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Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition Pushes for Open Streets
Oakland set the bar for open streets. Now advocates in other parts of the Bay Area want a place to exercise safely... and more
April 16, 2020
Eyes on the Street: A Quick Look at Oakland’s ‘Slow Streets’
This past weekend marked the start of Oakland's 'slow streets' program, designed to give people more space to get some exercise while maintaining social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 15, 2020
Oakland to Open 74 Miles of Streets for Safe Biking and Recreation
Heeding the call for more space to get outside while practicing social distancing, Oakland takes bold steps to open streets
April 10, 2020
SF Transit Director Boldly Plans for the Urban Future
SFMTA Director Jeffrey Tumlin used to have a running joke that if you really want to solve traffic congestion, you just have to destroy the Bay Area economy. Well here we are.
April 10, 2020
SPUR Talk: The Future of Diridon Station
A planned top-to-bottom rebuild of San Jose's main railway station could cost anywhere from $5 billion to $10 billion dollars and, when completed, will vastly change the way people travel to and through the city
April 9, 2020
The Beautiful, Deadly Quiet of COVID-19
And an unfortunate experiment on cities, thanks to the birds
April 8, 2020
S.F. Muni Cuts Transit Service to Core Routes
Starting Wed., only 17 of Muni's 83 rail and bus lines will be running
April 7, 2020
Cycling in the Time of COVID-19
Reflections on biking on the quiet streets of pandemic San Francisco
April 1, 2020
Interview: VTA Chair Cindy Chavez on the Agency’s Response to COVID-19
"All these decisions we have to make…they’re tradeoffs," Chavez laments. "There’s no better way to say it."
April 1, 2020
People Desperate for Space, but so far Bay Area Won’t Open Streets
Even though motor-vehicle traffic levels are way down and the shelter-in-place order extended, city officials are still slow--or have already refused--to open more space for people
March 31, 2020
