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Bay to Breakers: The Death of Fun?

By Greg Riessen | Feb 13, 2009 | 7 Comments

Bay to Breakers (B2B) is under attack. For countless thousands both in San Francisco and around the world, the third Sunday in May has always represented an eclectic mix of athleticism and hedonism, one that no other event in any other city can deliver. But in their crusade to suburbanize our great metropolis, curmudgeons are set […]

Good Roads?

By Chris Carlsson | Feb 12, 2009 | 1 Comment

I just finished an interesting journey that took me to the World Social Forum at the mouth of the Amazon River system in Belem, Brazil, and then to Los Angeles and finally home, just in time to attend a presentation last night at CounterPULSE of Rick Prelinger’s Lost Landscapes III. The show consists of rare […]

BRT Comes Out Ahead of Light Rail, Again

By Matthew Roth | Feb 10, 2009 | 42 Comments

BRT bus in Las Vegas looks a lot like light rail The debate among policy makers and community stakeholders over the merits of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) versus Light Rail Transit (LRT) is often heated, and usually centers around whether LRT recoups the substantial capital costs of implementation over time versus BRT, and whether BRT […]

Concrete Giveaway: Free and Exclusive Parking on the Public Street

By Greg Riessen | Jan 30, 2009 | 21 Comments

This public street has zero public parking spaces, due to private driveways. Curb cuts, also known as driveways, theoretically provide vehicle access from the street into a private garage. New development in San Francisco has been required to include off-street parking since the 50s, in an effort to ensure a convenient supply of on-street parking. […]

Accomodating Bike Speeds by Re-timing Signals on Valencia Street

By Janel Sterbentz | Jan 30, 2009 | 4 Comments

As the cyclists in this video point out, re-timing signals for bike speeds (Green Wave) would make roads safer for all street users on Valencia Street. Before even mentioning re-timing signals, this was many cyclists’ top request to improve their journey. Recently, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) found that during peak commute times […]

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