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Bay Bridge contraflow bus lane and bike/ped path should be considered together
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),...
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What is a protected intersection?
Source: Protectedintersection.comAs protected bike lanes become more common across the U.S., the way in which we design intersections is also evolving. American cities are on the cusp of implementing...
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Survey: most Temescal shoppers don’t drive
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...
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Engineers behaving badly: Oakland’s pedestrian signal fail
The pedestrian signal along Grand Avenue at Euclid Avenue is widely ignored.Oakland has a lot of strange, poorly-designed pedestrian signals, but we think we’ve found the worst example in the City at...
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Photos from the 2015 Summer Intro to Careers in Law Program
For the past three summers GJEL has hosted high school students for a week long “Introduction to Careers in Law.” Over the course of the week students are exposed to different aspects of the legal...
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The I-80 Smart Corridor’s dumb approach to San Pablo Avenue
If you’ve recently traveled along I-80 in the East Bay, you may have noticed new electronic signage and metering lights. Caltrans is currently putting the finishing touches on the I-80 Smart Corridor...
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Caltrans’ zombie highways
Last week, we examined the I-80 Smart Corridor project and its highway-like approach to San Pablo Avenue. To recap, Caltrans has exercized its jurisdiction over San Pablo Avenue (as State Route 123) to...
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While SFPD tickets bicyclists, illegally parked cars in front of city hall go...
Illegally parked cars line the median of Fulton Street in front of City HallLast week we snapped an image that encapsulates the state of transportation policy in San Francisco: in front of City Hall...
View ArticleCalifornia’s doctrine of primary assumption of the risk: what, when, and how...
California’s “primary assumption of the risk” doctrine was first set forth in Knight v. Jewett (1992) 3 Cal.4th 296. That case involved a plaintiff’s claim for personal injuries sustained when the...
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Study shows making streets safer is the best way to encourage cycling
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...
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BART closures highlight need for BART-Transbay Terminal connection
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...
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New pedestrian safety banners target San Francisco’s most dangerous streets
New pedestrian safety banners in SoMa (Source: Davi Lang, Twitter) As of yesterday, pedestrian safety banners are now flying in SoMa. The banners, proclaiming “Slow Down!” and followed with either “We...
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Oakland awarded $4.6 million grant for 20th Street redesign
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...
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Rebuilding a highway for imaginary traffic: Oakland’s Lakeside “Green...
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? As Downtown lies on the cusp of rebirth and growth,...
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BART’s night and weekend service lags behind demand
Photo of BART train at 10pm on a Saturday evening BART’s ridership is booming. On a typical weekday, BART carries 423,000 passengers – an increase of 26 percent since 2010. While BART’s crowding...
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Oakland receives $4.5 Million grant to remake Telegraph Avenue
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...
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Is it time to embrace the ‘Idaho stop’ for cyclists?
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...
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Three mega-projects that could transform the East Bay
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. The inner East Bay is filled...
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Tragedy strikes horrific Page Mill-280 Interchange near Palo Alto
Page Mill Road/I-280 Interchange (Source: Google Streetview) On Tuesday morning, Jeffrey Donnelly of Palo Alto was tragically killed while riding a bicycle on Page Mill Road near I-280. Riding along a...
View ArticleSeeking punitive damages in California drunk driving accident cases
In motor vehicle personal injury or wrongful death cases where the responsible driver was allegedly intoxicated, the injured plaintiff may want to consider seeking an award of punitive (or exemplary)...
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