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Eyes on the Street: Construction of Fruitvale Ave’s Protected Bike Lane
Fruitvale Alive is still a project? Who knew?
June 2, 2023
California Trainin’: A Chicagoan Checks Out Transportation in the Golden State
Here's a show-and-tell of my impressions of the walk/bike/transit stuff I experienced, including a few things I'd be glad to see implemented in Chicago.
March 15, 2023
Q&A: Councilmember Fife has had it with Oakland’s Dangerous Streets
"I'm willing to go all the way to keep people safe" says District 3 Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife
March 14, 2023
Commentary: Look to Amsterdam, not Antioch, for OakDOT’s New Director
Only a morally confused person would suggest years of "equity" outreach is required over whether to install infrastructure that prevents people from getting killed or maimed
June 22, 2022
Eyes on the Street: Township Commons Park is Great – Just Don’t Bike to It
Oakland welcomes a new park to Brooklyn Basin. But bike access is terrible
November 20, 2020
Six Million Dollars for a Fake Bike Path
Advocates were dismayed that the Alameda City Council voted Tuesday to tone down a letter condemning the Oakland Alameda Access Project's (OAAP) lack of bike and pedestrian accommodations
November 18, 2020
Bike East Bay Push for More Lakeside Bike Heaven
Please Oakland, I want some more...
November 2, 2020
Mayor Blasts Oakland/Alameda Freeway Plan
Alameda Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft calls B.S. on a Caltrans, Alameda County plan to turn the Webster and Posey tubes into I-880 ramps
October 23, 2020
That Time I Almost Stole a Water Bike Prototype
A quick Friday review of the Schiller water bike--and some thoughts on adding small water craft to the transportation mix
May 10, 2019
Bicyclist’s Death Prompts Questions in Oakland
Deontae Bush's family requested a public meeting with the city because they were frustrated with the response they got from the police department after the crash that took his life.
August 29, 2018