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New Oakland DOT Tackles Pedestrian Safety Fix
The crosswalk was a known danger spot. Visibility is poor, motoring speeds are typically high, and it's not accessible to people with disabilities. For some time, advocates had been pushing the City of Oakland to fix it.
August 2, 2017
Muni Subway Closures — Can’t We Do Better?
Two weeks in to the SFMTA's month-plus of weekend and evening closures of the core of its system.
August 1, 2017
Preview: Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition to Hold Bike Summit August 8
The SVBC Summit agenda includes a talk by Tamika Butler, former head of the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition.
July 27, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Pedalfest Celebrates Everything About Bikes
The 7th annual Pedalfest in Jack London Square was packed with the craziest bikes and bike lovers of all stripes.
July 25, 2017
Caltrain Celebrates Electrification Project
A victory lap for Caltrain proponents in Millbrae.
July 24, 2017
YIMBY Conference Debrief
Last week Oakland hosted the YIMBYtown conference. YIMBY-- "Yes in My Back Yard"-- is an association of pro-housing-development groups. What was learned?
July 21, 2017
‘Shops at the Ridge’ Create Suburban Dystopia in Oakland
The redevelopment of the Safeway/Longs Drugs complex in Oakland could have been the centerpiece of one of the city's most walkable and bikeable districts. Instead, a lack of vision coupled with mismanaged implementation turned it into even more of a mess today than it was before.
July 20, 2017
Transit Watchers Question Need to Close Subway
Is it "operationally lazy" to shut down the Market Street tunnel evenings and weekends to test trains?
July 19, 2017
Fun, Bike-Share and Politics Mark Sunday Streets in the Mission
Representatives from Ford GoBike and Jump Bikes took advantage of Sunday Streets to get people trying out their competing bike share systems in a traffic- and stress-free environment.
July 18, 2017
‘Quick Fix’ Parking Protected Bike Lanes Coming to Folsom and Howard
For some time now, advocates have called on SFMTA to work with more urgency to get safe-street fixes on the ground. Now, it seems, this is starting to happen.
July 17, 2017
