Eyes on the Street: OakDOT Adds Bicycle Cut-Through to Harrison/Grand Intersection
Never accept "it’s impossible" as a solid answer from a traffic engineer.
July 18, 2025
Oakland’s 7th/8th Street Protected Bike Lane has a Deadly Flaw
This otherwise good project has a terrifying opening in the protection that is going to get someone killed. The slip lane has to be closed immediately.
July 16, 2025
Commentary: The French City of Lyon Shows How to Connect Oakland and Western Alameda
An amazing 24/7 bike-ped-transit connection can be made for pennies on the dollar—if the Bay Area can get past its car-brain affliction.
July 15, 2025
Call to Action: Car Brains Try to Remove San Mateo Committee Member for Opposing Widenings
Mike Swire fought highway widening, so asphalt-addicted bullies want him kicked off the San Mateo Transportation Authority Community Advisory Committee.
July 10, 2025
Estuary Water Shuttle Adds Tuesday Service
Cyclists and pedestrians asked if they could get some more Woodstock. Today/Tuesday they got it with the start of six-day-a-week service!
July 8, 2025
Commentary: First Section of Market Street’s Sidewalk-Level Bike Lanes Completed
Improvements to Market Street will finally segregate buses and cars from cyclists, creating a safer, more efficient street for all modes.
July 7, 2025
Inner Richmond Parents Fed Up with SFMTA Watering Down Safety
Mother of a child hit by a driver furious with city excuses for not taking daylighting and other safety measures seriously.
July 2, 2025
Panel: Doing High-Speed Rail Right
At the APTA conference in San Francisco, representatives from France, Germany, and Japan revealed the secrets behind their high-speed rail success stories.
June 30, 2025
Caltrans Continues Outreach on “Vision 980” for Oakland
Is there still some hope for reconnecting West Oakland with downtown by removing the huge barrier of I-980?
June 26, 2025
Commentary: Advocates Just Won a Transit Funding Battle They Can’t Afford to Continually Re-Fight
Advocates for safe and livable streets need to focus on fundamental change—and that starts by putting the brakes on highway widening once and for all.
June 25, 2025
