From Our SF Desk: Reporters Must Include Real-World Data in Bike Lane Stories
Mainstream media needs to do more than quote screamy people about the supposed "war on cars."
October 27, 2022
Commentary: NY Times Gives Forum to California’s Discredited, High-Speed-Rail-Hating Hack
California's infamous, Whac-A-Mole reporter who hates everything on rails pops up again — this time in a supposedly credible outlet.
October 14, 2022
No Charges Against Distracted Motorist Who Killed Former Jet Coach Greg Knapp
The local District Attorney's statement mentions distracted driving, but says it doesn't qualify as criminal negligence?
September 28, 2021
BREAKING: Oakland’s 74 Miles of Open Streets Puts de Blasio to Shame
Days after our mayor shut down his own 1.5-mile car-free street pilot, west coast Mayor Libby Schaaf shows how it's done.
April 10, 2020
SF Follows New York in Banning Cars on Key Transit Street
Advocates and politicians call it the start of car-free streets and zones throughout the City by the Bay.
October 16, 2019
A National Infrastructure Bank: Can the U.S. Learn From Europe?
On Labor Day, President Barack Obama gave a speech in which he pushed for the creation of a National Infrastructure Bank. Legislation that would establish the bank was introduced over the summer in Senate Bill 1926, authored by Chris Dodd of Connecticut and Chuck Hagel of Nebraska. But the idea of an independent financing entity for large infrastructure projects originated in Europe. The European Investment Bank (EIB) was created in 1958 as part of the Treaty of Rome, which started Europe on the path towards economic integration.
October 8, 2010
Siemens Takes Campaign for U.S. High-Speed Rail Straight to the Customer
What's the fastest way to travel between Los Angeles and the Bay Area? How about Tampa and Miami? Or Chicago and St. Louis?
August 17, 2010