Bay Area Advocates Rally to Stop State Giveaway to Oil Companies
Governor Newsom's environmental agency wants to rob cash-strapped transit operators and give the money to the worst polluters, ostensibly to help with high gas prices
May 27, 2026
S.F. Advocates Mark One Year of Speed Cameras
Now, San Francisco: do the other things a city needs to make streets safe.
April 29, 2026
Train Tubers: a Talk with the YouTube’s Transit Warriors
The masters of transit YouTube discuss their efforts to get people interested in urbanism
April 24, 2026
Commentary: How a T-Rex Costume and a Police Sting Underscores Bay Area’s Deadly Driver Problem
Stanley Roberts story is funny. And disturbing.
March 19, 2026
Study: Why Can’t San Francisco Plant More Street Trees?
Advocates fight for greenery in their neighborhoods and ask the question: why is the city ripping out more trees than it's putting in?
November 4, 2025
Talking Headways Podcast: Getting California High Speed Rail Done
It took a while, but California is figuring out the best, most-cost-effective way to do fast trains.
October 30, 2025
Report: Lessons from California’s HSR Project
A new paper from the Mineta Institute looks at California's high-speed rail project—and how to do better moving forward.
October 23, 2025
Commentary: The Horrifying Sound of Traffic Violence
Bernal residents could have woken to the sound of a reckless driver crashing into concrete. Instead, another man is dead in a city that isn't yet serious about Vision Zero
October 15, 2025
Commentary: Speed Cameras are a Good Start for Safe Streets
But *all* tools must be used to achieve Vision Zero — not just speed cameras.
October 6, 2025
Emergency Rally: Advocates Demand Gov. Newsom ‘Fund Transit Now’
All the major transit advocacy groups assembled Monday morning in downtown San Francisco to demand the city's former mayor (Governor Gavin Newsom) intervene and stop the cancellation of a vital $750 million state loan intended to keep the city moving.
September 8, 2025
