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SPUR Voter Guide Out: Yes on Prop. 30 and More
JFK Drive, transit tax, road repairs: the Bay Area's favorite public policy group breaks down the ballot
October 4, 2022
Oaklanders: Vote Yes on Measure ‘U’
Advocates want Oakland to keep fixing its roads, adding bike lanes and other safety features while they do it
October 3, 2022
Election: Sustainable Transportation Advocates Survey Bay Area Candidates
Still figuring out how to cast your vote? Advocates have a great tool to help.
September 29, 2022
Eyes on the Promenade: Art on Golden Gate Park’s Newest Public Space
Remember, to preserve the Promenade and make the park more accessible to all, Yes on Measure J, Yes on Measure N, No on Measure I.
September 23, 2022
SF Streets At a Crossroads: One Route Leads to Fewer Cars, Another to the Same Old Traffic
Mayor Breed says COVID slow streets must ‘evolve.’ Next month brings a key debate on matching our roadways to climate and safety pledges.
September 22, 2022
Commentary: The Dutch Call Dangerous Designs Evil. They’re Right.
Motorists hit BUILDINGS, but paint is going to keep a cyclist safe on a six lane arterial? Let's use the right word to describe when planners and politicians build things they know will cause death and dismemberment
September 16, 2022
SFMTA Rolling Back Planned Safety Measures on Franklin
A man was killed crossing Franklin in 2021 in front of Sherman Elementary. And now promises to make the street safe are coming undone thanks to an engineer who didn't get the memo: LEVEL OF SERVICE is not the way to evaluate projects.
September 14, 2022
USDOT Head Tours Oakland’s Chasms
Pete Buttigieg met with Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff and others Friday morning and took a bus tour of the city's efforts to repair the damage done by the freeway building age.
September 9, 2022
San Jose Has Lost its Way on Safety
A few years ago, San Jose was pioneering bold, Dutch-style, quick build infrastructure. Not anymore.
September 7, 2022
The Fietser Kings Come to San Francisco
A delegation of planners from the Netherlands, the grand masters of bike infrastructure, explain that it's about more than fiets (the Dutch word for bicycle)
September 6, 2022