Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Transit

Still from the SFMTA's CCTV of a woman getting dragged by an LRV. The operator apparently made no attempt to stop the train. Image: SFMTA, as obtained by the SF Examiner

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Safety Expert Says Muni Dragging Incident is About More than Faulty Doors

By Roger Rudick | Apr 23, 2019 | 6 Comments

The operator's main job in the Market Street tunnel is to make sure it is safe to proceed. Either the new trains have serious blind spots or the operator didn't do that.

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Next Round in Fight for Bike Space on Caltrain

By Roger Rudick | Apr 16, 2019 | 27 Comments

BIKES ONBoard and the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition want more, safe space on new electric trains

BART GM Grace Crunican at the Hayward maintenance facility. Photo: BART

Open Thread: General Manager Grace Crunican Leaving BART

By Roger Rudick | Apr 12, 2019 | 14 Comments

What will it mean for the Bay Area's rapid transit system?

From the 2017 'Ride of Silence' in San Francisco. That's Kate Slattery's ghost bike. Photo: Paul Valdez

Commentary: For Vision Zero, Twenty is Plenty

By Mario Tanev | Apr 4, 2019 | 5 Comments

It's time to make 20 mph the default design speed on San Francisco streets

A westward look at the traffic queue on Harrison from Main Street. Photo: Streetsblog

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Is Bay Area Ready for Congestion Pricing?

By Roger Rudick | Apr 2, 2019 | 28 Comments

New York's lead may be catalyst that gives San Francisco political push it needs

Marin County Bicycle Coalition wants help getting the bike path along the SMART train finished. Photo: MCBC

Round-Up: SMART Bike Path, Transit-Lanes for the Excelsior, and Water Bikes

By Roger Rudick | Mar 29, 2019 | 6 Comments

A few short items about bike lanes, bus lanes, and ..."blue lanes?"

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