Search for: "GJEL" Results 221 - 240 of 656
Sort by Relevance | Sort by Date
RSS Subscribe: 20 results | 100 results
3 Nov 2015, 9:09 am by jason
As the East Bay enters a new chapter of growth, the needs for better transportation infrastructure and more transit-oriented development are becoming increasingly evident. [read post]
23 Oct 2015, 3:07 pm by jason
photo credit: Stop All Way Sign Blue Sky Trees via photopin (license) Saying that motorists and bicyclists don’t always get along is not only a massive understatement, but at this point it feels like beating a dead horse. [read post]
12 Oct 2015, 12:17 pm by jason
More good news for Oakland: MTC has announced the awarding of a $4.5 million grant from the State’s Active Transportation Program for a road diet and protected bike lanes between 20th Street and 41st Street. [read post]
5 Oct 2015, 11:57 am by jason
Photo of BART train at 10pm on a Saturday evening BART’s ridership is booming. [read post]
29 Sep 2015, 11:24 am by jason
Harrison Street in Downtown Oakland (Source: Google Streetview) Should Downtown Oakland be a great place to drive, or a great place to walk and bike? [read post]
21 Sep 2015, 8:55 am by jason
Rendering of 20th Street redesign (Source: City of Oakland) This week, the City of Oakland was awarded a $4.6 million grant from the second cycle of the Caltrans Active Transportation Program (ATP) for a complete streets redesign of 20th Street. [read post]
17 Sep 2015, 10:51 am by jason
New pedestrian safety banners in SoMa (Source: Davi Lang, Twitter)As of yesterday, pedestrian safety banners are now flying in SoMa. [read post]
8 Sep 2015, 12:31 pm by jason
BART’s recent weekend closures of the Transbay Tube were happily uneventful: thanks to advanced warning and frequent replacement “bus bridge” service, the closure did not appear to significantly increase traffic congestion or hinder mobility across the Bay. [read post]
4 Sep 2015, 11:22 am by jason
A cycle track in Copenhangen (Source: Streetsblog)A recent study conducted by the University of Bath, Department of Psychology, has concluded that, improving street safety for cyclists is more effective than information campaigns when it comes to encouraging people to start riding a bike.The study, published in this month’s Journal of Transport and Health, compared the effectiveness of various pro-cycling campaigns in an effort to determine what type of messaging would have the most… [read post]
24 Aug 2015, 8:28 am by Ralph L. Jacobson
California’s “primary assumption of the risk” doctrine was first set forth in Knight v. [read post]
20 Aug 2015, 9:18 am by jason
Illegally parked cars line the median of Fulton Street in front of City Hall Last week we snapped an image that encapsulates the state of transportation policy in San Francisco: in front of City Hall along Fulton Street lies a row of illegally parked cars in the median of the street. [read post]
17 Aug 2015, 9:56 am by jason
Last week, we examined the I-80 Smart Corridor project and its highway-like approach to San Pablo Avenue. [read post]
10 Aug 2015, 11:30 am by jason
If you’ve recently traveled along I-80 in the East Bay, you may have noticed new electronic signage and metering lights. [read post]
3 Aug 2015, 11:03 am by jason
For the past three summers GJEL has hosted high school students for a week long “Introduction to Careers in Law. [read post]
28 Jul 2015, 11:29 am by jason
The pedestrian signal along Grand Avenue at Euclid Avenue is widely ignored. [read post]
23 Jul 2015, 9:17 am by jason
The City of Oakland, in partnership with UC Berkeley, recently conducted a survey of shoppers in Temescal along a controversial segment of Telegraph Avenue to better understand the travel behavior of shoppers. [read post]
20 Jul 2015, 1:41 pm by jason
Source: Protectedintersection.com As protected bike lanes become more common across the U.S., the way in which we design intersections is also evolving. [read post]
9 Jul 2015, 3:06 pm by jason
Over the past few months, a proposal to build a contraflow bus lane on the Bay Bridge has gained momentum among key transportation agencies such as the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), BART, and AC Transit. [read post]
7 Jul 2015, 8:28 am by jason
Streetsblog California recently proclaimed a new bike lane in Orinda “The Worst Bike Lane in the World. [read post]
1 Jul 2015, 9:36 am by jason
Stanley Roberts’ People Behaving Badly recently highlighted CHP efforts to ticket Alameda drivers on Webster Street who failed to yield to pedestrians at marked crosswalks. [read post]