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Construction Starts on 20th Street in Oakand

Plus a Richmond-San Rafael Bridge update

August 28, 2024

Complete Streets Bill Has Come a Long Way

S.B. 960 has been through the wringer, but negotiations have produced a strong, flexible, much improved approach to ensuring streets are complete - that is, not built solely for cars.

August 27, 2024

Advocacy, Politics, Music, and Fun Mark Valencia Sunday Streets

At over one mile, Sunday Streets in the Mission was the longest San Francisco cyclovia yet

August 27, 2024

Traffic Diverter Removed from Plan for Slow Noe Street

SFMTA says it was just seeking consensus when it decided to remove a key safety feature

August 21, 2024

Op-Ed: Which SF Mayoral Candidate Will Lead on Safe Streets?

San Francisco needs sustained, principled leadership if it really wants to transform its streets

August 20, 2024

Commentary: Caltrain Electrification is Great. But it’s Hardly ‘Pioneering’ or a ‘First’

While the state rightfully celebrates Caltrain electrification, it's important not to live in a fantasy world. This is bread-and-butter infrastructure. And California is still way behind, thanks to the self-inflicted wounds of the past

August 14, 2024

Caltrain Starts First Phase of Electric Service

For now, electric trains will be randomly mixed into the existing diesel schedules as the agency prepares for full service

August 13, 2024

Commentary: ‘Concrete Now’ Is a Chant All Advocates Need to Repeat

A tragedy in Philadelphia underscores the same safety and policy deficiencies seen in San Francisco... and a lot of other places

August 9, 2024

CA High-Speed Rail Authority Appoints New CEO

Choudri brings 30 years of experience developing transportation infrastructure, including work on high-speed rail in France and Spain

August 8, 2024

OakDOT Picks Upper Telegraph Protected Bike Lane Design

There are already parking-protected lanes in KONO and Temescal. Now Oakland's marquee safe-streets project is expanding farther north

August 8, 2024