The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog SF.

  • Op-Ed: Summer in Berlin Changes Perspective on Cars
    by Roger Rudick
    May 20, 2026
    It’s hard to experience a real-world “15-minute city” with a world-class rail network and then go back to driving everywhere for everything
  • Commentary: The ‘Super Bus’ is just More Evidence Caltrans is Irredeemable
    by Roger Rudick
    May 20, 2026
    Is Caltrans trolling us with this nonsense?
  • Headlines, May 20
    by Roger Rudick
    May 20, 2026
  • New House Infrastructure Bill: Cuts To Transit, Mixed Bag for Active Transportation
    by The Editorial Team
    May 19, 2026
    The good news? It could have been worse. The bad news? It’s still pretty bad.
  • Republican State Senator Blames State Gas Taxes, Dems. for High Fuel Prices
    by The Editorial Team
    May 19, 2026
    But prices are skyrocketing nationwide…
  • Headlines, May 19
    by Roger Rudick
    May 19, 2026
  • Sustainable Transportation Can Ease the Affordability Crisis — And Help Climate Champions Win
    by The Editorial Team
    May 18, 2026
    Economic populism helped vault Trump into power. Could a green version of it take that power back — and what role would transportation play?
  • The Most Expensive Trip You Can Take is the One You Could Have Walked
    by The Editorial Team
    May 18, 2026
    “The future of affordable transportation may not begin at the gas pump.”
  • Oakland Mayor Offers ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ After Driver Kills Three People on International Blvd
    by Roger Rudick
    May 18, 2026
    More lives destroyed to avoid damaging cars
  • The Missing Link: Pacific Beach Planning Group Considers Finishing San Diego Boardwalk
    by The Editorial Team
    May 18, 2026
    ” Hoping nothing bad happens is not a safety strategy.”
  • Legislative Update: What Legislation Didn’t Make It to the First Checkpoint
    by The Editorial Team
    May 18, 2026
    A bunch of bad e-bike legislation died, but so did the Stop Super Speeders bill.
  • Headlines, May 18
    by Roger Rudick
    May 18, 2026
  • This Week: Car-Free Happy Hour, Missing Middle, Bike Month Wrap Party
    by Roger Rudick
    May 18, 2026
  • Street Safety and Police Reform Are Two Sides of the Same Coin
    by The Editorial Team
    May 17, 2026
    The twin movements against car dominance and unjust policing are thoroughly interconnected.
  • 35 Ways America Is Reducing Reliance on Single-Occupancy Cars
    by The Editorial Team
    May 17, 2026
    A new report explores the innovative ways U.S. communities are getting people out of cars — with the help of employers, apps, and more.
  • Bay to Breakers: Transit Modifications and Street Closures
    by Roger Rudick
    May 15, 2026
    A few tips to start your weekend
  • Headlines, May 15
    by Roger Rudick
    May 15, 2026
  • Friday Video: Everybody Loves to Ride the D (The New D Train in LA, That Is)
    by The Editorial Team
    May 14, 2026
    It’s Woodstock for NUMTOTs — minus the mud and free love.
  • ‘Bike to Wherever Day’ Rolls Through Bay Area
    by Roger Rudick
    May 14, 2026
    Cyclists celebrate the joy of riding a bike and freedom from gas prices
  • Talking Headways Podcast: Sidewalk Nation
    by The Editorial Team
    May 14, 2026
    Law Professor Michael Pollack on who manages, owns and feels ownership of sidewalks — “America’s most overlooked resource.”
  • Headlines, May 14, ‘Bike to Wherever’ Day
    by Roger Rudick
    May 14, 2026
  • ‘Our Roads Are More Than Just Highways’: Democrats Urge U.S. Senate Not to Defund Multimodal Programs
    by The Editorial Team
    May 13, 2026
    A Trump administration proposal recommends massive cuts to popular programs – and it will cost American communities more than they can afford, Senate Democrats say.
  • Commentary: Amtrak San Joaquin Solves Capacity Issue via the ‘Make it Suck so Nobody Rides’ Strategy
    by Roger Rudick
    May 13, 2026
    Until the San Joaquin train management gets its sh*t together, the ‘Gold Runner’ is off the menu.
  • We Went to Sacramento Because Enough Is Enough
    by The Editorial Team
    May 13, 2026
    We were not there as professional lobbyists. We were there as people carrying grief, trauma, and urgency into the halls of power.
  • San Francisco Cuts Ribbon on Terry Francois Bikeway
    by Roger Rudick
    May 13, 2026
    The Port gap is closed in the Bay Trail through Mission Bay
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