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SFMTA Starts West Portal Outreach
Agency presents plans to block traffic from crossing in front of the train station
April 22, 2024
Safety Activists Close a Lane on Franklin
Advocates, fed up with SFMTA's lack of action, closed one lane on one block outside Sherman Elementary. But the city that claims to never have resources to build safe streets turned it back into a surface-level freeway later the same morning
March 14, 2024
Advocates Hammer City College Trustees’ Climate Hypocrisy on Frida Kahlo Way
City College talks a good game about supporting bike lanes and better transit, until it comes to losing a few parking spaces
February 29, 2024
Lake Merced Quick-Build Safety Project has some Good Sections, but Fails at Intersections
Safety considerations should never be put to a community vote... but they were
February 14, 2024
Shakeup at SFMTA
Two of SFMTA's most senior officials are leaving, including the second in command
October 6, 2023
Watered Down Safety Project on Franklin Yields Lackluster Results
Until SFMTA commits to Vision Zero for real, instead of continually compromising, people will keep dying
September 13, 2023
SFMTA’s Hyde Street Project Bike Lane Is Garbage
The info-free outreach and terrible designs put on display how little SFMTA management really cares about bicycle safety
June 14, 2023
San Francisco Finishes Make-Believe Speed Table
The marquee component of the Page Street Neighborhood Way project was supposed to be the city's first raised intersection, also known as a speed table, planned for Page and Buchanan. In this configuration, pictured below in a rendering, the entire intersection is kept at sidewalk level to force motorists to slow down as they cross. Note the minimal curb at the corners.
June 7, 2023
Action Item: Urge Phillip Ting to Save Transit
Join the chorus in urging lawmakers to fund transit.
May 25, 2023
Commentary: Spin Can’t Save Lives
KPIX runs a report that makes it seem as if SFMTA has succeeded at making streets safer; that's just counterfactual
May 24, 2023