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Correction: “Reflection on Berkeley’s Bike Lane Drama”
The email version of “Reflection on Berkeley’s Bike Lane Drama” mistakenly stated that councilmember Shoshana O’Keefe is on the FITES committee. She is not, it’s a 3-person committee. This draft was emailed prematurely but the errors have b...
Reflection on Berkeley’s Bike Lane Drama
Berkeley’s Master Plan for cycling infrastructure. The orange colored streets are where protected bike lanes are planned. Note the density of bike lanes planned for North Berkeley where the street grid dissolves.
Disclaimer: This article l...
Podcast: A Debate on Hopkins Bike Lanes!
Disclaimer: this podcast and all articles on Darrell Owens’ substack represent his personal opinion and not that of his employer or any body he serves on or volunteers with.
Tonight is likely the final vote on whether Hopkins St. in Berkel...
The Final Battle of Hopkins Bike Lanes
Disclaimer: This article and every article represents only my own opinion.
Also read: “The Urbanist Case Against Flock Cameras” from earlier this week.
7/28 Edit: A reader and I had a podcast debate over Hopkins bike lanes in reaction to...
The Urbanist Case Against Flock Cameras
A Flock automated plate reader. Credit: EFF.org.
While the rest of the advanced world’s traffic deaths declined last decade, America’s death rate is stubbornly high. Dying in a car or being hit by one is as quintessentially American as bur...
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