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Clipper Card Transition for Bay Area Transit is Now Official

By Matthew Roth | Jun 16, 2010 | 35 Comments

MTC Commission Chair Scott Haggerty announcing the launch of the Clipper Card. Photos: Matthew Roth. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, which sets the Bay Area’s regional transportation and land use policies, officially announced the transition from the Translink card to the newly branded Clipper smart card for transit trips today. The new blue card with eight […]

Mayor Newsom Condemns Driver Who Assaulted Cyclists, SFPD Seeks Help

By Matthew Roth | Jun 3, 2010 | 21 Comments

Mayor Gavin Newsom has released a statement in coordination with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition and the San Francisco Police Department condemning the vehicular assault on four cyclists in San Francisco by a driver who went on a rampage last night, injuring four and sending three to the hospital in the span of a few […]

Today’s Headlines

By Matthew Roth | May 20, 2010 | 2 Comments

SF Supervisors to Review Muni Audit Today (Examiner) East Bay Cyclist Swerved to Avoid Dooring, Killed by Bus (Oak Trib, CBS, ABC) 5th Grader Wins SamTrans Art Contest (Examiner) Presidio Parkway/Doyle Drive Dispute Could Halt Construction (CBS) MTC Concerned Not All Carpoolers Know They Will Pay Bridge Tolls July 1 (ABC) Meth-Hopped Driver Arrested After […]

Specter of Gas Tax Lingers as Rendell, Villaraigosa Push Infrastructure Bank

By Elana Schor | May 13, 2010 | No Comments

Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA) and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D), two of the nation’s best-known advocates for greater investment in the built environment, today joined several House Democrats in calling for federal action on a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) — even as questions about how the bank’s scope, and Congress’ resistance to raising sustained […]

Today’s Headlines

By Bryan Goebel | May 13, 2010 | 8 Comments

Happy Bike to Work Day! Please remember to send your photos to our Flickr pool. Supes Delay Action on MTA Budget; Rejection Threat Looms (SF Examiner) More on the Suspension of Proof of Payment Stings from SF Examiner BART Close to Hiring New Police Chief from Fairfield (SF Gate) Calif. Watch: Federal Climate Bill Would […]

On-Street Bicycle Parking on Valencia Street is Now a Reality

By Matthew Roth | May 12, 2010 | 24 Comments

New on-street bicycle parking in front of Boogaloos near 22nd Street. Photos: Matthew Roth. Before any of you hurt Streetsblog commenter Stuart Chuang Matthews for boasting of the lovely new on-street bike parking racks on Valencia Street without giving you pictorial evidence: How you like them apples? "The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition is excited to […]

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