Transit Remains Essential for Essential Workers
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Circulate San Diego used census data to determine that many of the people still riding transit are going to and from jobs deemed "essential" under stay-at-home rules
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Uber Slams Brakes on Bike Share Expansion
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Uber is removing its fleet of electric bikes from Atlanta and San Diego this month as the company struggled with increased regulations on transportation devices in urban areas and staggering losses.
San Diego Parking Craters Could House 8,000 Families Near Light Rail Stations
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San Diego's transit agency has been reluctant to redevelop parking lots on land it controls near stations. It's time for a change, says Circulate San Diego.
How San Diego Planners Spun the Press to Sell Highway Expansions
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How far will transportation agencies go to spin public perception of their highway expansion plans? San Diego’s KPBS has produced a brilliant case study in this video and the accompanying report — a deep dive into the media operation mounted by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) to defend its slate of highway expansion projects. In late 2011, SANDAG passed […]
San Diego Could Build a Connected Protected Bike Lane Network All at Once
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Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. It looks like one of the most exciting bike infrastructure trends of the last few years — going big — could be coming to San Diego. As reported Monday by Next City, […]
How NIMBYism Stifles San Diego’s Sustainability Goals
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Earlier this month, the California environmental group Next 10 released a study ranking the walkability of nearly 500 rail stations in the Golden State’s major cities. Not surprisingly, San Diego’s transit stations rated at or near the bottom. Andrew Keatts at Voice of San Diego says the culprit isn’t bad planning. And it’s not the lack of a market […]