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Motorist Attacks Mother and Child Biking on San Jose Ave
And once again, faulty, incomplete infrastructure was a huge factor
September 10, 2020
Angled Parking Perpetuates Hazards
Angled parking isn't a solution for safety, finds new study
September 3, 2020
Bad Splices Point to Fundamental Problems at Muni
Last week's Muni meltdown forces managers to admit they don't do in-house quality control, didn't do full operations testing, and don't check with other transit agencies on how to fix common problems
September 2, 2020
Hallelujah Embarcadero!
After years of advocacy, serious injuries and fatal crashes, the Embarcadero is finally getting a protected bike lane (albeit a short one)
September 1, 2020
Muni Meltdown Blamed on Faulty Parts
Overhead wire splices fail once put under full load, knocking out Muni rail. Which begs the question: why weren't they put under full load before reopening the system?
August 25, 2020
Muni Rail Returns (and then it doesn’t)
After breakdowns, SFMTA gave up and cancelled rail service again Monday evening
August 24, 2020
Advocates Furious about Jane Natoli Rejection
At its regular meeting Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors confirmed Sharon Lai, a former city planner, for the SFMTA board. But they rejected Jane Natoli in a six-to-four vote. The San Francisco Chronicle's Rachel Swan had a great breakdown of the events leading up to Supervisors Gordon Mar, Sandra Lee Fewer, Aaron Peskin, Dean Preston, Shamann Walton, and Norman Yee voting against her confirmation.
August 20, 2020
Driver Kills Pedestrian at Gough and Geary
With the return of traffic and compromises on safety plans, Vision Zero is proving as elusive as ever
August 12, 2020
Update with SFMTA Director Jeffrey Tumlin
SFMTA director checks in on where things stand in this ongoing, forced transit experiment that is the year 2020
August 11, 2020
SFMTA Board Nixes “Dirty” Caltrain Measure
A quick update and the latest moves on the Caltrain measure
July 31, 2020