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Commentary: Making Valencia Better for Business

Curbside protected bike lanes with curbside parklets deliver on much-needed economic benefits for merchants while ensuring safety for all

May 8, 2024

Valencia Merchants to SFMTA: We Want Curbside Protected Bike Lanes

Valencia merchants association strengthens support for getting rid of the failed center-running bike lane and replacing it as soon as possible with curbside protected lanes

May 6, 2024

S.F. Fire Apologizes for Tweeting About Imaginary Bike Rule

There is no rule in California that says cyclists have to ride single file

May 6, 2024

Commentary: Merchants Are Getting People Killed

The number one local obstruction to curbing traffic violence is commerce and merchant groups.

April 30, 2024

SFMTA Starts West Portal Outreach

Agency presents plans to block traffic from crossing in front of the train station

April 22, 2024

Eyes on the Street: San Francisco Joins the Sidewalk-Level Bike Lane Club

Alameda, Fremont, Oakland—San Francisco finally gets one too

April 9, 2024

SFMTA and Mayor Refuse to Support Citywide Ban on ‘Right on Red’

City to get "no turn on red" signs for 200 intersections, rather than an outright ban

April 4, 2024

Oakland’s New DOT Chief

Josh Rowan, formerly head of Atlanta's DOT, coming to Oakland

April 2, 2024

Guest Commentary: Traffic Engineers Must Put Safety Over Driver Throughput

No other field would tolerate this level of death and destruction. The tragedy of West Portal is more evidence that the traffic engineering profession is fundamentally broken

March 27, 2024