Roger Rudick

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Commentary: Even Airline Exec Prefers High-Speed Rail

By Roger Rudick | Apr 6, 2022 | No Comments

Oil companies don't want you to know it, but even the boss of JetBlue takes high-speed rail over flying

Studying the Parisian Bike Boom

By Roger Rudick | Mar 25, 2022 | No Comments

A San Francisco researcher tries to understand Paris's awesome bike transformation — and does.

Commentary: Tesla Autopilot Proves Plastic Bollards Are Never Enough

By Roger Rudick | Mar 17, 2022 | No Comments

It wasn't their intent, but Tesla motors clearly shows why concrete is needed to keep vulnerable road users safe

Commentary: No Gas-Tax Holiday for Oversize Trucks

By Roger Rudick | Mar 9, 2022 | No Comments

Tell me again why we all need to pay for your giant, jacked up truck?

Manchin Machinations Seem Promising for Bullet Train

By Roger Rudick | Mar 8, 2022 | No Comments

Funding to the tune of $66 billion was allotted for Amtrak and other forms of passenger rail in the national infrastructure bill signed last year. Will California's bullet train will get the cash it needs to move forward?

New Film Shows People Benefiting from Car-Free Great Walkway

By Roger Rudick | Mar 7, 2022 | No Comments

Filmmakers push back against false narrative that open spaces are for "elites"

SPUR Talk: Time for a Parking Intervention?

By Roger Rudick | Feb 28, 2022 | No Comments

There are about two parking spots for every resident of the Bay Area, or 2.4 for every car.

Reality Overtakes Hyperloop

By Roger Rudick | Feb 22, 2022 | No Comments

News broke over the weekend that Virgin Hyperloop has let almost half of its staff go, making over a hundred employees redundant. The company is ostensibly turning from passenger goals to freight. But what exactly is the market for 700 mph ground freight?