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Would it be better to run more ferries to areas without good transit options? Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Open Thread: Does it Make Sense to Add a Large Ferry Terminal at the Berkeley Pier?

By Roger Rudick | May 6, 2019 | 17 Comments

The old Berkeley pier, seen in the image below, is certainly picturesque. But is it the right location for a ferry terminal that could cost $20 million?

SFMTA's Ed Reiskin, during happier times, getting a shoe shine at the new Salesforce Transit Center on Aug. 13., during lunch hour. Shortly after that, the center was closed due to cracked beams. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

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What Now/Who Now, SFMTA?

By Roger Rudick | Apr 30, 2019 | 11 Comments

Ed Reiskin to step down in August. What qualities should the city look for in a replacement?

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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

The MacArthur Maze options. What will detours for this project do to bike safety on surface streets? Image: Caltrans

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Advocates Want Protected Bike Lanes to Mitigate Caltrans Ramp Construction

By Roger Rudick | Apr 9, 2019 | 7 Comments

Construction detours will pipe traffic onto surface streets in West Oakland, Emeryville

March 25--a paving crew narrowing the bike lane, two blocks from where Tess Rothstein was killed. Photo: Dale Munroe via twitter

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Eyes on the Street: Crew Narrows Howard Bike Lane

By Roger Rudick | Mar 26, 2019 | 4 Comments

City narrows already unsafe bike lane two blocks from where Tess Rothstein was killed

Streetsblog joined Damien Lacey on a run on the Dublin/Pleasanton Line. Photos: Streetsblog/Rudick unless indicated

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Eyes in the Cab: A Ride-Along with a BART Operator

By Roger Rudick | Mar 18, 2019 | 6 Comments

To celebrate transit driver appreciation day, Streetsblog takes a run with a BART operator

SJ River Viaduct in North Fresno. Part of California's HSR project. Photo: CaHSRA

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High-Speed Damage Control Begins

By Roger Rudick | Mar 5, 2019 | 65 Comments

California High-speed Rail Authority assures feds that, despite the bogus headlines, the Governor did not cancel the project

Part of the out-of-service Dumbarton bridge. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Another Study on Dumbarton Rail

By Roger Rudick | Feb 26, 2019 | 13 Comments

Could a public private partnership finally bring trains (and bikes!) back to the long defunct line?

Scooters in Oakland. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

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Should Oakland Demand Indemnity from Scooter Companies?

By Roger Rudick | Feb 20, 2019 | 2 Comments

City wants to be off the hook for bad street designs when it comes to scooters, something it doesn't ask for from other road users

The temporary bike lane on Clay Street between 12th and 11th. That's a physical barrier--cheap, easy to install

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Has Oakland Turned a Corner on Protecting Cyclists During Construction?

By Roger Rudick | Feb 5, 2019

Buildings are going up all over town but cyclists are usually given nowhere to go when navigating through construction sites--until now, on one block of one street

Lime scooters on Lake Merritt in Oakland. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

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SPUR Talk: Scooters Key to Safer Streets?

By Roger Rudick | Jan 29, 2019 | 8 Comments

An update on Oakland's positive approach to scooters and giving people more mobility options

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