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How Highways Rend Our Social Fabric — and the Challenge of Mending It
Roads are supposed to connect us. So why do so many highways tear our social networks apart?
March 10, 2025
State Announces Nearly $300 Million in Grants for Safe Streets
Reflective paint and better lighting? Sure, that's great. A dozen new protected bikeways in six municipalities and at UC Santa Cruz? Yes, please.
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March 10, 2025
This Company Wants to Electrify Bikes Faster Than Ever Before
For just $100 and a small monthly subscription, this company hopes to get the world on e-bikes — by leveraging the bikes they already have.
March 10, 2025
Op-Ed: Elon Musk Is Wrong About Amtrak
No, America should not privatize Amtrak "like China." But we could learn a thing or two from their rail success. (Spoiler: it's largely state-funded.)
Jim Mathews
March 10, 2025
Video: How Media Makes Road Violence Worse
From video games to movies to social media trends, the glamorization of road violence is everywhere — and a new documentary seeks to expose how that translates to real lives lost.
March 7, 2025
State Releases CAPTI 2.0, a Document to Align the State’s Climate Goals and Transpo. Spending
California had some success with CAPTI 1.0, but it's going to take stronger political will for the state to meet its climate goals.
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March 6, 2025
Open Letter: Don’t Bring Back Left Turns on Valencia
SFBike, KidSafe, the Transit Riders, Walk SF, Slow Streets Stewards, Livable City, Sierra Club, Safer 17th, and Friends of Valencia urge the city not to restore dangerous left turns
Christopher White, Sara Johnson, Jodie Medeiros, Robin Pam, Tom Radulovich, Trish Gump, Charles Whitfield, Zach Lipton, Alyssa Cheung, and Peter Belden
March 6, 2025
Four Easy Ways to Fight Back Against Trump’s Transit Attacks Right Now
Overwhelmed by the onslaught of bad federal transportation news? Here are four concrete ways you can start fighting back — and some tools to help you do it.
March 5, 2025
Do Women and Caregivers Need More From The ‘Mobility Hub’?
It's one of the buzziest planning concepts around. So why is there so little research on how well "mobility hubs" work for women and caregivers?
March 4, 2025
Could the Comeback of the U.S. Pedestrian Mall Start on Bourbon St.?
A recent terror attack has reignited an old conversation about pedestrianizing an iconic street — and whether other U.S. communities should do it, too.
March 3, 2025
