January 5, 2021 Op-Ed: VTA Should Rethink Those ‘Spaced Out’ Bus Stops By Robin Roemer and Gil Rodan If we can’t even make room and time for bus stops on our streets, there is little hope we’ll ever get the fast-moving transit system that we need. Read More 10
December 16, 2020 Op-Ed: Equity? Not in San Jose By Gil Rodan The Diridon area never seemed to be worth “revitalizing” before the prospect of Google money came into the picture. Read More 9
December 2, 2020 Op-Ed: Without Major Change, San Jose Affordable Housing Policies Are Doomed to Fail By Gil Rodan If we want to truly create an affordable city, we must first reject the naive notion that developers and real estate speculators want affordability. Read More 8
November 18, 2020 Op-Ed: In San Jose, ‘Vision Zero’ Seems More Like ‘Zero Vision’ By Gil Rodan Passing out signs and moralizing “pedestrian education” do little to help if our city is too feckless to do what actually saves lives. Read More 12