines
|- SMART Train Success (BizTimes)
- BART’s Youth Discount (EastBayTimes)
- Sexual Assault on BART (SFExaminer)
- Man Strikes Child on BART (Berkeleyside)
- Work Needed on Twin Peaks Tunnel (SFChron)
- New Contractor for Twin Peaks Tunnel (SFBay)
- Muni Bus and Van Collide (SFBay)
- Another Attempt to Repeal Gas Tax (EastBayTimes)
- San Francisco Needs to Reign in the Machines (SFWeekly)
- Commentary: Trump Infrastructure Plan Fails (EastBayTimes)
- Commentary: Help Union Square Homeless (SFChron)
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A Quick-and-Dirty Fix for Sidewalkless Streets
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Can't afford sidewalks? That's no excuse. Seattle makes them out of paint, concrete bumpers and excess road space.
How Parking Mandates Tilt the Market Toward “Luxury” Housing
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After Minneapolis slashed parking requirements, developers started to produce more affordable mid-rise apartment buildings instead of luxury high-rises.
Today’s Headlines
|- Major Delays on Warm Springs/Fremont Line (SFChron, EastBayTimes)
- BART Puts Arrival Boards Above Entry Gates (SFGate)
- Muni Done with its Older Fare Boxes (SFExaminer)
- Woman Steps in Front of SMART Train (SFGate, MarinIJ, SFBay)
- More on Uber-JUMP Bike Collaboration (Engadget, the Verge)
- Less Housing for Transbay Parcel F (Curbed)
- Buena Vista Park Area Green Benefits District (Hoodline)
- SF Wants a New Courthouse (Curbed)
- Cyclist Killed in West Oakland (EastBayTimes)
- Trump to Shift More of Infrastructure Burden to States (SFChron)
- Bay Area Roads in Bad Shape (SFGate)
- Map of Bay Area Favorite Running and Cycling Routes (Curbed)
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SPUR Talk: Political Lessons from London and New York
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Turns out the Bay Area's special transportation and planning challenges aren't so special after all
Making Space for E-Bikes on the Streets and in the Law
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In Washington state, advocates are working with state legislators to clarify the rules for e-bike operation on streets and trails.
Today’s Headlines
| | 3 Comments- Uber to offer JUMP Bikes (NYTimes)
- Uber and Lyft’s Effect on Cities (Wired)
- We Know Where you Live, Uber Drivers (SFExaminer)
- Self-Driving Grocery Delivery (EastBayTimes)
- More on Tech Bus Attacks (SFWeekly)
- One Way Car Sharing in the East Bay (KALW)
- Lawmakers OK HSR Audit (KQED)
- More on Regional Measure 3 (EastBayTimes)
- Housing Proposal to Replace Valencia Auto Shop (Hoodline)
- Sausalito Sues to Stop New Ferry (MarinIJ)
- Commentary: Strategies for Cleaner Air (SFExaminer)
- Commentary: Continue to Ban Bikes on the San Rafael Bridge (MarinIJ)
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1966 BART Headline Gives Perspective and Context on High-Speed Rail
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"Have we been fooled?" asked the headline of the January 27, 1966 edition of The San Francisco Chronicle.
Dockless Bike-Share Is Leading a Stunning Cycling Comeback in China
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Cycling rates have doubled in Chinese cities since the advent of dockless bike-share systems.
Today’s Headlines
| | 4 Comments- Muni Bus Hijacked (Hoodline)
- Another Tech Bus Attack (KTVU, EastBayTimes)
- Marin Wants to Run Buses on Shoulders (MarinIJ)
- More on New Berkeley Bike & Bus Lanes (Berkeleyside)
- More on CaHSR Overrun (SFChron)
- Marin Bids for Extra Ferry (MarinIJ)
- Larkspur Ferry Parking Crunch (MarinIJ)
- Motorists Not Bright Enough for HAWK Lights (EastBayTimes)
- Tree Closes Fillmore (Hoodline)
- Tourists Appalled by Homeless Situation (SFChron)
- Complexities of Backyard Container Homes (SFChron)
- Historic Railway Car Moves to Martinez (EastBayTimes)
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Update on the Hairball Bike Path
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The city placed boulders under the ramps to deter encampments--what about the bike paths?