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You’re No “Climate Mayor” If You’re Not Doing These Four Things
It takes more than lip service to lead the fight against climate change.
May 2, 2018
Idea from Shared Use Mobility Conference: Charge For Access to the Curb
Tech can help cities deal with the onslaught of demand for vehicles to get to the curb.
March 22, 2018
How Can Vision Zero Work When L.A. Continues to Prioritize Speed?
Rather than raise speed limits, let’s lower design speeds, so the mistakes are less impactful when they inevitably happen
March 7, 2018
YIMBYism and the Cruel Irony of Metropolitan History
To reckon with the current housing crisis we must inquire into our country’s metropolitan history
February 28, 2018
The Bus Not Taken: How Easy Auto Loans Reinforced Car Dependence and Killed Transit Ridership
Easy credit added 5 million cars to American roads in 2015 -- a blow to transit agencies and a precarious situation for borrowers.
February 16, 2018
Guest Commentary: Central Subway Problems Bode Badly for Future of SF Transit
The Central Subway subway is years behind schedule--and nobody should be surprised about that, given management blunders, says guest commentator Gerald Cauthen.
January 9, 2018
BART’s Excursion Fare: How the Agency Earns Millions from Passengers Not Riding Trains
BART charges a $5.75 Excursion Fare anytime a rider enters and exits the same station, regardless of whether the exit occurred within three minutes or three hours.
December 15, 2017
Guest Commentary: San Francisco Needs Pedestrian Refuge Islands to Save Lives
It is tempting to blame the timing of the traffic lights for these deaths. The signal at the intersection where Tam was killed gives a pedestrian only 31 seconds to cross the 80 feet; the countdown is too fast for senior citizens and the disabled. But that's only part of the problem.
December 14, 2017
London Traffic Would Be At Least 20 Percent Slower Without Congestion Pricing
The number of automobiles entering London’s center each day has plunged by 44 percent since the start of congestion charging, even as the total number of people entering grew 23 percent.
December 11, 2017
In Chicago, a New Group Pushes for Mobility Justice Nationwide
Their first project is to bring dockless bike-share to Chicago's South and West Sides.
November 7, 2017
