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Indian-Americans in Silicon Valley meet U.S. Justice Department officials over embassy attack

During the meeting, the Indian-Americans told the DoJ officials that they felt unsafe going to the San Francisco Consulate and felt disturbed while the Sikh community members said such unlawful activities bring a bad name to the community. Click here for more... from #Bangladesh #News aka Bangladesh News Now!!!
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The Municipal Railway Planning Division & The First 5-Year Plan

The Municipal Railway Planning Division & The First 5-Year Plan By Kelley Trahan The San Francisco Municipal Railway 5-Year Plan, 1979-1984 was the first comprehensive service plan created by the first San Francisco Municipal Railway transportation planners. The plan introduced a grid system to provide more efficient crosstown service with better neighborhood connections that would improve access and increase ridership, moving away from Muni’s prior service design focused on trips to and from downtown. It also provided service standards, including coverage, capacity and stop spacing, many of which continue to inform Muni planning efforts today. The San Francisco Municipal Railway saw many changes at this time, including the opening of the Muni Metro, the conversion of some lines from diesel to electric trolley bus, a simplified fare structure and increased fares and historic streetcar service on Market Street.  Prior to the mid-1970s, the San Francisco Municipal Railway’s servi
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A Decade of Rolling out the Red Carpet for Riders

A Decade of Rolling out the Red Carpet for Riders By Cassie Halls An animated map showing the expansion of red transit lanes in San Francisco. View as a PDF . Accessible version of the expansion of red transit lanes:  Red Transit Lanes Over Time in San Francisco from 2013 to 2023  There is nothing quite like looking out the window at gridlock traffic while your bus coasts down a red transit lane. This may feel like an “only in San Francisco” pleasure – after all, San Francisco was one of the first U.S. cities to “roll out the red carpet” by painting bus lanes red. But red transit lanes have now become a popular way to keep buses out of traffic in more than 25 cities across the country.  The SFMTA is celebrating a decade since the installation of San Francisco’s first red transit lane on Church Street on March 23, 2013 . You can help us celebrate by riding that first red transit lane between Duboce and 16th Streets on Muni’s 22 Fillmore and J Church along with thousands of other w
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AUKUS | A three-way alliance in the Indo-Pacific

The trilateral agreement binds Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. together in a generational partnership for undersea military systems and strategic technology in the Indo-Pacific region at a time when China’s defence capabilities are growing fast Click here for more... from #Bangladesh #News aka Bangladesh News Now!!!
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Reimagining Potrero Yard – A Community Open House, Saturday, March 18

Reimagining Potrero Yard – A Community Open House, Saturday, March 18 By John Angelico This conceptual rendering shows one of the proposed spaces in the Potrero Yard project designated for small businesses and non-profits at the intersection of 17th and Hampshire streets. (Image: Arcadis IBI Group)  This Saturday we’re joining the Potrero Neighborhood Collective (PNC) developer team to host a community open house for the Potrero Yard Modernization Project , the nation’s first joint development of a bus facility with integrated housing and retail. Learn about how we’re improving transit by replacing a century-old bus yard with a modern facility, as well as addressing SF’s need for affordable housing. Please join us to view the latest designs and give your input on this groundbreaking project.   Join us! Reimaging Potrero Yard. Saturday, March 18,  2023, 1-3 p.m. KQED, 2601 Mariposa Street, SF. (Conceptual rendering from Arcadis IBI Group) What : Reimagining Potrero Yard Community
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China, Russia bolster their presence in Africa to tap its rich natural resources: Expert Paul Nantulya

"One out of every three major infrastructure projects in Africa is built by Chinese state-owned enterprises, and one out of every five is financed by a Chinese policy bank," said Paul Nantulya of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies. Click here for more... from #Bangladesh #News aka Bangladesh News Now!!!
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Decoding sexist clichés

In France, a country that prides itself on being the nation of human rights, “sexism has not diminished, but rather endured,” pointed out the High Council for Gender Equality (HCE) in its annual report published on January 23, 2023. Click here for more... from #Bangladesh #News aka Bangladesh News Now!!!
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Lula da Silva meets with Indigenous in Brazil's Amazon, pledges lands

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva addressed some 2,000 Indigenous people who painted their faces, wore traditional feather headdresses and sang songs to welcome him on March 13 to the Raposa Serra do Sol region bordering Venezuela and Guyana. Click here for more... from #Bangladesh #News aka Bangladesh News Now!!!
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China’s massive Hainan bet

Beijing is relying on an unlikely destination, a lush tropical island, to launch what some hope will be a second round of reforms and open up the Chinese economy. But the jury is still out on whether the bet will pay off in the Xi Jinping era. Ananth Krishnan reports on the ambitious plan and the challenges in implementing it   Click here for more... from #Bangladesh #News aka Bangladesh News Now!!!
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Take Muni’s Safety Survey!

Take Muni’s Safety Survey! By Greer Cowan Everyone should feel safe on Muni. Help make Muni safer by taking the SFMTA’s survey about personal safety and harassment in the Muni system.   As part of the MuniSafe Safety Equity Initiative launched in August 2022, the SFMTA has partnered with the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies to better understand Muni riders’ experiences and develop safety recommendations, tools and policies aimed at preventing harassment and assault on Muni.  Take the 5-minute survey   Survey information will also help the SFMTA understand Muni customers’ specific safety needs and challenges, and help us identify valuable trends and patterns so we know where, when and how harassment shows up in the Muni system.  Incidents often go unreported, but the SFMTA is working to change that with new reporting options. As of October 2022, Muni customers can report incidents of  harassment by calling 311, using the 311 mobile app or using the Muni Feedback form at
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