Posted in bicycling on August 6, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Merchants in the Northgate section of Telegraph Avenue are complaining about the new cycletrack installed by the City of Oakland, and want it removed. But ironically they admitted it improves safety:
Businesses have said that they have lost customers who like to pull up for just a moment.
The double-parking along Telegraph by UberEats drivers has been one of the main hazards for cyclists. Restaurants should figure out a new business model that does not depend on dangerous double-parking.
Posted in planning, tagged Berkeley, nimbys on August 4, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Robert Reich, author of The System: Who Rigged It, wants to help the poor and homeless by….blocking infill development on his street:
The “character” of his North Berkeley neighborhood was originally the result of racially restrictive covenants. After the courts outlawed the covenants, they were replaced by zoning rules which served the same purpose. Berkeley was one of the first cities in the country to use zoning this way.
And sadly, it is not the first time Dr. Reich has proposed keeping the working poor as far away as possible:
Systemic Failure 