Op-ed: It’s Time to Fix Polk Street
Polk Street’s Bike Lane at 10: iteration promised, disappointment delivered
Shanan Delp
July 17, 2025
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Commentary: The French City of Lyon Shows How to Connect Oakland and Western Alameda
An amazing 24/7 bike-ped-transit connection can be made for pennies on the dollar—if the Bay Area can get past its car-brain affliction
Oakland’s 7th/8th Street Protected Bike Lane has a Deadly Flaw
This otherwise good project has a terrifying opening in the protection that is going to get someone killed. The slip lane has to be closed immediately
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Bay Area Transit is Not Out of the Woods
Sacramento gave BART, Muni, Caltrain, AC Transit, and others a lifeline, but the struggle to keep the trains and buses running is far from over
Laura Tolkoff
Weekend Roundup: San Antonio Celebrates, Mike Swire Saved…
...and Caltrain joke video highlights why the Bay Area needs a network manager
