Roger Rudick
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Emeryville Approves 40th Street Protected Bike Lanes
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Two-way cycle track, bus-only lanes, and a major victory for the advocates at Bike East Bay
This Week: Shared Mobility, Housing, Geary Rapid
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Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Monday/tonight! District 1 Shared Mobility Meeting. Supervisor Sandra Fewer and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency are hosting a community meeting on scooters, bike share, car share and other emerging mobilities and services. The meeting will focus on how these shared mobilities fit into the transportation vision and network […]
Editorial: Gondola for a Train Station with No Trains
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Remind us how this is the Grand Central Station of the West again?
Can Tom Maguire Become San Francisco’s Transportation Rock Star?
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The Board of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is tapping Tom Maguire, director of the agency’s Sustainable Streets Division, as interim Director while they look for a permanent replacement for outgoing director Ed Reiskin. Maguire will take over on August 15. From the SFMTA Board’s announcement letter: Tom joined the SFMTA in October 2014 […]
Lawmakers Want to Pay People to Buy Electric Cars… What About Bikes?
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Aren't bikes sufficiently "zero emissions" to qualify for a tax rebate?
High-Speed Rail Mudslinging Continues
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Sorry, High-speed Rail is not Napoleon invading Russia. We promise.
Call to Action: Sign Petition to Put the Rider First
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Seamless Bay Area launches drive to start Bay Area towards rational, integrated fares
This Week: Seventh Street, Downtown Oakland, Ride at Night
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Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday Seventh Street Open House. In 2017, SFMTA installed traffic safety improvements for people walking, biking, taking transit, and driving between Market Street and Folsom as part of the 7th Street Safety Project. The SFMTA plans to extend improvements between Townsend Street and 16th this month. Come […]
Happy Independence Day!
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A quick note to wish all of Streetsblog’s readers and supporters an enjoyable Fourth of July holiday
Oakland Bollard-izes Protected Intersections at Lake Merritt
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Hey SFMTA, tell us again why you can't do protected Intersections on the cheap?
Eyes on the Rails: Caltrain’s First Electric Train Arrives
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That locomotive may look like an old hunk of junk, but it's got it where it counts
Muni Train Door Sensors Belie a Bigger Problem: Operators Can’t See
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A combination of no mirrors and inadequate video screens makes it impossible for operators to do a proper look back