Damien Newton
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SBSF Interview : SPUR’S Nick Josefowitz on the First Steps for New Mega Measure
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Josefowitz : We can’t expect to put a regional measure on the ballot of the scale that was contemplated with Faster without confronting some of the governance challenges we have now.
Building a Better Regional Ballot Measure w/ Seamless Bay Area’s Ian Griffiths
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As we prepare to bid goodbye to 2020, Streetsblog SF continues its interview series with local and national experts to lay the groundwork for the best possible transit mega-measure for 2022
Building a Better “Faster Bay Area” w/ Margarita Parra Cobaleda and Shiloh Ballard
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We close out the series with a dual interview with Shiloh Ballard, the executive director of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, and Margarita Parra Cobaleda, a director with I ebike and board member of SVBC.
As California AG, Kamala Harris Took a Political Risk to Fight Climate Change
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When much of the establishment was praising a flawed Long Range Plan for San Diego, Harris joined local enviros to take SANDAG to court
Building a Better “Faster Bay Area”
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A chat with Angie Schmitt, a past editor with Streetsblog USA and author of the upcoming book, "Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America”
Building a Better “Faster Bay Area” w/ Jeffrey Buchanan
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Policy Director of Working Partnerships Discusses What Can Be Done Now to Build a Great Ballot Measure
Caltrain Prepares for Sales-Tax Drive
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Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. It’s no secret that transit agencies have been hit hard by the COVID-19 slowdown. But even as Caltrain warns that crippling cuts […]
Don’t Blame Protestors if COVID-19 Cases Spike in the Coming Weeks
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Don't fall for it. Don't blame the protestors. Don't blame Black Lives Matter.
COVID-19 Can’t Stop Bike Month in Silicon Valley
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While Bike to Work Day has been postponed this year for obvious reasons, that hasn't stopped some bicycle advocacy groups from powering on with various Bike Month activities this May
Activism from Your Couch: Three Projects in Silicon Valley Taking Comments Online
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Colma's El Camino Real Project, Sunnyvale and San Mateo County's Active Transportation Plans
Interview: VTA Chair Cindy Chavez on the Agency’s Response to COVID-19
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"All these decisions we have to make…they’re tradeoffs," Chavez laments. "There’s no better way to say it."
“Faster Bay Area” Effort Hits the Brakes
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Mega-Ballot Measure Put on Hold Over Corona Concerns