Issues, Campaigns and Miscellany
Streetsblog California
If it’s September, it Must be Transit Month
Take the city’s survey and help set priorities for the project’s proposed mix of improvements for cyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, and drivers.
September 2, 2025
Call to Action: Protest Mayor Lurie’s Drive to Turn Market Street Back into a Traffic Sewer
Advocates aren't letting Market Street go down without a fight.
August 26, 2025
Advocates Outraged: ‘Car-Free’ Market Street Ends on Tuesday
In yet another betrayal of the city's Vision Zero and Transit First commitments, Mayor Lurie clears Waymo, Lyft, Uber to turn Market Street back into a traffic sewer.
August 21, 2025
Short Sunset Dunes Update
What's new and what's next for San Francisco's newest park?
August 18, 2025
Commentary: Downtown S.F. Rebounds. Must be the Return of Cars to Market Street… oh Wait
The argument for letting cars back on Market Street just went out the window. Instead, let's make the car ban real.
August 7, 2025
Scooterist Kills Pedestrian on Market Street
Advocates mourn tragedy and remind people of the hierarchy of street users.
July 22, 2025
Bay Area Transit is Not Out of the Woods
Sacramento gave BART, Muni, Caltrain, AC Transit, and others a lifeline, but the struggle to keep the trains and buses running is far from over.
July 16, 2025
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.
June 25, 2025
SFMTA Leaves Valencia Bike Lanes Unfinished
The center-running lane is long gone and some finishing touches are coming to the parking-protected section from 15th to 23rd, but the lack of concrete infrastructure remains problematic. And then there's the last four blocks from 23rd to Cesar Chavez, which is still just a striped lane wedged between parked cars and moving traffic.
June 12, 2025
