Recent Streetsblog USA posts about San Francisco

Who Should Keep the Scooter Revolution Running?

By Kea Wilson | Jul 7, 2021 | No Comments

One of the nation's largest e-scooter operators is in hot water for violating labor regulations in San Francisco — and it's sparking a dialogue about what the micromobility gig economy means for the mobility futures of cities far beyond the Bay.

Image: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit, CC

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Where People of Color Can't Access Opportunity

By Kea Wilson | Jun 17, 2021 | No Comments

Even the most transit-rich cities in America are significantly less accessible without a car for the low-income and people of color, a new analysis finds.

Baltimore City Fire Department made a video intending to show that narrow streets cause problems for their trucks and ladders. But it ended up demonstrating the opposite. Image via YouTube

An Ode to the Miniature Fire Truck

By Kea Wilson | May 4, 2021 | No Comments

Stories about miniature emergency service vehicles are spreading like wildfire on Twitter — so let's rethink our obsession with monster trucks.

SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Chicago vs. Orinda

By Streetsblog | Apr 5, 2021 | No Comments

Pretty much every sorry stop in this contest puts the squeeze on its riders — but these two Atrocious Eight contenders really put their passengers between a rock and a hard place.

Photos (clockwise from top left): BART, San Joaquins Joint Powers Authority, Link21 Program and Link21 Program

Talking Headways Podcast: A Second Bay Crossing (And One Big ‘Ugh’)

By Jeff Wood | Feb 18, 2021 | No Comments

This is "a plannerly podcast" about the ultimately plannerly issue — better rail links in the SF Bay Area.

COVID Killed Rush Hour — But Spread Pain All Day

By Eve Kessler | Oct 13, 2020 | No Comments

Meet the new rush hour. Worse than the old rush hour.

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