Commentary: Look to Amsterdam, not Antioch, for OakDOT’s New Director
Only a morally confused person would suggest years of "equity" outreach is required over whether to install infrastructure that prevents people from getting killed or maimed
June 23, 2022
Hearing on 14th Street Safety Project Comes on Heels of Another Tragedy
Oakland lawmakers unanimously approved a safe-street redesign for 14th Street in downtown Oakland, but the approval follows a completely avoidable tragedy.
June 22, 2022
Commentary: The Boudin Recall and the Failure to Prosecute Traffic Violence
If voters really want cities to get tough on crime, let's start with traffic violence
June 9, 2022
Motorists Kill Two Cyclists and a Pedestrian as Carnage Continues in Oakland, S.F.
Officials in the Bay Area think by using inexpensive plastic and paint (and sometimes gently curving, concrete curbs) they're designing streets to keep everybody safe, motorists included. But what they're really doing is transferring the consequences of reckless driving from the perpetrators to everyone else. These past few weeks we've seen the tragic results.
June 3, 2022
Assembly Leadership Fight Has Implications for High-Speed Rail
It's hard to imagine how Rivas would be worse than Rendon when it comes to California's rail-modernization plans
May 31, 2022
Reckless Motorists, Dangerous Streets: a Deadly Combination
Dangerous motorist behaviors, such as speeding, crosswalk incursions, and going the wrong way on a one-way street, are tolerated by law enforcement and a judicial system that basically never suspends or revokes the license of even the most egregious offenders.
May 27, 2022
Safety vs. Parking on Grand Street in Alameda
"A bike network is only as good as its weakest link, and this is the weakest link for trying to move north-south."
May 26, 2022
Commentary: The Media’s Continued, Cringe-Worthy Reporting on Traffic Violence
Members of the press continue to frame these tragedies as if nobody is responsible.
May 25, 2022
Eyes on the Street: Redwood City, NL
For "Bike to Wherever" day, enjoy a block of Amsterdam right in the middle of the Bay Area
May 23, 2022
