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Study: Fire Departments and Street Safety
The Center for Bicyclist and Pedestrian Safety and UC Berkeley's planning department research why fire departments and street safety advocates sometimes clash
August 21, 2025
Not a Surprise: Bay Area 101 Freeway Widening Shows Negative Results
Engineer on 101 project admits $600 million freeway widening accomplished nothing
April 13, 2023
Q&A: Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife has had it with City’s Dangerous Streets
"I'm willing to go all the way to keep people safe" says District 3 Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife
March 15, 2023
Caltrans Continues Widening, This Time in South San Francisco
Induced demand? Let's just pretend it isn't real, says Caltrans
September 21, 2022
For Bikes + BRT, Colored Asphalt Is Better Than Paint
SFMTA and OakDOT need to up their game when it comes to bike lane markings and go with a more durable solution
March 8, 2021
Berkeley Moves Towards Eliminating Single-Family Zoning
The legacy of exclusionary zoning is that it deprived certain communities the luxury of stability and wealth accumulation, which has left them more vulnerable to displacement as their neighborhoods become more attractive and accessible to wealthier outsiders.
February 25, 2021
Commentary: Use Physics, Not Plastic, for Safety
It's time for cities to get rid of "safe hit" posts and start installing steel and concrete to force motorists to follow the law
February 12, 2021
Feds Love CA Bullet Train
Plus L.A. Times pens an especially absurd story claiming project will have only one track
February 10, 2021
The Racist Roots of Single-Family Zoning
Modern, single-family zoning policies perpetuate the effects of an overtly racist past
February 4, 2021
California Statewide Clean Air Measure Proposed
After all, pollution doesn't always stay in one region
December 4, 2020
