Reality Overtakes Hyperloop
News broke over the weekend that Virgin Hyperloop has let almost half of its staff go, making over a hundred employees redundant.
The company is ostensibly turning from passenger goals to freight. But what exactly is the market for 700 mph ground freight?
February 22, 2022
THE DREAM DIES? Oakland Ends Slow Streets
The city that pioneered Slow Streets at the start of the pandemic is now cancelling the program. We talk to an activist about future plans to preserve some streets and bring back a more robust version of the program in the future.
February 15, 2022
Editorial: Street Safety in the Time of Leeches
What do the Brisbane Complete Streets Committee members have in common with parasitic, blood-sucking worms?
February 10, 2022
Editorial: Let’s Build Incomplete Streets
The Bay Area's transportation agencies need to build a balanced transportation system, not new car lanes under the moniker of "complete streets"
February 2, 2022
That Bridge in Pittsburgh is Where I became an Advocate
After seeing the collapse of such a hauntingly familiar site, I hope the President really will "build back better"
January 28, 2022
SPUR Talk: Will the Bay Area Finally Get Integrated Transit?
Maybe new people with some enthusiasm are what's really needed to fix Bay Area transit
January 20, 2022
Motorist Threatens to Run Over Families on Slow Lake Street
2022 could be a nasty, rough year as the battle to end traffic violence continues
January 3, 2022
Berlin’s Transformation Is Wunderbar: a San Francisco Transplant’s View
An urbanist moved from S.F. to Berlin last year. He reflects on how a progressive city can transform
December 6, 2021
San Francisco Vows to End Parking at Transit Stops
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors resolved unanimously this week to stop allowing motorists to park in bus stops
December 2, 2021
California, Cars and the Vision of a More Diverse Transportation Future
Streetsblog S.F.'s editor does a loop around the state and notes all the progress--and lack thereof--in creating a more equitable transportation system
November 30, 2021
