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Building a Better “Faster Bay Area” w/ Steven Higashide
It's also important to marry some of the resources that business groups can provide with organizing and leadership from groups that are led by people of color, groups that are organizing transit riders.
July 2, 2020
SPUR San Jose: Vision Zero Progress and Challenges
Adopting a Vision Zero policy is only the first step. San Jose is only now embarking on investing in infrastructure, data, and collaboration to reach the goals of no traffic fatalities.
February 28, 2020
Whoop-De-Doo Paint Added to Oakland Hellscape
Streetsblog receives a matrix of responses to its critique of the 23rd and 29th Avenue over-crossings in Oakland
August 14, 2019
SPUR Talk: Enlivening Spaces in the Interim
"Why wait five or six years before doing anything with the space?" was the question Brad Leibin, an architect at David Baker Architects, was asked to help solve about an affordable housing project planned for West Oakland's San Pablo Avenue at 34th Street. "So we started to make a difference on that streets-cape immediately ... that project got me really interested in interim uses."
September 7, 2017
Preview: Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition to Hold Bike Summit August 8
The SVBC Summit agenda includes a talk by Tamika Butler, former head of the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition.
July 27, 2017
At Long Last, Berkeley Gets an Updated Bike Plan
At close to midnight last night, the Berkeley City Council unanimously approved the Berkeley Bike Plan, which seeks to build a network of safe, connected bikeways throughout the city to encourage more people to ride bikes.
May 3, 2017
SPUR Talk: Dancing on the Grave of “Level of Service”
Wednesday evening, SPUR, the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association, sponsored a talk entitled "Reconsidering Transportation to Create Better Urban Spaces" at their new downtown Oakland location. The talk focused on the history and damage done by the almost mindless adherence over the years to Level of Service (LOS) on urban spaces throughout California.
June 2, 2016
Berkeley Advocates Win Agreement for Long-Delayed Bike Lanes
At a packed meeting last night, the Berkeley City Council approved a project to bring a long-delayed bike lane to Fulton Street, the site of a recent collision that seriously injured a cyclist.
March 16, 2016
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Faces Contested Board Election
UPDATE: This post has been edited to clarify a point about the SFBC board's actions. Please see note at end.
November 30, 2015
WalkSF to Commemorate Road Victims this Sunday
On November 4, a car slammed into two young boys on their way to school. They were in a crosswalk at the intersection of Bay Street and Buchanan. The boys were hit with so much force that they were reportedly flung to the opposite side of the street. Both were taken to the hospital with severe injuries. The driver was arrested for DUI.
November 12, 2015