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Exit Interview: Dave Campbell, Advocate Extraordinaire, Leaves Bike East Bay
The man, the advocate, the legend, Dave Campbell talks with Streetsblog about 26 years of fighting for safe streets in Oakland, Berkeley, and the rest of the East Bay
November 17, 2022
Commentary: Voters Showed Trust by Passing Prop L. Now Muni Needs to Earn it.
The voters of San Francisco have again made it clear they value transit and safe streets. The question is when will the people who run the transit system--and the streets--finally adopt those same values
November 16, 2022
Coalition Rallies to Urge LAUSD to Electrify School Bus Fleet
LAUSD has only purchased 71 electric school buses for a 1,300+ vehicle fleet. "At the rate that we're going, it will take 55 years to get us a clean bus fleet."
November 16, 2022
Safe Streets Advocates Celebrate J.F.K. Triumph
'I' went down in flames last week. 'J' won with a huge margin. Advocates paused, briefed a sigh of relief, and enjoyed beer and good company on Saturday
November 15, 2022
Transit Advocates Against L.A. Metro’s Proposed Fare Hike
"They [Metro] want to turn around and make transit more expensive and difficult for riders"
November 14, 2022
Looking Ahead to Legislature’s December “Special Session” on Oil Profits
Governor Newsom claims that the oil industry has been increasing prices unfairly and blaming the surge in prices on inflation and environmental regulations even as it brought in record profits
November 14, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: The Essential California High-Speed Rail Update
This week we’re joined by Northern California Director for High Speed Rail Boris Lipkin and Streetsblog San Francisco Editor Roger Rudick to talk about high speed rail’s progress in California. Lipkin discusses what’s next for the program, its funding, and possible station design, while Rudick pushes back on recent negative media in this age of mistrust of government.
November 10, 2022
How a ‘City Bus Manager’ Video Game Could Become an Advocacy Tool
A new video game releasing today will challenge players to successfully run a virtual version of their city's bus network — and the developers behind it hope it can create a new generation of transit advocates.
November 10, 2022
SPUR Talk: Muni, JFK, and More; Processing Tuesday’s Election
Some quick thoughts from experts on Tuesday's elections in San Francisco, as it relates to the safe-and-livable-streets movement
November 10, 2022
How Did Transit and Transportation Ballot Measures Fare in California?
Here's a quick breakdown of the major ballot propositions and where they stand. Streetsblog will update this post as more results come in. Current update as of 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, November 9.
November 9, 2022
