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SPUR Talk: High-Speed Rail Update

Diridon Station, Salesforce Transit Center, the Portal tunnel, Caltrain electrification—SPUR hosts a panel about all the connections and projects that will together make up the Bay Area's future rail system

March 6, 2024

American-Dutch Engineer Calls Out Root Problem with American DOTs

There's a big problem at SFMTA and other American DOTs. And it starts with the education and licensing of engineers.

March 5, 2024

BART Grant is Good News for Oakland, Alameda, and Other Cities

Latest round of 'Safe Routes to BART' program includes $16 million for bike and ped improvements leading to and from BART stations

March 1, 2024

Kelley Leaving Oakland Department of Transportation

Megan Wier, OakDOT Assistant Director, will step in to run the agency starting March 11

February 28, 2024

Cutting Through the Newest Misinformation on Valencia’s Center-Running Bike Lane

Plus other recent developments in the ongoing center-running bike lane drama

February 22, 2024

Lake Merced Quick-Build Safety Project has some Good Sections, but Fails at Intersections

Safety considerations should never be put to a community vote... but they were

February 14, 2024

Op-ed: Transportation Activists Sometimes Also Need to be Detectives

Some wisdom on how to deal with seemingly intransigent politicians and bureaucrats

February 12, 2024

Commentary: Two More Traffic Horrors Underscore Why We Need Concrete Barrier ‘Speed Limiters’

The low-tech solution to ending reckless driving and traffic violence is all around us. What lacks is the political will to use it

February 7, 2024

The Long Journey to the Groundbreaking of Oakland’s 14th Street Protected Bikeway

Moving forward, these projects have to happen faster — lives literally depend on it

February 5, 2024