Roger Rudick
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From Our SF Desk: Reporters Must Include Real-World Data in Bike Lane Stories
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Mainstream media needs to do more than quote screamy people about the supposed "war on cars."
Commentary: NY Times Gives Forum to California’s Discredited, High-Speed-Rail-Hating Hack
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California's infamous, Whac-A-Mole reporter who hates everything on rails pops up again — this time in a supposedly credible outlet.
No Charges Against Distracted Motorist Who Killed Former Jet Coach Greg Knapp
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The local District Attorney's statement mentions distracted driving, but says it doesn't qualify as criminal negligence?
BREAKING: Oakland’s 74 Miles of Open Streets Puts de Blasio to Shame
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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.
SF Follows New York in Banning Cars on Key Transit Street
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Advocates and politicians call it the start of car-free streets and zones throughout the City by the Bay.
A National Infrastructure Bank: Can the U.S. Learn From Europe?
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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 […]
Siemens Takes Campaign for U.S. High-Speed Rail Straight to the Customer
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What’s the fastest way to travel between Los Angeles and the Bay Area? How about Tampa and Miami? Or Chicago and St. Louis? Siemens is using images of its 230-mph Velaro train to make a direct pitch to airline customers. Image: Ogilvy and Mather Any American would tell you to head for the airport. But […]