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Car-Free, Bus-Only Streets Work Says NYC City Hall
Bus ridership along 14th Street is way up, bus speeds are way up, use of bicycles in the area is way up and car drivers are being inconvenienced in virtually no appreciable way.
December 18, 2019
AOC Slams Cuomo ‘Dangerous’ Plan for More Cops
The New York governor's obsession with hiring 500 more unaccountable cops to supposedly crack down on fare evasion is now a national embarrassment.
December 17, 2019
Video: How A Dedicated Bus Lane Speeds Up L.A.Buses
Los Angeles quickly implemented a 1.8-mile dedicated bus lane this summer. It transformed a frustrating slog into satisfying service for as many as 70 southbound buses per hour.
December 12, 2019
Editorial: Rail First on Bay Area’s New Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
Assemblymember Marc Levine floats idea of a replacement bridge--this time, rail should come first
December 5, 2019
SF Made an Unusual Choice for Its New Transportation Head — and Advocates Are Thrilled
San Francisco's the top transportation job went to Jeffrey Tumlin and the move has made transit and street safety advocates happy. Or, as Walk SF responded initially, "yeehaw!!!" But he'll be up against the agency's stubborn culture.
November 20, 2019
‘Forward-Thinking’ Leader to Head SF Transport Agency
Jeffrey Tumlin, the Nelson\Nygaard consultant who created Oakland's DOT, will become the new director of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
November 13, 2019
Federal Safety Panel Recommends States Adopt Mandatory Helmet Laws
A federal safety board issued a surprise recommendation for mandatory bike helmet laws in all 50 states — unanimously approving a last-minute resolution that had not been recommended by the board's own staff.
November 5, 2019
Boston Installing More Dedicated Lanes for Bikes and Buses Downtown
November 4, 2019
Inclusive Transportation Planning Requires Uplifting the Voices of the Marginalized
Pursuing mobility justice requires relationship-building, political education, and centering those most marginalized in planning.
November 1, 2019
This Is What Dutch-Style Protected Intersections Look Like — Bay Area Edition
Streetsblog got a tour of Oakland’s quick-build protected intersections this week with traffic engineer Teresa Peterson to learn about how the designs were implemented and hear how they’re doing. Streetsblog thought it would be a good excuse to review the protected intersections in other parts of the Bay Area and ask the question again: why … Continued
November 1, 2019
