Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Commuting

Bay Area Counties Compete to Curb Solo Auto Commutes

By Matthew Roth | Jul 7, 2010 | 10 Comments

Yuck. Photo: izahorsky In an effort to curb solo commuting and educate employees at various city and county agencies, and at several touchstone regional employers, 511.org and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District are sponsoring the "Great Race for Clean Air" in August and September. The event is similar to TransForm’s CarFree Challenge or […]

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Streetfilms: Tom Vanderbilt Talks “Traffic”

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Apr 27, 2010 | No Comments

Whether you’re a transportation geek or just curious about the psychology and behavior of drivers, Tom Vanderbilt’s "Traffic: Why We Drive The Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)" is one of the most fascinating books you can pick up. Tom sat down recently for an hour conversation with OpenPlans founder Mark Gorton about […]

MTC Report Shows Dismal Future for Transit Operators

By Matthew Roth | Apr 19, 2010 | 26 Comments

Image: MTC The 2009 Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Annual Report paints a sobering picture of funding crises at nearly every Bay Area Transit operator — crises we’ve covered extensively on Streetsblog — and sums up the situation bluntly: "There is no way to sugarcoat it: These are difficult, daunting days for public transit in the […]

National Survey: Driving Down in 2009, Sustainable Transport Up

By Noah Kazis | Mar 2, 2010 | No Comments

NHTS data from 2001 and 2009 shows a major increase in sustainable transportation. Image via Mobilizing the Region. Between 2001 and 2009, the share of trips that Americans made in cars dropped by more than four percent, with walking, bicycling and transit use picking up the slack, according to new data from the U.S. Department […]

“The Highway to Play a Vital Role in the Progress of Civilization”

By Matthew Roth | Nov 30, 2009 | 4 Comments

Disney’s Magic Highway USA is one of the more extraordinary examples of the myopic devotion to automobility and its infrastructure I’ve ever seen. It’s probably also required viewing at the Reason Foundation and among Senator James Inhofe’s staff in Washington DC. "As in the past, the highway will continue to play a vital role in […]

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