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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