Slow Down, San José
San José is a city built for speed. It’s a big city, with big, wide streets; long arterials with express lanes and few crosswalks. With just 20% more population, San José has almost twice the number of annual traffic deaths as does neighboring San Francisco. That’s people in cars hitting each other, and also pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcycle riders. Bus stops are often in the middle of a very long block, and people disembarking don’t want to walk all the down the street to find a crosswalk—so they cross mid-block, where cars are driving fast.
Celebrate Water in the East Bay!
Don’t shower! Turn off that water! You might think that was California during a drought. But no! It was in the 1920s when the railroad controlled water rights in SF’s East Bay and sent police to schools and houses to make sure the water was off. Seriously! They did. And the 18 small water providers in the area were no match for the might of the railroad.
Principal or Director of Planning
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