SF Advocates Explore How Enhancing Disability Access on Transit Helps for Everyone
BART was the first accessible transit system in the country. Advocates want Bay Area transit agencies to do better at keeping buses and trains accessible for all.
September 27, 2023
Streetfilms Tours Emeryville, Calif., the Little City that Can
Did somebody say "encore?" Safe streets rock star John Bauters, Mayor of Emeryville, population less-than 13,000, gave Streetfilms producer Clarence Eckerson a tour of his city.
September 26, 2023
Why is San Francisco Using Concrete to Protect Corporate Buildings But Not to Stop Traffic Violence?
Jersey barriers should be used to save lives.
September 18, 2023
A Little Girl is Dead, But This Calif. Transportation Official Still Won’t Commit to Safety
On Wednesday OakDOT's Fred Kelley, during a SPUR interview, said that protected bike lanes should be the default, but then listed a bunch of exceptions and political considerations. Later that same day he told the grandmother of a four-year-old girl killed on Lakeshore that the city can't build protected bike lanes on the east side of Lake Merritt, even though they would have saved the girl's life.
September 7, 2023
Commentary: SFMTA Needs to Tow Bike Lane Parkers
It wouldn't take a lot of tows to get people thinking more carefully about where they park.
August 30, 2023
Why are Unpaid Advocates so Much Faster than City Government?
It's about the city's leadership, period.
August 24, 2023
Streetfilms Celebrates San Francisco’s Red-Carpet Transit Lanes
Because 50~80 people on a bus should not be forced to sit in traffic behind individuals in private cars.
August 23, 2023
Transit Master Class: Learning from Switzerland
A delegation of advocates and Bay Area transit officials spent a week in Switzerland learning how one of the world's best transit and rail systems works. Here's a taste of what they learned.
August 10, 2023
Commentary: Waymo and Cruise are Driven by Money, Not Safety
AV execs need to stop co-opting Vision Zero.
August 9, 2023
Bicyclists Take Over the Oakland Bay Bridge
The headlines shouldn't read "why are cyclists on the bridge?" They should read "why are cyclists banned in the first place?" especially considering how long Caltrans and MTC have promised to change this sorry situation.
August 7, 2023
