Damien Newton

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MTC Wants Your Thoughts on Express Lanes on I-880

By Damien Newton | Dec 17, 2019 | No Comments

Chime in on how to run the new toll lanes, an early try at congestion pricing

Streetsblog Needs Your Support

By Damien Newton | Dec 3, 2019 | No Comments

So what does 2020 hold for the Bay Area? We don't know, but we look forward to finding out and delivering the news you need to be the best-informed citizen advocate that you can.

University Circle, where the US 101 meets University Avenue in the southern end of East Palo Alto. Photo: Wikipedia.

Don’t Believe the Hype, Congestion Pricing Isn’t Coming to East Palo Alto Anytime Soon

By Damien Newton | Nov 7, 2019 | No Comments

But the City Is Considering Some Progressive Fixes to the University Ave Traffic Mess

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Advocates Sound off on Complete Streets Veto, State Legislation

By Kristopher Fortin and Damien Newton | Oct 24, 2019 | No Comments

At the CalBike summit, Fortin interviewed a handful of leaders about Governor Gavin Newsom's disappointing veto of SB 127, and other news from the recent legislative session.

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Making the Most of the BART Extension

By Damien Newton | Oct 16, 2019 | No Comments

Comments on Playbook for Downtown San Jose are due this Friday

VTA Board Chair Teresa O’Neill Talks Planning

By Damien Newton | Oct 3, 2019 | 1 Comment

Earlier this week, Streetsblog San Francisco caught up with Teresa O’Neill, a Santa Clara City Councilmember and current Chair of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). VTA is the lead transit agency in Silicon Valley, involved in regional planning for future BART stations, the areas surrounding these stations, and congestion management–not to mention spearheading […]

As We Close In on Our 10th Anniversary Party, Here’s a Streetfilm Celebrating our 1st Year.

By Damien Newton | Sep 4, 2019 | No Comments

As the clock ticks down on our 10th birthday party next Tuesday night (details and RSVP, here!), we thought it would be fun to take a look back with this Streetfilm, published in 2010 before our 1st Anniversary Party. Streetsblog San Francisco Shows Its Political Clout debuted in January of 2010, and focuses on both Streetsblog […]

Dancing on Valencia during a Sunday Streets event in the Mission. Photo: Streetsblog.

Join Us for Our Birthday and Honor Some of San Francisco’s Livability Leaders

By Damien Newton | Aug 2, 2019 | No Comments

(If you’re planning to join us on September 10, please RSVP on Eventbrite or Facebook. If you’re interested in sponsoring or advertising at the event, click here for more details.) In case you’re just hearing about our birthday party for the first time, we’ll be at Manny’s in the Mission from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, […]

Change the Date: Streetsblog Birthday Party Moved to SEPTEMBER 10

By Damien Newton | Jul 15, 2019 | No Comments

RSVP for the 10th Anniversary Party, here! Thank you so much for wanting to be part of our 10th anniversary party. Unfortunately we discovered a conflict at our venue–our birthday party was scheduled for the same evening as the third Democratic presidential debate and our venue was double-booked for the time we reserved. After surveying […]