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Roger Rudick

Roger Rudick is editor of Streetsblog SF.

Protestors Disrupt USDOT Secretary’s Attack on California High-Speed Rail

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced a federal investigation into California High-Speed Rail "waste, fraud, and abuse." Protestors had a different take.

February 20, 2025

Commentary: It’s Time for Newsom to Bring it Home on High Speed Rail

Oil-funded, Trumpian Republicans long-ago decided to turn California's HSR project into a political football. If they want to play games, then it's long past time for California Democrats to stop jerking around and play to win.

February 6, 2025

Study: People Protected Bike Lanes Made a Difference

A new study by an NYU researcher shows that a type of protest invented in San Francisco has helped get protected bike lanes constructed in North America and beyond.

January 24, 2025

Video: Trolley Buses are Great Nuts-and-Bolts Transit

The Armchair Urbanist says San Francisco already has a great solution for transit. Let's stop looking for magic technologies and do more of it.

January 14, 2025

Commentary: Why do Leaders Only React to Traffic Violence When it Comes from Terrorists?

As horrible as they were, it's important to have perspective about the attacks in Magdeburg and New Orleans.

January 7, 2025

Advocates React to Jeff Tumlin’s Resignation from SFMTA

It's certainly been a tumultuous five years.

December 13, 2024

Media Critique: Vision Zero Was Achieved Years Ago, Just not Here

To continue to report that Vision Zero may or may not be achievable is a form of disinformation. The SF Standard needs to do better.

December 5, 2024

New ‘Traffic Monitoring’ Site Consolidates Data on Car Volumes & Speeds in S.F.

Now anyone can go online and take a look at Telraam data to see car volumes, speeds, and more.

December 2, 2024

Commentary: Will San Francisco Succeed at Daylighting?

And is the city setting itself up for failure?

November 26, 2024

In S.F., Local Results Contrast Chilling National Election

It's hard to find a proverbial silver lining in Tuesday's dark clouds, but here's what we've got.

November 6, 2024