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Roger Rudick

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Rotterdam Centraal station. A great example of how modern rail infrastructure can be part of full-scale urban development. Wikimedia Commons
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SPUR Talk: Bullet Trains and Big Cities

By Roger Rudick | Oct 26, 2021 | No Comments
A look at how high-speed rail could help transform large metropolitan areas
Crews removing the current "mixing zone" near where a pedestrian was killed in May. Photo: SFMTA
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SFMTA “Fixes” Polk from Grove to Hayes

By Roger Rudick | Oct 25, 2021 | No Comments
Work finally starts five months too late for Lovisa--and some seven years after safety was compromised in Polk rebuild

This Week: HSR in Big Cities, Board Meeting, Smart City

By Roger Rudick | Oct 25, 2021 | No Comments
Here is a list of events this week.
A state-run Amtrak train in Pinole. Pretty, but in terms of speed, reliability, frequency, it's also kind of pathetic. Image: Cap Corridor

California Needs to Up its Train Game

By Roger Rudick | Oct 22, 2021 | No Comments
San Joaquin, Capitol Corridor, Pacific Surfliner--new umbrella group wants to promote state's model of operating trains. How about Japan or France instead?
The Richmond–San Rafael Bridge. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Update on Possible Richmond-San Rafael Bike Closure

By Roger Rudick | Oct 20, 2021 | No Comments
Sometimes even when advocates win, they can't win. The lane may stay--but the approaches might be closed
A moment of impact when a group of cyclists were nearly killed in Novato by a driver who fell asleep.  Still from the video
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Why Painted Bike Lanes are Immoral, in One Video

By Roger Rudick | Oct 19, 2021 | No Comments
Leaving vulnerable road users in this kind of mortal danger is abhorrent and unacceptable. Officials who plan, approve, and install them need to do a gut check
One of the Italian high-speed trains that helped end the country's domestic air line. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Want to Use Less Oil? Stop Blocking Electrified Trains

By Roger Rudick | Oct 18, 2021 | No Comments
Italy Reaps High-Speed Benefits While CA Leaders Tweet Nonsense Letters to the Governor. Could this have something to do with big oil?

This Week: J Church, Muni Service, Carrying Things by Bike

By Roger Rudick | Oct 18, 2021 | No Comments
Here is a list of events this week.
SFMTA crews were out today replacing signs on Shotwell in the Mission. Photos: Streetsblog/Rudick
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Eyes on the Slow Street: Shotwell Signage Improvements

By Roger Rudick | Oct 14, 2021 | No Comments
Replacing plastic with better plastic? Thanks, but where's the concrete?

This Week: Hella Town, Fed Solutions, Evans

By Roger Rudick | Oct 12, 2021 | No Comments
Here is a list of events this week.
Jaime Viloria, members of the 31 Balboa Action Committee, Supervisor Preston, Supervisor Haney, and SFTR Co-Chair Thea Selby. Photo: SFTR

Weekend Roundup: Riders First Awards, Help with J.F.K…

By Roger Rudick | Oct 8, 2021 | No Comments
Here are a few Streetsblog news nuggets to start your Indigenous Peoples Day weekend.
Streetsblogs S.F. editor Roger Rudick and L.A. editor Joe Linton at the San Joaquin River Viaduct.
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Commentary: the High-Speed Rail Transformation has Begun

By Roger Rudick | Oct 7, 2021 | No Comments
High speed rail is coming. Check out a bit of the history.
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