SFMTA Starts West Portal Outreach
Agency presents plans to block traffic from crossing in front of the train station
April 23, 2024
Eyes on the Street: San Francisco Joins the Sidewalk-Level Bike Lane Club
Alameda, Fremont, Oakland—San Francisco finally gets one too
April 9, 2024
SFMTA and Mayor Refuse to Support Citywide Ban on ‘Right on Red’
City to get "no turn on red" signs for 200 intersections, rather than an outright ban as called for by County Supervisors
April 4, 2024
Oakland’s New DOT Chief
Josh Rowan, formerly head of Atlanta's DOT, is coming to Oakland
April 3, 2024
More Promises to Do Better at Breed’s Vision Zero Political Rally
Mayor London Breed, transportation officials, and advocates held a rally Thursday afternoon on the steps of San Francisco City Hall to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the city’s Vision Zero pledge and to promise to do better on safety in the wake of the West Portal tragedy.
April 2, 2024
Update on Frida Kahlo Way, Lake Merritt BART Development Plans
Two stories dropped Tuesday that are of interest to the safe and livable streets community.
March 27, 2024
St. Charles Avenue Finally Gets its Curb Cut
It took years to get a simple curb cut done on a bike route between SF State and Daly City BART. It just shouldn't be this hard.
March 26, 2024
Commentary: Poor Leadership is the Through Line of the West Portal/Vision Zero Stories
In the wake of the West Portal crash, San Francisco media is echoing the alarms that Streetsblog has long sounded. Street safety is on the front pages of all the major newspapers.
March 25, 2024
Eyes on the Overcrossing: Mokelumne Bike Bridge Opens
Bike East Bay deserves a thanks for pushing to get bike and pedestrian gaps filled in throughout the Bay Area
March 21, 2024
Commentary: The West Portal Tragedy and the Unfathomable Cost of Motordom
Unrestricted driving, wide forgiving roads, little to no physical infrastructure to force speed reductions, and no real police enforcement—this is the predictable and inevitable result
March 20, 2024
