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Interview with “The Cycling Professor”
Marco te Brömmelstroet talks about how the Netherlands created a bicycling culture
January 28, 2019
Chariot Shutting Down
The private bus company that debuted in San Francisco is done.
January 10, 2019
Ford to Citizens: Don’t Drop Dead
Automaker says high-tech gizmos in new cars will save lives — but no one really believes that.
January 10, 2019
Metro’s $400 Million Roads Plan Is an Act of Climate Change Denial
It’s time for Metro to pump the brakes on its misguided, climate-harming road plan for the 710 N. Corridor cities.
December 3, 2018
Guest Commentary: S.F. Mayor Breed Needs to Make a Real Effort to Reduce Car Emissions
By side-stepping reductions in car use, San Francisco falls short on climate change
November 28, 2018
For a More Walkable City, Replace Signals with All-Way Stops
In Philadelphia, replacing traffic lights with four-day stops reduced serious injuries 68 percent, author Jeff Speck explains in an excerpt from his new book, "Walkable City Rules."
October 30, 2018
Jeff Speck: For a Walkable City, Remove Centerlines on Local Streets
In an excerpt from his new book, Walkable City Rules, Jeff Speck says centerline stripes don't belong on residential streets.
October 16, 2018
Walkable City Rules: Don’t Expand City Streets for Self-Driving Cars
An excerpt from the upcoming book Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places by Jeff Speck.
October 4, 2018
Guest Commentary: MTC’s Upside Down Approach to Regional Planning
Advocate with Seamless Bay Area takes Metropolitan Transportation Commission to task for failing to lead region towards an integrated transportation vision
October 3, 2018
Virginia Toll Operator’s Losses Flash Red Light For New Toll Lanes
More evidence of the futility of adding freeway lanes to solve congestion
September 21, 2018