Red-Light-Runner in Willow Glen
Last Saturday a pedestrian was struck down in the crosswalk on Pine at Hicks. This afternoon a red-light-runner caused this mess at the same intersection. As bad as the rolled van looked, the...
View ArticleCarfree Day this Monday
On Monday September 22, people from around the world get together to celebrate a day without cars. With gas prices at an all time high, Carfree Day is the perfect time to leave your car at home and get...
View ArticleRock ‘N’ Roll 1/2 Marathon to shut down traffic
To the runners preparing for the Rock ‘N’ Roll Half-Marathon this Saturday, Oct. 5: Good luck! To the motorists planning on driving through the city this weekend: Good luck! You will meet plenty of...
View Article511 Freeway Assistance
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission which operates the 511 service has added a new feature “511 Freeway Aid” that allows drivers to use their wireless phones to summon non-emergency roadside...
View ArticleReport unsafe rail crossings
If you’re a bike commuter, one of the most dangerous parts of your ride is probably that rail crossing. The one with broken pavement and giant potholes all around it and a Himalaya range of mounded up...
View ArticleFire on Communications Hill?
From what I can tell there is a fire above Curtner Av. and 87. From Sigalert: * CHP Unit on Scene 3:01 PM * Tfc Slowing to Look at the Fire 3:04 PM * Caltrans On Scene–Smoke Thick Visablity is Still...
View ArticleDr. Donald Shoup: The High Cost of Free Parking
Parking Cash Out (AB2109) – State law requiring employers of fifty or more employees, who lease their parking and subsidize any part of their employee parking, to offer their employees the opportunity...
View Article16th Annual Bike to Work Day
The Bay Area’s 16th annual Bike to Work Day will take place along local bike commute routes on Thursday, May 13, 2010. Energizer Stations located along the bike routes may provide complimentary bike...
View ArticleJulian Street opens to two-way traffic
Julian Street near downtown San Jose has been converted to two-way traffic after decades as a high-speed one-way thoroughfare. Neighbors who’ve been working to make this change happen hope that calmer...
View ArticleScore one for livable neighborhoods
Most of Saint James Street switched from one-way to two-way traffic last week. That means something like 14 blocks where residents no longer have an expressway running past their front doors. It’s...
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