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Alameda Mayor Blasts Oakland/Alameda Freeway Plan
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft calls B.S. on a Caltrans, Alameda County plan to turn the Webster and Posey tubes into I-880 ramps
October 26, 2020
Op-Ed: Let’s Get Serious About Housing
Why do we see a mismatch in priorities from environmental organizations, when infill housing is the prime climate intervention squarely within the power of local governments?
October 22, 2020
Expanded Caltrain Equivalent of Six Freeway Lanes
That makes Caltrain expansion a relative bargain--plus it won't pollute, cause more road carnage, or induce more traffic jams
October 21, 2020
Safest Block on Broadway Is a Construction Zone
Oakland finally follows Dutch/Danish best practices by placing the construction barrier between moving cars and the bike lane
October 20, 2020
More Love for San Jose’s Bike Plan
San Jose's Better Bike Plan offers a framework that Chicago would do well to emulate in order to create a bike plan that's more representative of current and would-be cyclists.
October 19, 2020
SFCTA Maroons Treasure Island Cyclists
Tammy Powers' bike normally takes a relaxing 45 minutes. But the San Francisco County Transportation Authority just announced a six-month closure of the only bike access between Treasure Island and the Oakland Bay Bridge, forcing her to add an hour, and two bus rides, to get to work.
October 16, 2020
Police Impound Reckless Driver’s Car Based Solely on Video Evidence
Wait a sec, don't cops have to see a traffic violation with their own eyes to do something?
October 15, 2020
Eyes on the Street: Concrete Added to Embarcadero Protected Bike Lane
Finally, some rock-hard progress on San Francisco's iconic, bay-front street
October 14, 2020
Transit Riders Renew Fight for Better Trains and Buses
Amidst a whirlwind of national news, SFTR pushes to get Muni funded and back on track
October 9, 2020
Editorial: We Have the Data, Now We Need Accountability on City Employee Speeding
There's an epidemic of reckless driving among San Francisco's own employees. City officials should either fire serial speeders and other dangerous scofflaws or stop pretending to care about Vision Zero
October 8, 2020
