Damien Newton
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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
San Mateo County Active Transportation Plan Now Online
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As County cancels meetings during Coronavirus closures, staff urges people to check out website and leave comments
San Jose Plans for Safer Streets
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City Hopes "Quick-Build' Can Fix Most Dangerous City Streets in Next Five Years
VTA Board Chair Teresa O’Neill Talks Planning
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Earlier this week, Streetsblog San Francisco caught up with Teresa O’Neill, a Santa Clara City Councilmember and current Chair of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). VTA is the lead transit agency in Silicon Valley, involved in regional planning for future BART stations, the areas surrounding these stations, and congestion management–not to mention spearheading […]
Proposal for No-Speed-Limit Highway Widening Is Partisan Trolling
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In an interview with Road and Track Magazine, state senator unabashedly reveals that he has no idea if speed limits have anything to do with crash rates or pollution--but it sounds good
No-Speed-Limit Highway Widening Is Just Partisan Trolling
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In an interview with Road and Track Magazine, Moorlach unabashedly reveals that he has no idea if speed limits have anything to do with crash rates or pollution--but it sounds good
Breaking Down Prop 69
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Proposition 69 would require that funds generated by last year's gas tax increase be spent only on transportation projects. It's pretty straightforward.
SGV Connect #15 – Monterey Park Leaps Forward for Protected Bike Lanes
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Monterey Park is a fairly-hilly suburban city in the San Gabriel Valley. It is about seven miles east of downtown Los Angeles. The city boasts a population of 60 thousand people and will soon also be home to a protected bike lane for 1.6 miles on Monterey Pass Road as part of a complete street project. SGV Connect discusses […]
That’s Right. My Church Is Throwing a Family-Friendly Transit Party
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Tonight at five, St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church (11555 National Blvd, 90064) is throwing a transit-themed “First Friday Family Fun Night” featuring games, field trips on the Big Blue Bus, safety talks from Metro and the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, and even a giant “Thomas the Train” set built by a former Streetsblog editor who […]
Want to See a Safer El Camino Real? City of Redwood Survey Closes Tonight
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As part of its ongoing efforts to create a safer El Camino Real, the City of Redwood is seeking input from the public through an online survey that closes tonight.
What’s Next for San Mateo’s Controversial 101 Interchange Project
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The City of San Mateo will host a pair of community meetings next week in San Mateo and Burlingame over the proposed 101/Peninsula Avenue Interchange project. The project is a familiar type: it would relocate the US 101 southbound on-ramps and off-ramps from East Poplar Avenue to Peninsula Avenue, to eliminate the partial interchange and create […]