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Opinion: How to Make Half the Country Oppose Safe Streets

Framing Vision Zero as pro-Democrat and anti-Republican alienates potential allies.

September 19, 2024

Study: More Evidence That Safer Streets Help Local Business

...and more insight into why the belief that they would harm business is so hard to quash.

July 17, 2024

Call to Action: Support a Better Minnesota Slow Street

Support "MinneSLOWta" Street to reduce cut-through traffic and beautify the community

January 5, 2024

Feds, Advocates Talk About What’s In The New MUTCD (And What Isn’t)!

The new MUTCD isn't the revolutionary rethink advocates were asking for, but it does offer transportation officials more flexibility to design roads safely. The only question is whether they'll take it — or stick to the status quo.

December 20, 2023

Tragedy Inevitable on ‘Slow’ Lake Street, Advocates Warn

The battle continues between safety advocates and motorists who are again using Lake Street as a thoroughfare. It is now slow on paper only.

December 20, 2023

Elm School Street Update: SFMTA Bait-and-Switches Again

Who believes traffic cones are sufficient to keep children safe?

December 1, 2023

City Staff Still Gunning for Hayes Valley Open Street

In a second attempt this year, SFMTA is trying to gut Hayes Street shared space... because cars

October 12, 2023

Tenderloin School-Street Project Blocked by Parking

Officials talk about how important it is to provide open space for the kids of the Tenderloin. But then they block projects that might interfere with the political third rail of removing private car storage in the public realm.

September 13, 2023