SFMTA
Talking Headways Podcast: Keys to San Francisco’s Future
Sujata Srivastava, Chief Policy Officer at SPUR, on an "urbanist decision-making framework for San Francisco’s new mayor."
June 5, 2025
Advocates React to Jeff Tumlin’s Resignation from SFMTA
It's certainly been a tumultuous five years.
December 13, 2024
Possible Uber/Lyft Tax Could Help Fund Transit in San Francisco
A new measure just got enough signatures to appear on the November ballot. If San Francisco voters go for it, it could help transit stay afloat.
July 30, 2024
Commentary: The Paris Bike Boom Is Incroyable
The Paris Bike boom is real. I’ve never seen such in-your-face, undeniable proof of a city committed to change – and to safety. They aren’t hand-wringing over the design of a single street here or there—no, Paris is in the process of transforming the entire city, everywhere, all at once.
May 8, 2023
After Killing of Ethan Boyes, Advocates Demand Protected Bike Lanes on Arguello
The cycling community is outraged by the death and demands action.
April 12, 2023
A Deep Dive Into Center-Running Bike Lanes, a Known Infrastructure Failure
In 2016, urban design expert Mikael Colville-Andersen, founder of the Copenhagenize blog, wrote a great post he shouldn't have had to write in the first place, explaining why center-running bike lanes are dangerous and stupid. Given the recent push to repeat this failed design on Valencia, Streetsblog decided to run it here.
March 22, 2023
Open Letter to SFMTA: Stop Watering Down Slow Streets
Slow Streets started with unambiguous signs that made clear to drivers that Slow Streets were “closed to thru traffic.” Over time, they have been watered down, covered up, or not installed at all. This is the wrong direction for Slow Streets; we need SFMTA to do more, not less.
February 8, 2023
Advocates Used AI to Help Win Slow Lake Fight
There's a new and promising tool out there for advocates for safe and livable streets.
December 19, 2022
Casualty of Parking Meter Modernization: Bike Parking
SFMTA has a habit of making bike parking more complicated than it has to be.
December 15, 2022
Safe Streets Victories on Both Sides of the Bay
Slow Streets and Great Highway Park victories in San Francisco, fire code disaster averted in Oakland
December 7, 2022
