SPUR Talk: The State’s Role in Keeping the Bay Area’s Trains and Buses Running
As advocates make progress in Sacramento, this SPUR panels breaks down goals for a more sustainable transportation future
June 24, 2025
Follow-up on Valencia: SFMTA Cut Corners on the Corners
It’s hard to imagine a bike lane project that’s had more plans and public outreach than Valencia Street’s curbside-protected bike lanes. That’s why it was surprising to realize an important discrepancy between the approved plans and what SFMTA actually installed.
June 18, 2025
Commentary: Another Brush with Traffic Violence
Saturday evening I witnessed a terrifying crash caused by a reckless driver. It's just another example of a broken system.
June 17, 2025
Goons Vandalize Sunset Dunes Again
Artists and advocates have already fixed some of the damage.
June 16, 2025
Alameda Water Shuttle Service to Increase Starting in July
Woodstock is such a success, they're now going to stretch service to six days a week and the search has begun for a second boat so that can go up to seven.
June 13, 2025
SFMTA Leaves Valencia Bike Lanes Unfinished
The center-running lane is long gone and some finishing touches are coming to the parking-protected section from 15th to 23rd, but the lack of concrete infrastructure remains problematic. And then there's the last four blocks from 23rd to Cesar Chavez, which is still just a striped lane wedged between parked cars and moving traffic.
June 12, 2025
Sunset Dunes Update: Concrete Poured for Sloat Gateway Skate Park
Any remaining prospect of turning Sunset Dunes back into a highway is getting a whole lot harder—literally.
June 10, 2025
Advocates Install Bus Benches in San Francisco
SF Bay Area Bench Collective installs first eight guerrilla transit benches at bus stops in the Mission.
June 9, 2025
Two Calls to Action: Petitions to Save Transit, Save Market Street
Advocates are making a full-court press to save Bay Area transit from suffering the same fate as Chicago and to stop Market Street from devolving into a car sewer.
June 5, 2025
Commentary: California Needs a Jet-Powered Car Train
How about an HSR proposal Duffy and the USDOT can get behind?
June 4, 2025
