Marin Decision Highlights Urgent Need for State Legislation to Protect Vulnerable Road Users
Motorist Matthew Marshall Engle Threatens to Shoot a Cyclist, Tries to Run him off the Road, and Drives Blindly Through a Crosswalk--but Reckless Driving Charges Dismissed
January 10, 2018
SPUR Talk: Running a Big City DOT
LADOT's Seleta Reynolds and Ryan Russo of Oakland DOT
November 16, 2017
Transit, Vision Zero, Livable Streets, and other Highlights of the “Focus on the Future” Conference
At the "Focus on the Future" conference in San Francisco, put on by the "Self-Help Coalition," a warning was sounded: the Bay Area, and other regions, better deal with housing costs and livability issues before it's too late.
November 1, 2017
Picking the Right Bike Parking
Talk explains the ins and outs of short and long term bike parking
October 27, 2017
Previewing California’s Nearly Completed State Rail Plan
California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) is finishing up its California New State Rail Plan
September 27, 2017
San Mateo Joins Legislative Charge into ‘Jaywalking 2.0’
San Mateo's Board of Supervisors passed a resolution that could be the first step towards a statewide ban on texting while walking in a crosswalk
September 14, 2017
Hyperloop Breaks 1955 Rail Record
Hyperloop remains much slower than those pesky "dinosaur" trains that use good-old fashioned tracks and wheels.
August 30, 2017
Bay Area Victory: Caltrain Electrification Groundbreaking
Brown, Pelosi, and other leaders celebrated electrification groundbreaking in Milbrae. Pelosi bemoaned the “fight that shouldn’t have been,” with the Trump Administration to get $647 million in federal matching funds approved before he took office. Fortunately, Elaine Chao, Trump’s Secretary of Transportation, finally signed the Federal Full Funding Grant Agreement.
July 24, 2017
Caltrain Electrification Approved
After months of back and forth, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced that it is approving $647 million in funds for Caltrain electrification. The grant approval will allow Caltrain to begin construction of its electrification project almost immediately, bringing smoother rides and cleaner air to California.
May 23, 2017
SPUR Talk: Big Data for Safer Streets
Motorists and business owners claim that the controversial 14 Mission Rapid project, with its "red carpet" transit lanes, has made traffic worse and more dangerous. But what if the real-time data proves otherwise?
April 5, 2017
