New Film Shows People Benefiting from Great Walkway, J.F.K. Promenade
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Filmmakers push back against false narrative that open spaces are for "elites"
St. Louis Lawmakers Refuse to Ban Legislating While Driving … While Driving
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St. Louis's controversial decision to vote down a resolution that would have banned legislators from voting over Zoom while driving is sparking a heated conversation about distracted driving, and how little America does to stop it.
Talking Headways Podcast: The Annual Prediction Show with Yonah Freemark
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Yonah Freemark, a senior research associate at the Urban Institute, chats about the effects of the pandemic on office work and makes predictions about next year’s transportation policies and projects.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Time is running out, and not because of war; because we’re fucking up the planet (NY Times)
- Scientists despair at lack of attention to climate research (New York Times)
- War is not helping (Wired)
- Climate is connected, globally (LA Times)
- It takes way too long to get people into housing (ProPublica)
- California has to zone and plan for a lot more housing (The Real Deal)
- There’s plenty of housing for cars: 2x as many parking spots as people in the Bay Area (SF Examiner)
- Buttigieg promises road-building fans they can do whatever they want with infrastructure money (Route Fifty)
- San Diego’s suggested road user charge is not popular, and politicians capitalize on that (Time)
- Pelosi says there will be more federal aid for transit operations in the Bay Area (SF Chronicle)
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L.A. Councilmember Krekorian Cancels Burbank Boulevard Widening
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The revised Burbank Blvd project now will widen sidewalks, add left turn phasing signals, and provide pedestrian-oriented safety features, including curb extensions, new crosswalks, enhanced lighting, and flashing beacons.
Commentary: Treasure Island’s Phantom Ferry
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If you want proof that the Bay Area needs a network manager, try to ride the Treasure Island ferry.
USDOT Tackles Overlooked Barriers to ‘Complete Streets’ — And Sparks Debate
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No "complete streets" policy will truly be complete until federal agencies dismantle the structural barriers that make safe transportation networks so hard to build in the first place, new U.S. DOT guidance says.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Five takeaways from the IPCC report on climate change (NY Times)
- Saratoga works on its safe routes to school master plan (Mercury News)
- Del Mar City Council rejects plan for shorter rail fence along RR tracks (Mass Transit)
- Republican lawmakers complain about guidance on infrastructure package (The Hill)
- FHWA plans to adopt a Complete Streets policy (Newsweek)
- How suburban zoning in L.A. contributes to racial disparities (LAist)
- Alarming disparities in which groups were hit harder by COVID (LA Times)
- Sure, L.A. is walkable (LA Times)
- One in three Dutch adults rides an ebike (Electrek)
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Induced Demand Is Hard to Explain – But It’s Crucial to Get It
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For the last fifty years, road builders have tried to solve congestion by building more lanes, and it hasn't worked. Yet they still don't connect expanding capacity with increasing congestion.
Eyes on the Street: San Fernando Road Bike Path Nearly Complete
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When this phase is completed - expected in late 2022 - the San Fernando Road bike path will extend a total of ten miles
Rally to Protect Golden Gate Park’s J.F.K. Promenade
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Some 100 advocates, policy makers, and others gathered on the steps of San Francisco City Hall Tuesday morning to demand an end to attempts to turn the J.F.K. promenade (previously known as J.F.K. Drive) in Golden Gate Park back into a high-traffic thruway.
Sec. Buttigieg Won’t Push Back on States that Ignore Equity, Climate Guidelines
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The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary doesn't look like he's up to fight GOP lawmakers over the Biden climate and systemic racism agenda.