Engineering
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Talking Headways Podcast: Highway Robbery
Ben Ross and Joe Cortright on how highway modeling is used to expand highways around the country.
January 10, 2025
Killed by a Traffic Engineer: CalBike Interviews Wes Marshall
There is nothing that says you have to design for the peak or for 20 years from now. It’s a choice we’re making.
August 29, 2024
American-Dutch Engineer Calls Out Root Problem with American DOTs
There's a big problem at SFMTA and other American DOTs. And it starts with the education and licensing of engineers
March 6, 2024
How Traffic Engineers Blame You for Their Profession’s Mistakes
[Street design and land use] together are at the root cause of a lot of the traffic safety challenges we see across the country,” said Mike Lydon, founding principal of Street Plans. “And to completely fail to acknowledge that, to not internalize that and figure out that that's the responsibility of the engineer, is a problem and it’s misguided.”
December 16, 2022
Op-Ed: New Streets of Mission Bay/Dogpatch Treat Vulnerable Road Users Like S#!*
San Francisco's newest streets are basically stroads crammed into an urban neighborhood
October 6, 2021
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
Central Valley to Get a Diverging Diamond Interchange
Engineers say it will "improve flow and reduce congestion." A long, looping path will keep bikes and pedestrians separated from traffic.
June 28, 2019
Study: Good Bike and Ped Infrastructure Actually Makes Neighbors Healthier
High-quality biking and walking facilities actually create healthier people, a new study based in Vancouver finds.
March 27, 2019
A CA Bill Would Double the Size of Highways 5 and 99, and Remove Speed Limits
Moorlach wants to double the size of Highways 5 and 99 and remove speed limits. That will solve congestion, he says, and even--wait for it--reduce greenhouse gas emissions!
February 19, 2019
Bike, Pedestrian, and Transit Projects Garner Top Engineering Awards
As do a fish rescue facility, a water treatment facility, seismic retrofits, a power transmission line...and a parking plaza
January 9, 2019
