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Op-ed: Zero Traffic Deaths in Oakland Is an Empty Promise
If cities want to achieve Vision Zero, first they have to take the pledge seriously
November 30, 2021
SFMTA Used Design, Education to Encourage Slower and Safer Left Turns
Forty percent of the traffic deaths in San Francisco in 2019 were caused when drivers made left turns and didn’t see someone in the crosswalk they were heading into until it was too late.
November 22, 2021
The de Young’s Latest Exhibit is a Semi-Stealthy Push to Reopen JFK to Cars
The Parkaccess4all.org site makes only brief mention of who’s paying for it. There are plenty of other omissions and half-truths.
November 17, 2021
San Francisco Presidio Seeks Slow Streets Feedback
Presidio wants to make "slow streets" permanent
November 10, 2021
Traffic Violence Epidemic’s Latest Victim: Alameda Co Supervisor Wilma Chan
She was out walking her dog. A driver hit her while she was crossing Shoreline on Alameda
November 5, 2021
SPUR Talk: The Challenge of Integrating Transit
Seattle, Toronto, Chicago--many cities have more integrated transit than the Bay Area. How did they do it?
November 4, 2021
More Paint and Another Death in Oakland
How many people will die before DOTs stop pretending paint works?
November 3, 2021
Commentary: Computer-Driven Trains Can’t Get COVID
Even as Europeans extend the scope of automated trains, Bay Area leaves riders stranded because it won't exploit this revolutionary transit tool
October 29, 2021
SFMTA “Fixes” Polk from Grove to Hayes
Work finally starts five months too late for Lovisa--and some seven years after safety was compromised in Polk rebuild
October 26, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: How Partisanship Influences Transportation Reform
This week we're joined by Kelcie Ralph, Nick Klein, and Calvin Thigpen, who talk about their recent paper "Political Partisanship and Transportation Reform." We chat about why they wrote the paper, what they found out about partisanship and transportation policy, and why actors across the political spectrum have little understanding of induced demand.
October 22, 2021
