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Notes from Switzerland: Transit Fare Integration is Key to Success
Seamless Bay Area's Ian Griffiths just got a tour of what is almost inarguably the world's best transit and intercity rail system. Streetsblog is happy to share his observations with readers.
June 14, 2023
Bike East Bay Demands Action as Hayward Streets Claim Another Life
City leadership continues to ignore the efficient meat grinder that is Hayward's car-centric streets
October 28, 2021
California Needs to Up its Train Game
San Joaquin, Capitol Corridor, Pacific Surfliner--new umbrella group wants to promote state's model of operating trains. How about Japan or France instead?
October 22, 2021
To Solve the Climate Crisis, We Need to Drive A Lot Less — And Drive Electric
The deadly heat waves, epic floods, and worsening droughts around the world are forcing a reckoning on climate change. We messed up, badly, and the earth’s rapidly destabilizing climate system is the consequence.
August 12, 2021
Advocates Find More Surprises in Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Amendments
As the Senate crawls through hundreds of amendments on President Biden's bipartisan infrastructure bill, advocates are still combing through the text of the so-called Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill — and they're finding some surprises they hope will motivate advocates to speak out.
August 5, 2021
What About the Drains, Oakland?
OakDOT is making great strides in repaving, but what if it's all for naught?
July 28, 2021
Report: To Make Transit Safe, Rethink Transit Cops
Transit agencies need to do more to make sure their networks are comprehensively safe — and that may include reforming, defunding, or outright removing police from these critical public spaces, a new report argues.
July 13, 2021
Meet our Board of Directors : Damien Newton Interviews Jon Weiss
"The more people that are out there biking, the more pressure there's going to be on politicians. There's a lot of politicians that want to do the right thing, but they don't have the votes for it."
July 12, 2021
Oakland Stands Firm on Protected Bike Lanes on Telegraph Avenue
In a unanimous vote, the Oakland City Council decides to keep protected bike lanes on Telegraph in the KONO
July 7, 2021
SPUR Talk: Bullet Trains and Small Cities
A look at how high-speed rail can transform medium and small cities
July 6, 2021
