Can Parking Proceeds Close Muni Budget Hole?
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Suggestions from advocates for closing a $68 million SFMTA deficit
Senate ‘Skinny’ COVID Bill Leaves Transit Starving
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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators revealed a coronavirus compromise bill on Tuesday morning that provides less than half of what transit agencies need, an offer that advocates and transit agencies greeted with like being given a lump of coal on Christmas.
How to Stop Emissions Tampering
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Combustion vehicles invite law-breaking. Petro-masculinity is deep-seated in American culture. But California, at least, has vanquished emissions tampering. These are the takeaways from last week's report of super-spreader pickup trucks.
Fed Pedestrian 'Action' Plan Light on Action
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Ending the pedestrian death crisis will take real money, policy and cultural change — not just another government report with a laundry list of missed opportunities, proposed research and little else.
Tuesday’s Headlines as We Kick Off Our Annual Donation Drive
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As we kick off our annual donation drive, here are today's headlines.
Don’t Hire Rahm Emanuel as USDOT Chief
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Announcing Emanuel as your choice would almost certainly fill the streets of Chicago with hundreds or thousands of justifiably angry protesters. You really don't want to kick off your administration that way.
Why Is R.I. Breaking Up Its Biggest Transit Hub?
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Even the state bureaucracies that are pushing the plan seem oblivious of how the plan would affect riders.
WARNING: Cars are Dangerous!
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We warn cigarette buyers that they might expose their children to second-hand smoke. Why not warn drivers of their impact on society?
Monday’s Headlines to Start the Week
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Road deaths are way up in many major cities this year. That, plus all the other news from the weekend.
Why is Cuomo Messing with the Gateway Project?
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The Big Dog thinks he knows the best plan for an essential, but long-stalled, rail project. What is he doing?
OPINION: Examine the Medical Competency of Crash-Involved Drivers
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Those who kill or maim rarely face such scrutiny before being allowed to return to the roads. Collision investigations ought to build in that capability.
How A Cargo Bike Quashed My Car Habit
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Can e-bikes help Americans quash their car habits? Streetsblog USA Editor Kea Wilson says yes.