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Op-Ed: Paris Scooter Ban a Step Backward

By Marcel E. Moran | Apr 4, 2023 | No Comments

For the global city that has put the world on notice over the past decade for embracing sustainable transport, Paris recently took a disappointing step backward by enacting a ban on shared scooters, known locally as trottinettes.

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My Conversation with the Bing Chatbot

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 7, 2023 | No Comments

Here's a story about why we no longer fear artificial intelligence, and, indeed, hope it will someday be running the country.

Should California Enact an “Idaho Stop” Law for Cyclists?

By Matthew Roth | Mar 24, 2009 | 21 Comments

Oregon lawmakers have been engaged in a heated debate about enacting an "Idaho Stop" law, which would codify what most cyclists already do: treat stop signs as yield signs and red lights as stop signs. The issue has come up before in Sacramento, but has never been so close to adoption. SFBC Program Director Andy […]

The Impending Failure of San Francisco’s Pilot Bike Share Program

By Matthew Roth | Jan 29, 2009 | 30 Comments

Which will San Francisco’s bike-share program resemble? Lest it appear that Streetsblog doesn’t support bike-sharing in San Francisco, I should say from the outset that I love the successful bike-sharing programs that I’ve used, believe they are one of the more innovative new transit models available, and know that San Francisco is ripe for the […]