Roger Rudick
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Streetsblog San Francisco Taking Spring Vacation
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Starting Tuesday, May 21, we’re taking a spring vacation from publishing Streetsblog San Francisco. Another California editor will update headlines and syndicate some stories (notifications will go out via social media.) Meanwhile, keep up with state stories at Streetsblog CAL and Streetsblog LA and national news at Streetsblog USA. We’ll resume our regular publishing schedule after the Memorial […]
Supervisor Norman Yee Puts West Portal Motorists Over Transit Riders
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Pushes to prevent study of traffic changes that would finally start prioritizing Muni over private cars
This Week: Bay Crossings, Geary Rapid, Caltrain Strategy
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Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday Dreams of Bay Crossings. Join panelists as they discuss the land use and the technical and political decisions that lay ahead to make dreams for more bay crossing (tunnels, bridges and ferries) come true. Tuesday, May 21, 12:30, SPUR Oakland, 1544 Broadway, Oakland. Tuesday Geary Community Advisory Committee. The Geary CAC […]
Advocates Scramble to Keep Transit Housing Bill Active
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Anti-density/NIMBY politician maneuvers to put transit housing bill on ice
Wind, Tears and Cold Rain Mark this Year’s Ride of Silence
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Cyclists do their annual tour to remember the fallen
Go Rogue to Stop the Carnage?
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With 11 deaths this year already, maybe it's time again to work around a city government that is failing to save lives
Another Fortnight, Another Death
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The carnage continues, especially in the Tenderloin, while Vision Zero goals elude
Oakland Adds Bike Share for People with Disabilities
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As part of its efforts to make the city more accessible, its official bikeshare program now includes 'adaptive bikes'
This Week: Data, Green Benefits, Ride of Silence
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Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Monday/tonight! How Data Can Get Muni Moving. The San Francisco Transit Riders invite Open Transit, a group of volunteers from Code for San Francisco’s Brigade, who will introduce their massive and growing dataset of every Muni vehicle GPS update from the beginning of 2018. They’ll break it […]
That Time I Almost Stole a Water Bike Prototype
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A quick Friday review of the Schiller water bike--and some thoughts on adding small water craft to the transportation mix
Chicago Pedestrian Deaths Have Been Down in 2019 Compared to Previous Four Years
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Chicago Department of Transportation commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld confirmed that pedestrian deaths were down as March 31, the latest date for which the Chicago Police Department has released data.
More Protected Bike Lanes Called for at ‘Bike to Work’ Day Rally
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Mayor Breed demands twenty more miles of protected bike lanes in the next two years