Streetsblog San Francisco stories from Susan Vaughan
Sue Vaughan was born and raised in the northeast part of the country. In 1988 she turned down a reporting job at the Boston-area newspaper because accepting the job would have required her to buy a car. In 1990, she finally escaped the bitter northeast winters – and sweltering summers – by taking a Greyhound bus from the East Coast to the West Coast. She first lived in that suburban “hotbed of social rest” (so described by former SF Chronicle columnist Rob Morse) Palo Alto, which inspired her to commit herself to the car-free existence. She moved from there to the Richmond District of San Francisco, taught on and off for several years, worked on her masters degree, and became a sustainable transportation activist. She has served on the County Council of the San Francisco Green Party and used to host an occasional public access television show, Car-Free Talk.
2009
- Aug 25: SamTrans Considers Raising Fares, Cutting Service and Eliminating Lines 3
- Jun 15: Environmentalists Oppose Bridge Over Yosemite Slough 4
- Jun 12: Seeking Accountability for Poor Curb-Ramp Installation on Park Presidio 6
- Jun 09: Residents Upset Over Outer Richmond Muni Service Cuts 11
- Jun 01: Supervisor Mar Holds Better Streets Town Hall Meeting in the Richmond 5
- May 01: MTA Board Approves Budget But Caves on Stronger Parking Enforcement 25
- Apr 28: If You Build It, Cars Will Come and Require Traffic Lights 9
- Apr 16: Cars Invade Golden Gate Park, Inner Sunset as Institutions Reopen 33
- Apr 10: Enviro, Preservation Concerns Drive Opposition to Presidio Main Post Plans 3
- Mar 30: San Francisco Shovel Ready for Freeway Project Through a Park 16
