Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Traffic

San Francisco Moves to Lessen the Impact of Truck Traffic

By Michael Rhodes | Mar 22, 2010 | 7 Comments

Click to enlarge: The revised San Francisco truck route map. Image: SFMTA In a city as dense as San Francisco, it’s inevitable that truck traffic often travels along streets where people live. But public health and environmental justice groups, the MTA and the Department of Public Health are now collaborating to ensure that the impact […]

Study Finds Livable Streets Even More Important for Kids than Adults

By Michael Rhodes | Feb 5, 2010 | 3 Comments

Fewer cars means more walking and healthier kids. By most measures, San Francisco is a great place to walk and bike, with its compact street grid, mixed-use neighborhoods and relatively mild weather. But a new study conducted by UC Berkeley professor Michael Jerrett suggests the city may need to focus on taming traffic before kids […]

In Texas, One Newspaper Laments the Highway Lanes Not Built

By Elana Schor | Jan 25, 2010 | 2 Comments

The Transportation Enhancements program, which requires states to set aside 10 percent of their federal transport money for new bicycle and pedestrian facilities, among other projects, turns 19 years old this year. But you’d almost never know it after reading Saturday’s Fort Worth Star-Telegram, in which the paper tallies — with no shortage of alarm […]

The ‘Movie Ticket’ Theory of Transportation Pricing

By Elana Schor | Sep 10, 2009 | No Comments

Let’s say you’re at the movies, and you look up at the box office only to see no ticket prices listed. You know you’re going to have to pay for the show eventually — perhaps even during income-tax season — but for now you can watch all you want, seemingly for free. (Photo: Roloff via […]

How Much Would Most People Pay For a Shorter Commute?

By Elana Schor | Sep 9, 2009 | 4 Comments

(Data: IBM’s CPI) As Washington conventional wisdom has it, raising gas taxes or creating a vehicle miles traveled tax to pay for transportation is impossible during the current recession. After all, who would want to squeeze cash-strapped commuters during tough economic times? As it turns out, the public is very willing to pay for the […]

Bay Bridge Closure Inspires Curiosity Among Livable Streets Advocates

By Michael Rhodes | Sep 2, 2009 | 3 Comments

The original and a new temporary structure will be swapped this weekend. Photo courtesy of Caltrans. The Bay Bridge closure this weekend will be the third in four years, and drivers are starting to figure out alternatives, including taking BART, carpooling on other bridges, and simply avoiding unnecessary trips. But this year’s closure is different […]

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