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Bicyclist Takeover of Oakland Bay Bridge Underscores Absurdity of Status Quo

The headlines shouldn't read "why are cyclists on the bridge?" They should read "why are cyclists banned in the first place?" especially considering how long Caltrans and MTC have promised to change this sorry situation

August 8, 2023

Video on the Street: Update on Telegraph

Streetfilms documents Oakland's best-practice protected bike lane and decides it looks great

August 7, 2023

THIS WEEK: Complete California High-Speed Rail in Five Years?

What would it take to speed up the timeline on California's high-speed rail program?

August 2, 2023

Commentary: A BART-to-SMART Bus-Only Lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge

If the idea is to reduce pollution and give people an alternative to traffic, then let's dedicate a lane--east and westbound--for a bus shuttle between BART and SMART.

July 28, 2023

Severely Injured by an Inattentive Motorist, Seven Years Later

"It'd be so easy to protect cyclists... But they just don't."

July 26, 2023

Call to Action: Sign Petition for a Safer Grand Avenue

Sign this petition to restore the road diet and wide bike lanes on Grand Avenue in Oakland

July 25, 2023

Advocates Punk SFMTA’s Valencia Bike Lane Clusterf*ck

The bike lane is so bad you just have to laugh

July 24, 2023

AC Transit General Manager Responds to Accusations of Obstructing Safety

If Hursch doesn't like Streetsblog's reporting on AC Transit, then he should change the narrative by unequivocally supporting the road diet on Grand

July 21, 2023

Three East Bay Victories for Safety

14th in Oakland, 40th in Emeryville, and Grand in Alameda all got approvals Tuesday evening for protected bike lanes and other improvements

July 20, 2023

OakDOT Killing Grand Avenue Road Diet at AC Transit’s Request

The beautiful and successful Lakeside two-way cycle track (seen below) was supposed to wrap around the entire lake, but OakDOT, at the request of AC Transit, is significantly cutting back the section on Grand to preserve all six lanes for cars

July 19, 2023