February 24, 2021 What’s the Future of South Bay Transit Post-Pandemic? By Grace Hase Early in the pandemic, traffic drastically decreased. Now, transportation experts wonder if Silicon Valley's car culture will change. Read More 8
November 3, 2020 SVO Disbands PAC Amid Backlash to ‘Blatantly Racist’ Campaign Ad By Jennifer Wadsworth It’s a remarkable development for the fundraising powerhouse, which has long served as a political counterweight to South Bay Labor. Read More 4
September 23, 2020 Silicon Valley Gears Up for ‘Bike to Wherever Day’ This Thursday By Grace Hase The annual event was originally set for May 14 but had to be rescheduled because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More 2
September 3, 2020 San Jose’s New ‘Better Bike Plan’ Focuses on Safety, Equity By Grace Hase The new plan, which comes up for council review on Sept. 29, aims to build and upgrade more than 500 miles of bike lanes and trails. Read More 9
April 2, 2020 Coronavirus Live Blog, April 2, 2020: County Braces for Impact By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County is gearing up for a surge of patients as the coronavirus continues to spread throughout Silicon Valley. Read More 7
November 14, 2019 Quest to Make San Jose Streets Safer Crashes into Worsening Pedestrian, Cyclist Injury Stats By Jennifer Wadsworth and Grace Hase Vision Zero was supposed to make the Capital of Silicon Valley safer for pedestrians and cyclists, but things have only gotten more dangerous. Read More 29
July 16, 2019 New Study Identifies San Jose’s Most Dangerous Intersections By Jennifer Wadsworth Nearly 8,000 intersection-related collisions took place in San Jose from 2013 to 2017, leaving 103 people dead and another 10,118 wounded. Read More 18
January 5, 2019 Op-Ed: Mayor’s Bonebreaking Bike Collision Was No ‘Accident’ By Shiloh Ballard “Accident” is a word almost universally used to describe traffic collisions, but the word perpetuates the notion that crashes are unavoidable. Read More 64
January 1, 2019 SJ Mayor Hospitalized After Colliding with SUV While Cycling By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo struck a car while riding his bicycle on New Year’s Day, according to a statement from his office. Read More 14
January 14, 2016 8 San Jose Finalists Named in Knight Cities Challenge By Jennifer Wadsworth Of the 158 finalists named in the Knight Foundation's Cities Challenge, which divvies up $5 million among winning ideas, eight are from San Jose. Read More 1
June 25, 2015 San Jose to Open Streets to Cycle, Foot Traffic for ‘Viva CalleSJ’ By Lindsey J. Smith San Jose will join the growing list of cities in nearly 40 states that temporarily close their streets to car traffic in favor of pedestrians and cyclists. Read More 22