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22 Jun 2015, 9:42 am by jason
The City of Oakland recently unveiled a new pedestrian signal policy intended to streamline the implementation of more pedestrian-friendly intersections. [read post]
15 Jun 2015, 12:14 pm by jason
The City of Alameda recently published a presentation from a June 4th community workshop on the Central Avenue Complete Streets project. [read post]
5 Jun 2015, 11:50 am by jason
As long as bikes and cars share the same roads there’s inevitably going to be conflict. [read post]
22 May 2015, 9:35 am by jason
Big news from Oakland’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee last night: Walk Oakland Bike Oakland tweeted that the City is planning to install parking-protected bicycle lanes (cycle tracks) on 20th Street and applying for a grant from the state’s Active Transportation Program (ATP) to implement the project. [read post]
15 May 2015, 9:34 am by jason
(Source: I Drive Alameda Facebook Page) A new driver advocacy group in Alameda has mobilized to preserve the status quo on one of the City’s most dangerous corridors. [read post]
12 May 2015, 9:16 am by Ralph L. Jacobson
In a recent blog article, we suggested that the preferential tool for dealing with insurance, liability and compensation issues arising from the use of driverless cars would be one most in tune with, and least disruptive of, the civil justice system’s current operation. [read post]
11 May 2015, 8:42 am by jason
Crossing the street in Oakland’s Rockridge District just got a lot more difficult due to “improvements” by the City’s traffic engineers. [read post]
1 May 2015, 8:31 am by jason
Good news out of Sacramento: S.B. 192, Senator Liu’s disastrous law mandating helmets and reflective gear for bicyclists, was gutted thanks to strong backlash from bicycle advocates across the state. [read post]
29 Apr 2015, 12:30 pm by jason
GJEL partner Ralph Jacobson engages students in a discussion about civil litigation Open to any high school students interested in learning more about a potential future career in law, the GJEL Intro to Careers in Law Program will be taking place during the week of July 13th. [read post]
8 Apr 2015, 11:57 am by jason
At GJEL, we’re very supportive of wearing bicycle helmets. [read post]
6 Apr 2015, 8:22 am by Ralph L. Jacobson
photo credit: 2420 via photopin (license) It is clear that the object of romantic interest in the Beatles’ song never anticipated a self-driving (“autonomous”) car; but as that technology gets closer to becoming a commercial reality, minds are starting to boggle about the insurance and tort liability implications. [read post]
25 Mar 2015, 1:55 pm by jason
Social media can be an oversharer’s dream and a personal injury attorney’s worst nightmare. [read post]
10 Mar 2015, 7:54 am by jason
For decades, California regions built freeways to enable the growth of new suburbs farther and farther afield. [read post]
5 Mar 2015, 10:03 am by jason
(Source: San Francisco Bicycle Coalition) At long last, the Uptown Bike Station opened this week adjacent to BART’s 19th Street Station. [read post]
20 Feb 2015, 11:20 am by jason
Technically, you are supposed to walk your bike in a crosswalk. [read post]
13 Feb 2015, 10:49 am by jason
The practical answer is whether you’re on the proper side of the road or the improper side of the road, if you are riding safely and a vehicle is driving unsafely, we can make a recovery for you. [read post]
30 Jan 2015, 8:27 am by jason
A striking video was posted to the Bike East Bay Facebook page on Tuesday depicting illegally parked cars clogging Oakland’s new buffered bike lane along Broadway. [read post]
28 Jan 2015, 9:18 am by jason
(Source: Marin IJ) Seeking to alleviate traffic congestion in Marin County, the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) is currently evaluating adding a third eastbound lane during peak hours and a bidirectional bicycle and pedestrian path on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. [read post]