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Advocates urge caution over Waymo robotaxi testing on car‑free Market Street
Summary
At the San Francisco County Transportation Authority meeting April 22, pedestrian and bicycling advocates warned that Waymo’s planned mapping and possible testing on Market Street could undermine a decade‑long effort to keep private vehicles off the corridor and could increase danger and delay for people walking, biking and taking transit.
At the April 22 meeting of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, public commenters and bicycle advocates urged city officials to resist allowing Waymo’s robotaxis to return to Market Street.
The remarks followed an item in the executive director’s report noting that Waymo will begin mapping at San Francisco International Airport and on the car‑free stretch of Market Street and that driverless testing could begin this summer, subject to future permitting and monitoring. Director Chang said the authority has…
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