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Proposed hubs for a "rail-like rubber tire" transit system called ReX. Image via TransForm

New Vision for the Bay Area: Using Freeways for a High-Quality Regional Transit System

By Melanie Curry | Oct 18, 2019 | No Comments

TransForm proposes a new system of "rail-like rubber-tire transit" using managed lanes on area freeways

Berkeley PD ticket a bicyclist on Milvia St, a bike boulevard. All photos by Liza Lutzker

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Berkeley Police Are Ticketing Bicyclists for Running Stop Signs on Bicycle Boulevards

By Melanie Curry | Sep 10, 2019 | 93 Comments

What are they trying to achieve?

Berkeley Unified School District Considers Adopting a Sustainability Plan

By Melanie Curry | Nov 14, 2018 | No Comments

Why aren't more school districts thinking about these issues? And why is it taking so long?

Volunteers showed up at San Pablo and Virginia to bring attention to the difficulties bicyclists and pedestrians have crossing here. All photos by Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

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Calling Attention to a Dangerous Crossing in Berkeley

By Melanie Curry | May 9, 2018 | No Comments

Caltrans plans to add a pedestrian beacon at a busy crossing, but will it make anything safer for bicyclists?

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At Long Last, Berkeley Gets an Updated Bike Plan

By Melanie Curry | May 4, 2017 | No Comments

As it closed in on midnight, the Berkeley City Council unanimously approved the Berkeley Bike Plan, which seeks to build a network of safe, connected bikeways throughout the city to encourage more people to ride bikes.