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A street full of cars stuck in traffic isn't necessarily busy--but it is just bad

Ongoing, behind-the scenes negotiations between Governor Newsom, the Assembly, and the Senate on the 2021 budget continue this week in a push to meet the budget-signing deadline of June 30.

West Oakland residents on 8th Street continue to plead with city officials to put down bollards, planters or any other emergency measures to stop the continual traffic violence perpetrated in their otherwise quiet neighborhood.

Allowing the public to speak at board meetings of the Bay Area's transportation agencies is, in theory, a great way to get input from riders. But in practice, people with jobs and kids and life's normal obligations don't have the time to travel to downtown Oakland or San Francisco to attend meetings and wait around for several hours to make a two-minute comment.

"If the city's not going to respond appropriately to a traffic death a block from City Hall, where will it act?"

Let's have an open discussion about improving speeds and reliability of the 24 Divisadero, but a dedicated transit lane is off the table, say officals

MTC says federal funds provide a chance to rethink how transit agencies work and grow. Drivers and riders say the cuts in service require action, and funding, now.

Enforcement is part of the solution. But streets also need designs that use physics to stop reckless drivers before they kill

No other city in the world closed their entire subway for the COVID crisis. Why does San Francisco find this acceptable?