How to Do High-Speed Rail Right
At the APTA conference in San Francisco, representatives from France, Germany, and Japan revealed the secrets behind their high-speed rail success stories.
June 30, 2025
Advocates Install Bus Benches in San Francisco
SF Bay Area Bench Collective installs first eight guerrilla transit benches at bus stops in the Mission.
June 9, 2025
City of San Mateo Says ‘No More Freeway Widening’
Finally, a city council that gets the utter futility of widening to solve traffic.
April 8, 2025
Kids Enjoy San Francisco’s Beach Safe from Pollution and Speeding Traffic
San Francisco's trading high-speed traffic for safe space for kids to ride bikes — and other cities can, too.
April 7, 2025
Commentary: It’s Nice Not to Worry About the Rising Costs of Cars
Don't you wish you didn't have to think so much about tariffs and what it's going to do to the cost of car ownership?
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March 28, 2025
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