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SFMTA Passes Scooter Regs
During its regular meeting yesterday, the SFMTA board of directors voted unanimously to start a pilot program to issue permits for electric dockless scooter rentals in the city of San Francisco.
May 2, 2018
Advocates and City Luminaries Celebrate Gap Closure on Richmond-Ohlone Greenway
There's the Richmond Greenway. There's the Ohlone Greenway in El Cerrito. And then there was the gap between the two.
April 27, 2018
Eyes on the Street: New Green Paint at Emeryville Public Market
The changes bring a dramatic difference in feel to Shellmound Street; what had been a vehicle through-way now has a walkable, pedestrian-oriented scale.
April 25, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Alameda Island’s Short but Awesome Protected Bike Lane
Alameda has a pretty nice (and relatively new) bi-directional protected bike lane on Clement Ave. And if advocates with BikeWalkAlameda get their way, it could eventually stretch clear across the island.
April 6, 2018
City Celebrates Sixth Annual Walk to Work Day
To kick off this year's Walk to Work Day, the SFMTA activated the city's newest signalized crosswalk Thursday morning at Howard and Russ Street in the South of Market neighborhood.
April 5, 2018
Bike Safety Advocates Fume over City’s Scooter Priorities
Ubers in the bike lanes, sub-standard bike infra, hit-and-runs, broken pavement--but SFMTA cracks down on scooter rentals
April 3, 2018
Editorial: Arizona Uber Robo-Car Death Highlights Backwards Approach of Regulators
If robot cars were about safety, the computers would be making sure humans drive right.
March 20, 2018
Bicycle Coalition Readies Valencia Protected Bike Lane Push
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition is mounting a major advocacy effort to influence the Valencia designs and make sure they result in a safe, bike-and-ped-friendly street.
March 19, 2018
SFMTA Works to Make Excelsior District Safer
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is moving forward with plans to calm traffic and improve intersections throughout the Excelsior district.
March 14, 2018
Congestion Pricing Can Improve Traffic, Fund Transit, Save Lives
Traffic congestion costs the city of San Francisco more than $2 billion a year in lost work time and fuel costs...now San Francisco lawmakers, including State Senator Scott Wiener and Supervisor Aaron Peskin, want motorists who contribute to that congestion to help pay for the costs.
March 13, 2018
