Roger Rudick
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BART’s ‘Tactile Guideways’ Help Visually Impaired People Navigate
Wayfinding on public transit can be challenging enough for people with 20/20 vision. For the blind and visually impaired, tactile and audible cues are essential.
San Francisco Supervisors Pass No Right on Red
Now it's up to SFMTA to make it happen.
Commentary: Let’s Talk About the Real “Fatal Flaw” on Valencia
How many people have to die before professional advocates stop endorsing the Valencia Street "experiment" on people?
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.
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.
Why is San Francisco Using Concrete to Protect Corporate Buildings But Not to Stop Traffic Violence?
Jersey barriers should be used to save lives.
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.
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.
Why are Unpaid Advocates so Much Faster than City Government?
It's about the city's leadership, period.
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.
