Issues, Campaigns and Miscellany
Study: Why Can’t San Francisco Plant More Street Trees?
Advocates fight for greenery in their neighborhoods and ask the question: why is the city ripping out more trees than it's putting in?
November 4, 2025
Emergency Rally: Advocates Demand Gov. Newsom ‘Fund Transit Now’
All the major transit advocacy groups assembled Monday morning in downtown San Francisco to demand the city's former mayor (Governor Gavin Newsom) intervene and stop the cancellation of a vital $750 million state loan intended to keep the city moving.
September 8, 2025
Parklets Are Key to Rolling Back Motordom’s Takeover of the Streets
International Parklet Symposium kicks off in San Francisco.
April 10, 2025
Commentary: It’s Nice Not to Worry About the Rising Costs of Cars
Don't you wish you didn't have to think so much about tariffs and what it's going to do to the cost of car ownership?
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March 28, 2025
Advocates Resist SF Transit Cuts
Is this a transit-first city? Or a cut-transit-first city?
March 18, 2025
Video: Trolley Buses are Great Nuts-and-Bolts Transit
The Armchair Urbanist says San Francisco already has a great solution for transit. Let's stop looking for magic technologies and do more of it.
January 14, 2025
How Great Could Bay Area Public Transit Be?
A short summit brought together a who's who of advocates, officials, and leaders to talk about their vision for the future of public transportation in the Bay Area.
October 31, 2024
S.F. Journalist Fans Anti-Bike Hate
Advocates were outraged by Friday's feature story that repeats the tired stereotype of the scofflaw, Spandex-clad cyclist.
December 11, 2023