Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycle Infrastructure

Metro and Caltrans 5 Freeway widening through Burbank. Everybody talks about how we can't keep widening freeways. And everybody keeps doing it. Photo by Joe Linton

SPUR Talk: How do We Get California to Stop Widening Highways?

By Roger Rudick | Jul 19, 2021 | No Comments

How many times have you heard a California transportation official say "we can't keep widening freeways," just before they talk about the latest "gap closure" or "ramp realignment" project they're boosting?

Steel posts line the sidewalk to protect these utility boxes in Oakland. Photos: Streetsblog/Rudick

Commentary: Let’s Protect People as well as we Protect Utility Boxes

By Roger Rudick | Jul 15, 2021 | No Comments

If aliens landed in the Bay Area and tried to figure out human values based on our streets, they'd conclude that parking, cars, and even utility boxes are more important than human life

This was a parking lot not long ago. Photos from Chris and Melissa Bruntlett's presentation

SPUR Talk: Lessons from Delft, an Urban Ideal

By Roger Rudick | Jul 14, 2021 | No Comments

Two North American transplants talk about mental health, equity, bikes... and how their new home of Delft gets it right

Voice of Gen Z: We Need to Get Real About the Damage from Driving

By Emily Olson | Jul 13, 2021 | No Comments

Too many Zoomers talk about global warming... but then shun bicycling, walking, and public transportation. This has to change

This is what Telegraph will look like in about a year. Image: OakDOT

This post is supported by GJEL Accident Attorneys

Resounding Win for Safety on Telegraph

By Roger Rudick | Jul 7, 2021 | No Comments

In a unanimous vote, the Oakland City Council decides to keep protected bike lanes on Telegraph in the KONO

Cyclists on Telegraph. Still from Tim Courtney's video.

Last Push to Keep Telegraph Safe

By Roger Rudick | Jul 1, 2021 | No Comments

Tuesday, July 6, the Oakland City Council will hear arguments for removing safety features from Telegraph in the KONO district

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