Damien Newton
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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
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.