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Marin County to Install Bicycle Sensors at 31 Intersections

By Pam MacLean | Aug 27, 2009 | 5 Comments

Flickr photo: crook inc Cyclists know all too well the frustration of traffic lights that only change when cars activate a ground sensor, but are not tripped when bicycles arrive. Now Marin County is about to give bike riders a green light. The county will install sensors at 31 intersections (PDF) in 10 cities so […]

The Power of Transit-Oriented Development

By Ryan Avent | Aug 27, 2009 | 1 Comment

Back in the late 1970s, when Washington’s Metrorail system first began operating in Arlington County, Virginia, the future of Arlington and other old, inner suburbs was far from certain. Across the Potomac, the District of Columbia was suffering from depopulation, rapidly rising crime rates, and serious fiscal difficulties. Ballston Metro station, Arlington Co. Photo: Point […]

Eyes on the Street: Lake Merritt Bike Lane Ends Abruptly

By Michael Rhodes | Aug 26, 2009 | 4 Comments

Lakeside Drive along Lake Merritt, Oakland. Photo: Walk Oakland Bike Oakland A recently-striped bike lane is causing confusion along Lakeside Drive in Oakland. Brian Smith posted the above photo to Livable City’s car-free living mail list, and Walk Oakland Bike Oakland blogged about the issue earlier this month. It still hasn’t been corrected, but Jason […]

The Ghost Streets of San Francisco

By Chris Carlsson | Aug 24, 2009 | 38 Comments

Ghosts cavort where Castro Street should be! Intrepid explorers of San Francisco regularly stumble upon the many ghost streets that still hide all over town, rewarding the patient pedestrian for their diligence. Mostly they are on hillsides where steep grades impeded road building at earlier moments in history, but they’re still presented as if they […]

National Transit Funding Report Highlights Local Transit Woes

By Matthew Roth | Aug 18, 2009 | 1 Comment

ATU Local 192 representative Anthony Rogers, who has been an AC Transit bus driver for nearly 20 years. Photo: Matthew Roth Genesis, a local affiliate of the Gamaliel Foundation, joined with representatives from the national Transportation Equity Network (TEN), AC Transit, and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 192 today to call on Congress to act to […]

Eyes on the Street: Oakland’s Newest Bike Lanes

By Matthew Roth | Aug 7, 2009 | 1 Comment

Photos: WOBO Cyclists in Oakland’s Lakeshore district are celebrating a hard-fought new bike lane that runs along Harrison and Oakland Avenues south of I-580. Jen Jackson, Vice Chair and co-founder of Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO), helped spearhead the initiative, and was thrilled: WOBO is very excited about this important new addition to Oakland’s bike […]

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