Roger Rudick
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SPUR Talk: Building Resilience into the Waterfront
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Officials talk about long and short term plans to preserve and protect the city's valuable and vulnerable waterfront. Bike safety, though, gets short shrift.
Why do BART Police Have So Many SUVs?
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At 77 SUVs for about 200 cops, that's about as many cars-per-cop as the California Highway Patrol
Alameda’s Clement Avenue Safety Project Moving Forward
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Protected, two-way cycle tracks and better sidewalks, but intersection danger may remain.
This Week: Transportation Funding, Waterfront, Community Repair
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Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday Transportation Funding. From taxes and fares to private dollars, multi-million-dollar transportation projects are pieced together with funding from local, state and federal levels. SPUR is hosting a series about how we pay for our transportation infrastructure. Tuesday, Aug. 6, 12:30 p.m., SPUR San Jose, 76 South First Street, San Jose. […]
In a Blow to the Bullet Train, California Might Change Its Color
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LA Times pens another silly tale about California High-Speed Rail. Also, what batteries?!
Apathetic Audi Blocks Safety
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Car dealership continually breaks law, obstructs sightlines at dangerous intersection
Editorial: Ferry Ride Highlights FUBAR Fares
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The Bay Area's fare structure--or lack of one--is an unmitigated disaster that has to be fixed now
This Week: Mobility for All, Public Art, BRT
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Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Wednesday Mobility for All. In the last decade, the transportation sector has seen an immense rate of innovation and change, but amid both the advancements and controversies, who has been left behind? How can we break down the financial and physical barriers to both new and existing services? […]
Bicycle Coalition Celebrates New Phase of Advocacy
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At its annual "Golden Wheel" event, SFBC sees a future of quick builds. Award recipients, meanwhile, take down Supervisor Aaron Peskin for dithering on safety
Madness at SoMa Crosswalk
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Frustrated redditer posts time-lapse of the constant crosswalk violations at First and Howard
Seamless Bay Area Solidifies Vision for Regional Transit
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Outlined at a SPUR meeting in San Jose, Seamless lays framework for a Swiss-style, integrated rail and bus system for the Bay Area
Walk San Francisco Holds Emergency Rally to Demand Safe Streets
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After two more traffic deaths in the Tenderloin, advocates demand action