350 Bay Area Transportation Blog
Transportation and Governors up for Election
On the ballot in 2018, a clear contrast among those who would move into Governors’ mansions Yonah Freemark, Transport Politic, October 17, 2018 Of the states with gubernatorial elections this year, 72 percent currently have GOP governors. In terms of their policies on...
Nations and Cities Passing Bans on Gas/Diesel Cars
China, Britain, France, India, and other nations have announced plans to phase out vehicles with internal combustion engines and incentivize electric vehicle use at the national level. Meanwhile, some cities have passed measures to eliminate ICE vehicles within their...
Cities in U.S. Cut Parking to Become Bike/Walkable
Cincy Cuts Parking to Make Core More Walkable The Queen City joins a growing number of cities rethinking minimum parking requirements. Both Hartford and Buffalo, in recent years, have done away with the rules citywide, while Houston is considering exempting some...
Want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Ride transit.
Addressing climate change will require difficult choices both individually and collectively. But there are good choices, too, and transit is one that can make the most significant dent in greenhouse gas emissions....On any given weekday in San Francisco, Muni carries...
Yes, TNC’s Decrease Transit, Riding, Walking
Riders are giving up public transit—not their cars—in favor of ride-hailing trips, according to a new report from a transit consultant who served as deputy commissioner for traffic and planning in New York City. Rider surveys show that “about 60 percent of TNC users...
Riding every inch of every Muni line, in 18 hours
Twittering and photo-opping as they went, 3 reporters chronicled a voyage to (not quite) rival the Odyssey. 3:ooam: Coffee in hand, ready to start the Total Muni 2018 challenge, an attempt to ride every Muni line in one day. 9:25pm: They did it! Over 18 hours later...
National Drive Electric Week is September 15-22
Talk to EV drivers. Learn how you can buy, rent, or lease to own an emission-free vehicle. Feel what it's like to drive one. Check out where you can plug it in. Calculate what you can save. Incentives and rebates Low-cost electric power No oil changes No moving engine...
NY, SF media cover SF Tech-Bus Protest
The activists, blocking buses at the intersection of 24th and Valencia streets, set off smoke bombs, chanted “we are unstoppable, another world is possible,” and carried signs that read “Techsploitation Is Toxic,” and “Sweep Tech Not Tents,” in reference to the city’s...
Utilities Commission Approves $768 Mil for EV Infrastructure
California approves $768 million for electric vehicles: The programs unanimously approved Thursday by the California Public Utilities Commission focus on creating the infrastructure to support charging stations particularly for electric trucks and buses, in contrast...
Emissions in SV down – except for transportation
Palo Alto, Mountain View and Sunnyvale report that their largest source of greenhouse gas emissions is now transportation, and a similar pattern where the cities are making progress on energy emissions but not yet on transportation. Read the article By Adina Levin,...