Government Organizations

On Wednesday OakDOT's Fred Kelley, during a SPUR interview, said that protected bike lanes should be the default, but then listed a bunch of exceptions and political considerations. Later that same day he told the grandmother of a four-year-old girl killed on Lakeshore that the city can't build protected bike lanes on the east side of Lake Merritt, even though they would have saved the girl's life.

BART ridership is still only at about forty percent of its pre-pandemic levels, and that media-fed perception of danger might be one factor in the slow recovery rate.

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And what state and regional agencies plan to do about it

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These are competitive grants for planning, engineering, or developing transit service improvements in historically disadvantaged communities.

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Here's what's on the chopping block — and why advocates are staying optimistic.

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If Hursch doesn't like Streetsblog's reporting on AC Transit, then he should change the narrative by unequivocally supporting the road diet on Grand.

Experiencing the majesty of nature shouldn't require a set of keys. Here's how parks around the world are making driving optional.

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More hurdles ahead for rail transit in FY24 after debt ceiling scare.

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It's going to be great. But do bike and ped projects always have to include more capacity for cars?