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Roger Rudick

Roger Rudick is editor of Streetsblog SF.

Advocates Resist SF Transit Cuts

Is this a transit-first city? Or a cut-transit-first city?

March 18, 2025

Commentary: Nitpicks Aside, Ezra Klein is Spot-On About the Importance of High-Speed Rail

A few additional reflections and critiques specific to California's beleaguered high-speed rail project.

March 13, 2025

San Francisco is Opening a ‘Great Funway’ on a Former Highway

Four lanes of screaming traffic divided San Francisco's beach from the Outer Sunset. That's about to change for good.

March 3, 2025

SF Drivers Declare Open Season on Parklets

Maybe rubber stops and reflectors aren't enough?

February 28, 2025

Commentary: Remember the Last Time Trump Tried to Stop the Train?

A reminder that we've seen Trump's anti-rail playbook before. The train won.

February 26, 2025

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