Roger Rudick

Streetsblog San Francisco |Bicycle Infrastructure

Commentary: Stop Subsidizing Car Ownership

If the city stops giving public land away for free to drivers, it can close its deficit and then some

Roger Rudick

January 21, 2021

Streetsblog San Francisco |Bicycling

Dutch Lessons for the Bay Area

If Bay Area planners want to know how to make the region safe and livable, just look across the ocean

Roger Rudick

January 19, 2021

Streetsblog San Francisco |GJEL

Can Shift in D.C. Get Trains into Transbay?

With Biden and Democrats in narrow control of the Senate, San Francisco is in a race to get cash for its next big transit project

Roger Rudick

January 12, 2021

Streetsblog San Francisco |GJEL

Advocate Urges Removal of S.F.’s “Beg Buttons”

Beg buttons serve motorists at the expense of people who walk. It's time to correct this

Roger Rudick

January 11, 2021

Streetsblog San Francisco |Bicycle Infrastructure

SF’s ‘Vision Zero’ Failure in One Callout

The city still has people on staff who think a "sharrow" on a four-lane arterial (with two more lanes for parking) constitutes bike safety. That's a big problem

Roger Rudick

January 8, 2021

Streetsblog San Francisco |GJEL

California HSR is Peachy

The state's rail modernization project is looking up thanks to Georgia's election results

Roger Rudick

January 6, 2021

Streetsblog San Francisco |GJEL

East Bay Advocates Want Quick-Build Bus Lanes

The 'West Bay' is getting quick-build, tactical bus and bike lanes before the anticipated post-COVID carmageddon... why not the East Bay?

Roger Rudick

January 5, 2021

Streetsblog San Francisco |Promoted

Ready to Share Streets with a Truly Driverless Car?

Plus Streetsblog calls bullsh*t on the "safety" motivation of Cruise and other AV companies

Roger Rudick

December 10, 2020

Streetsblog San Francisco |Promoted

Want More Transit? Develop and Tax the Land Around Stations

New study underscores the value of station-area development--and how it can be used to fund transit extensions

Roger Rudick

December 9, 2020

Streetsblog San Francisco |Air Quality

Now Fare Integration is Unfair?

Tired transit parochialism returns in time for Monday's MTC committee meeting

Roger Rudick

December 8, 2020

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