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Op-Ed: Berkeley’s Outdated Parking Laws Are a Recipe for High Rents and Homelessness
Berkeley's City Council to consider removing minimum parking regulations and requiring unbundling of costs for certain types of homes
December 1, 2020
Op-Ed: California’s Prop 22 Is Not Only Bad for Drivers, it’s Bad for Traffic and the Environment
The measure would define how app-based drivers are compensated and could have lasting traffic and environmental consequences.
October 5, 2020
SEE IT: The Pro-Bike Van Moof Ad That’s Too Hot for French TV
Does the company's bike ad create “a climate of anxiety"? The French think so.
June 30, 2020
How to Address Anti-Black Racism in Urban Planning
The Canadian Urban Institute recently held an online panel centered around the question of "How do we respond to anti-Black racism in urbanist practices and conversations?"
June 15, 2020
In Maine, Police Threaten, Intimidate Streetsblog Editor at His Home
Cops reference his tweets calling for police accountability
June 11, 2020
Opinion: Metro NextGen Bus Overhaul Is a Stop-Gap with Many Trade-Offs and Adverse Impacts
Dana Gabbard does a deep dive on the drawbacks and benefits of Metro's bus network restructuring plan, known as NextGen.
March 6, 2020
A Dinosaur Still Roams the Earth: John Forester Defends his Discredited Anti-Bikeway Credo
The author of "Effective Cycling" and founder of the vehicular cycling movement still insists, despite all evidence to the contrary, that bikeways makes cyclists less safe.
October 4, 2019
Breaking Down Caltrans’ Cost Estimate of the Complete Streets Bill
Caltrans won't say what it is basing its cost estimate on.
August 30, 2019
BRAKE TIME: Automatic Vehicle Testing Endangers Pedestrians
An Uber whistleblower wants car companies to pump the brakes on autonomous vehicle testing on public roads.
August 21, 2019
Commentary: Bay Area Needs a Green New Deal
Simply relying on new technology will not solve the challenges we face.
August 16, 2019