As the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency makes drastic cuts to service to prevent further spread of the coronavirus, drivers are fearful and feel exposed. Five cases have been confirmed among Muni workers.
Category: Transportation
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Public Safety, Transportation, Utilities
Some Hope for Ride-Hailing Safety Transparency After Unanimous Regulator Vote
The California Public Utilities Commission, the body that regulates ride-hailing, has unanimously voted to reverse a policy that allowed safety reports filed by Uber and Lyft to be kept hidden from the public.
Posted inCalifornia, Economy & Business, Law & Justice, Ride-Hailing’s Dark Data, Transportation, Utilities
Uber, Lyft Lose Shield on Safety Reports as California Regulator Rescinds Secrecy Rule
Uber and Lyft can no longer keep their safety reports quite so secret. Their California regulator reversed a rule shielding that data from public view.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Transportation
What S.F. Could Do Better to Decarbonize Transportation
Jason Henderson, a professor of geography and environment at San Francisco State University, studies the struggles for better street infrastructure across cities.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, News, Transportation, Utilities
Experts Flag Transparency, Accountability Concerns With Commission’s Ride-Hailing Regulations
In January, the San Francisco Public Press published an investigation showing just how much we don’t know about the safety record of the ride-hailing industry. The Public Press recently hosted an event at which journalist Seth Rosenfeld offered the latest developments in the story
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, California, City Hall, Government & Politics, Homelessness, Housing, San Francisco March 2020 Nonpartisan Election Guide, Transportation
Housing, Homelessness Crises Are ‘Of Our Own Making,’ Says David Chiu
David Chiu, the state assembly member representing California’s District 17, the Eastern side of San Francisco, is running unopposed for re-election this year. He spoke with “Civic” about his recent legislative work.
Posted inLaw & Justice, Public Safety, Ride-Hailing’s Dark Data, Transportation, Utilities
CPUC Proposes Repealing Secrecy of Uber, Lyft Accident Data
In a dramatic reversal, the agency that regulates the state’s massive ride-hailing industry has proposed that annual safety reports filed by Uber and Lyft should be presumed public. A San Francisco Public Press investigation published Jan. 7 found that the California Public Utilities Commission, the primary regulator of the state’s ride-hailing industry, has permitted the firms to file the reports confidentially on the basis of a single sentence inserted into the regulations as footnote 42, without prior public notice amid heavy industry lobbying.
Posted inLaw & Justice, Public Safety, Ride-Hailing’s Dark Data, Transportation, Utilities
Commission Says Ride-Hailing Secrecy Footnote to Be Addressed Soon
The California Public Utilities Commission says it expects to decide by the end of March whether to revise or throw out an obscure footnote that it has used to justify keeping data about thousands of ride-hailing accidents across the state under wraps. “We anticipate issuing a decision on the matter in the first quarter of 2020,” commission President Marybel Batjer said in a letter dated Jan. 27 to Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez. The agency also “has established a team dedicated to investigating potential TNC misconduct.”
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Ride-Hailing’s Dark Data, Transportation, Utilities
Why Taxi Workers Are Calling for the Release of Ride-Hailing Safety Data
The San Francisco Taxi Workers Alliance has joined several legislators in calling for the California Public Utilities Commission to allow at least some public access to ride-hailing safety information.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Homelessness, Housing, Transportation
Tent Counts Fluctuate, Vehicle Dweller Numbers Grow in S.F.
Even getting an accurate count of the number of tents and improvised structures is easier said than done, as the city’s counting methods have changed.