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Foster City Abandons Plan to Close Crosswalk Where Girl Was Injured

By Andrew Boone | Mar 11, 2014 | 5 Comments

Many Foster City residents were shocked last month when their City Council responded to the injury of a 17-year-old girl by closing off the crosswalk at Edgewater Boulevard at Port Royal Avenue, where she was struck by a driver. Hundreds of residents petitioned the council to take other steps instead of installing “No Ped Crossing” signs and physical […]

San Mateo County Bike/Ped Safety Projects Starved for Funding

By Andrew Boone | Mar 3, 2014 | 16 Comments

Despite growing demand for better walking and biking infrastructure in San Mateo County, active transportation grants from the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG) cover only a fraction of the projects that cities want to build, leaving many residents without the sidewalks, bike lanes, and other basic ingredients they need to safely […]

Meet Our New Sacramento Teammate: Melanie Curry

By Damien Newton | Jan 24, 2014 | No Comments

Streetsblog SF and Los Angeles have a new hire starting on February 1 that will dramatically expand our coverage. I am pleased to announce that Melanie Curry will be as full-time writer covering news out of the California capitol and across the state. Melanie will be covering statewide issues that impact transportation, open space, livability […]

Vote to Hand Latham Square Back to Cars Bodes Ill for Downtown Oakland

By Alec MacDonald | Jan 16, 2014 | 6 Comments

After a trial public plaza at Latham Square was undercut by Oakland’s Planning and Building Manager, the Oakland City Council voted last week to reinstate two-way car traffic on the small, southernmost block of Telegraph Avenue, caving to merchants and developers pushing for unfettered car access. At their January 7 City Council meeting, Oakland council members considered […]

Sidewalk-Jumping Driver Claims Children He Hurt Were “Reckless”

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 9, 2014 | No Comments

This fall, 90-year-old Edward Nelson lost control of his vehicle, jumped the curb, and pinned two six-year-old twins against a wall with his BMW SUV in Menlo Park, California. One of the twin brothers suffered a broken arm. The other was hospitalized in critical condition; he wasn’t released from the hospital until five weeks and […]

Don’t Widen 101: How SM County Could Move More People With Less Traffic

By Andrew Boone | Jan 3, 2014 | 2 Comments

San Mateo County is poised to spend more than a hundred million dollars on an expansion of Highway 101 while passing over more effective, less expensive options to improve people’s commutes. Even as total traffic volumes have remained flat over the past decade on Highway 101 in San Mateo County, the City/County Association of Governments […]

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