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Should SF Make 60% ‘Work from Home’ Permanently?

A huge swath of the workforce has been working from home since at least March--if the goal is to reduce carbon emissions, MTC staff suggest maybe that's how things should remain

Roger Rudick

September 23, 2020

Should SF Make 60% ‘Work from Home’ Permanently?

Streetsblog California |Governor Newsom

Governor Newsom’s Executive Order: No New Fossil-Fuel Vehicles in California by 2035

As part of Climate Week 2020, California Governor Newsom today issued an executive order declaring the goal of eliminating fossil fuels from transportation, a sector that produces half of California’s toxic and greenhouse gas emissions. The order calls for ending all sales of new fossil-fuel-powered vehicles in the next fifteen years, and calls on various […]

Melanie Curry

September 23, 2020

Streetsblog Chicago |Bicycling

Chicago-Indiana commuter rail line tries quarantining anti-maskers in a separate car

Is the commuter railroad's unique approach to dealing with COVID deniers on trains completely misguided, or so gosh darn irrational that it just might work?

John Greenfield

September 23, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

OPINION: States Must Subsidize E-Bike Purchases

A state lawmaker and a Democratic Socialist frame the issue perfectly: Let's help people get out of cars!

Assembly Member Robert Carroll

September 23, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

Busiest Bike Path in North America to Be Severed for Weeks

And the Parks Department isn't doing anything to ensure the safety of cyclists beyond posting "signs" directing riders to busy, dangerous local roads.

Gersh Kuntzman

September 22, 2020

Streetsblog Chicago |COVID-19

Chicago Gets Pop-Up Pandemic Bus Lanes

Streetsblog was pushing for pop-up bus lanes months ago when traffic was much lighter and there would have been less potential political backlash to repurposing mixed-traffic lanes but, hey, better late than never.