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Last Push to Keep Telegraph Safe
Tuesday, July 6, the Oakland City Council will hear arguments for removing safety features from Telegraph in the KONO district
July 1, 2021
Safety Compromises Kill Again, This Time in Hayward
The carnage will continue until a standard of criminal negligence is applied to reckless motorists *and* officials who knowingly design and build unsafe streets
June 29, 2021
UPDATE: Poll Confirms Bridge Path Made Dangerously Windy by New Fence
Results of a new survey confirms that cyclists are getting pummeled by winds thanks to a new fence design.
June 24, 2021
Weekend Roundup: Telegraph, Cable Cars
Here are some short news nuggets to start your Juneteenth weekend.
June 18, 2021
Op-ed: Slow Streets & Redefining “Busy”
A street full of cars stuck in traffic isn't necessarily busy--but it is just bad
June 10, 2021
OakDOT Study Affirms Protected Bike Lanes are Safest
But they want to rip them out on Telegraph anyway?
June 7, 2021
OakDOT Wants to Rip Out Protected Bike Lanes on Telegraph
Five years ago Oakland pioneered protected bike lanes in the Bay Area with an installation in the KONO... now they may rip them out
June 3, 2021
Need for Safe 8th Street Underscored by Fiery Crash
West Oakland residents on 8th Street continue to plead with city officials to put down bollards, planters or any other emergency measures to stop the continual traffic violence perpetrated in their otherwise quiet neighborhood.
June 1, 2021
Why SFMTA Fails, in One Email Exchange
"If the city's not going to respond appropriately to a traffic death a block from City Hall, where will it act?"
May 26, 2021
Eyes on the Street: Presidio’s “Advisory Bike Lanes”
The Presidio scores another first in safe-street design in the Bay Area
May 25, 2021