Comments on: A Livable Street in the Making: 17th Street Ped Plaza Nearly Complete http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/05/12/a-livable-street-in-the-making-17th-street-ped-plaza-nearly-complete/ Covering San Francisco's livable streets movement Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Maya http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/05/12/a-livable-street-in-the-making-17th-street-ped-plaza-nearly-complete/comment-page-1/#comment-5470 Maya Thu, 14 May 2009 00:42:59 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=2129#comment-5470 Awesome - Yay to go SF - more of this!!! Awesome – Yay to go SF – more of this!!!

]]> By: Mo http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/05/12/a-livable-street-in-the-making-17th-street-ped-plaza-nearly-complete/comment-page-1/#comment-5439 Mo Wed, 13 May 2009 16:52:19 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=2129#comment-5439 Who cares how he arrives! The point of this story is to remind us that cars rule and a small crumb of new open space merits a celebration. Who cares how he arrives!

The point of this story is to remind us that cars rule and a small crumb of new open space merits a celebration.

]]> By: William http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/05/12/a-livable-street-in-the-making-17th-street-ped-plaza-nearly-complete/comment-page-1/#comment-5433 William Wed, 13 May 2009 01:56:52 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=2129#comment-5433 But will mayor newsom show up in his souped-up SUV? But will mayor newsom show up in his souped-up SUV?

]]> By: Josh http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/05/12/a-livable-street-in-the-making-17th-street-ped-plaza-nearly-complete/comment-page-1/#comment-5431 Josh Wed, 13 May 2009 00:07:26 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=2129#comment-5431 Love the cardboard Sonotubes as planters. Hope that's some heavy gravel they're filling them with :-) Love the cardboard Sonotubes as planters. Hope that’s some heavy gravel they’re filling them with :-)

]]> By: turtles http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/05/12/a-livable-street-in-the-making-17th-street-ped-plaza-nearly-complete/comment-page-1/#comment-5429 turtles Tue, 12 May 2009 21:56:10 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=2129#comment-5429 Wait-- so Mr. Cox wants to KEEP it as a bathroom/encampment...? What will their pickets say? "SAVE OUR STREET TOILETS!" and "NO MORE FOOT TRAFFIC!" ...? The Hartford folks are asinine. Wait– so Mr. Cox wants to KEEP it as a bathroom/encampment…?

What will their pickets say? “SAVE OUR STREET TOILETS!” and “NO MORE FOOT TRAFFIC!” …? The Hartford folks are asinine.

]]> By: Andrew Hyder http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/05/12/a-livable-street-in-the-making-17th-street-ped-plaza-nearly-complete/comment-page-1/#comment-5428 Andrew Hyder Tue, 12 May 2009 21:54:53 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=2129#comment-5428 The idea of closing 17th Street has been around in the community for a long time. It was nice to see the idea officially recognized by the Castro / Upper Market CBD, and now implemented. Chalk it up as a win for participatory planning and for the struggle to reclaim our streets. The idea of closing 17th Street has been around in the community for a long time. It was nice to see the idea officially recognized by the Castro / Upper Market CBD, and now implemented. Chalk it up as a win for participatory planning and for the struggle to reclaim our streets.

]]> By: Neal Patel http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/05/12/a-livable-street-in-the-making-17th-street-ped-plaza-nearly-complete/comment-page-1/#comment-5427 Neal Patel Tue, 12 May 2009 21:17:55 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=2129#comment-5427 fyi - I just heard from the architects that the metal gates that came in were the wrong size, preventing bike access on the east side of the plaza. They won't be fixed in time for tomorrow's unveiling, but I'm told they'll be adjusted in time for the weekend and onwards. The team is definitely interested in making this space welcoming for (slow-moving) bikes, and are trying to get bike parking in there as well... neal fyi – I just heard from the architects that the metal gates that came in were the wrong size, preventing bike access on the east side of the plaza. They won’t be fixed in time for tomorrow’s unveiling, but I’m told they’ll be adjusted in time for the weekend and onwards. The team is definitely interested in making this space welcoming for (slow-moving) bikes, and are trying to get bike parking in there as well…

neal

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