San Diego
San Diego Making “Modest But Real” Gains on Vision Zero Goal
May 12, 2021
San Diego Study: Transit Remains Essential for Essential Workers
April 23, 2020
Uber Slams Brakes on Bike Share Expansion
Uber is removing its fleet of electric bikes from Atlanta and San Diego this month as the company struggled with increased regulations on transportation devices in urban areas and staggering losses.
September 16, 2019
San Diego Parking Craters Could House 8,000 Families Near Light Rail Stations
San Diego's transit agency has been reluctant to redevelop parking lots on land it controls near stations. It's time for a change, says Circulate San Diego.
April 27, 2018
How San Diego Planners Spun the Press to Sell Highway Expansions
How far will transportation agencies go to spin public perception of their highway expansion plans? San Diego's KPBS has produced a brilliant case study in this video and the accompanying report -- a deep dive into the media operation mounted by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) to defend its slate of highway expansion projects.
April 11, 2016
San Diego Could Build a Connected Protected Bike Lane Network All at Once
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
February 23, 2016
How NIMBYism Stifles San Diego’s Sustainability Goals
Earlier this month, the California environmental group Next 10 released a study ranking the walkability of nearly 500 rail stations in the Golden State's major cities. Not surprisingly, San Diego's transit stations rated at or near the bottom.
October 13, 2015
The World’s Nuttiest Bike Lane NIMBYs Live in a San Diego Beach Community
Think you've read about every possible NIMBY objection to bike lanes? Think again. These recent comments from a public meeting in San Diego’s affluent Coronado beach community are definitely, um, different.
September 24, 2015
It’s “Transit Christmas” for These Bus and Train Projects in Obama’s Budget
In addition to the broad strokes of transportation policy outlined by the White House yesterday, the Obama administration also put out a much more specific proposal: the list of transit expansion projects recommended for funding in fiscal year 2016. Jeff Wood of The Overhead Wire and Talking Headways fame called it "Transit Christmas."
February 3, 2015
Parking Madness: Louisville vs. San Diego
This week we're really getting into the thick of our Parking Madness tournament, the hunt for the worst parking crater in an American downtown.
March 26, 2013