Recent Streetsblog SF posts about promoted and GJEL

An unintentional car-free Broadway, late in the marathon on Sunday. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Commentary: Let’s Talk About Car-Free Broadway

By Roger Rudick | Mar 22, 2022 | No Comments

How come San Francisco's main commercial street is car free, but Oakland's continues to be a traffic sewer?

Of course, one parking spot isn't enough for your BIG truck. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Commentary: No Gas-Tax Holiday for Oversize Trucks

By Roger Rudick | Mar 9, 2022 | No Comments

Tell me again why we all need to pay for your giant, jacked up truck?

A cyclist on Milvia going past a section of new rubber, mountable curb. Photos: Streetsblog/Rudick

Eyes on the Street: Milvia Update

By Roger Rudick | Mar 7, 2022 | No Comments

Berkeley replaced sections of concrete-protected bike lane curbs on Milvia with rubber, mountable curbs last week

Advocates on the steps of S.F. City Hall demanding that J.F.K. promenade remain open to people (and closed to cut-through traffic). Photos Streetsblog/Rudick

Rally to Protect J.F.K. Promenade

By Roger Rudick | Mar 1, 2022 | No Comments

Some 100 advocates, policy makers, and others gathered on the steps of San Francisco City Hall Tuesday morning to demand an end to attempts to turn the J.F.K. promenade (previously known as J.F.K. Drive) in Golden Gate Park back into a high-traffic thruway.

OakDOT head Ryan Russo cutting the ribbon on the Embarcadero bridge in 2019. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Ryan Russo Leaving OakDOT

By Roger Rudick | Feb 16, 2022 | No Comments

Ryan Russo, Director of Oakland's Department of Transportation, will be leaving this summer.

Valencia Street this afternoon. Photos: Bruce Halperin

Advocates Want Valencia Safety Project Out of Limbo

By Roger Rudick | Dec 20, 2021 | No Comments

A plan for protected bike lanes and intersections was ready to go when COVID came but ended up on hold. Advocates think it's been long enough