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SFMTA Director Jeffrey Tumlin Talks
In a week of more Muni meltdowns, Director Jeffrey Tumlin gets into the nitty gritty of running transit, making safe streets and moving people around San Francisco
February 28, 2020
California’s Rebate Blind Spot: Electric Bikes
It would be smart, and efficient, for California to provide incentives for people to purchase e-bikes
February 10, 2020
Want Action? Here’s How to Photograph a Pothole
If your city won't build a protected bike lane, the least it can do is fix the streets you've got. Here's how to help make that happen.
February 7, 2020
Hero of the Week: Cyclist Who Calls Cops Out for Blocking Bike Lane
Cyclists and others who detest the general chaos on our streets have long deplored how police officers tend to park wherever they want — but now one man is putting a colorful adjective on it.
February 7, 2020
Assembly Appointee to the California Transportation Commission Has Clean Air Experience
New Commissioner Joseph Lyou is president and CEO of Coalition for Clean Air as well as a former member of South Coast AQMD
February 5, 2020
Bike Group to Feds: Helmet Laws are Bad
The Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals explains to the NTSB why mandatory helmet laws are a bad idea.
January 17, 2020
California, Like Most States, Is Not Improving Safety
We're not designing our streets for anyone but drivers of vehicles, so maybe we shouldn't be surprised at the bad safety outcomes?
January 16, 2020
Journalism, Especially in Central Valley, Needs Help More than Ever
Even as Central California has continued to grow at a very rapid pace, the fourth estate has been heading in the opposite direction.
December 19, 2019
Air Quality Board Member Rides a Bike to Meeting. Why Is this Newsworthy?
Or, put another way: why don't more public agency directors and staff, especially those working on climate and air quality issues, use - or encourage - active transportation?
December 17, 2019
“Wishful Walk with Woon” to Demand Solutions to Hit-and-Runs & Justice, Aid for Families
Rallygoers will march to Manchester and Normandie this Saturday, December 14.
December 11, 2019
