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Call to Action: Car Brains Try to Remove San Mateo Committee Member for Opposing Widenings
Mike Swire fought highway widening, so asphalt-addicted bullies want him kicked off the San Mateo Transportation Authority Community Advisory Committee.
Estuary Water Shuttle Adds Tuesday Service
Cyclists and pedestrians asked if they could get some more Woodstock. Today/Tuesday they got it with the start of six-day-a-week service!
Commentary: First Section of Market Street’s Sidewalk-Level Bike Lanes Completed
Improvements to Market Street will finally segregate buses and cars from cyclists, creating a safer, more efficient street for all modes.
Inner Richmond Parents Fed Up with SFMTA Watering Down Safety
Mother of a child hit by a driver furious with city excuses for not taking daylighting and other safety measures seriously.
Panel: Doing High-Speed Rail Right
At the APTA conference in San Francisco, representatives from France, Germany, and Japan revealed the secrets behind their high-speed rail success stories.
Caltrans Continues Outreach on “Vision 980” for Oakland
Is there still some hope for reconnecting West Oakland with downtown by removing the huge barrier of I-980?
Commentary: Advocates Just Won a Transit Funding Battle They Can’t Afford to Continually Re-Fight
Advocates for safe and livable streets need to focus on fundamental change—and that starts by putting the brakes on highway widening once and for all.
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
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.
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.
