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November 2009
Fri 20: SF Transbay District Plan Offers Lofty Vision for Growth and Livable Streets 1
Fri 20: Dufty Encourages Riders to Speak at Monday Hearing on Muni Safety 0
Thu 19: Dec 5 Service Changes Catch Chinatown, Vis Valley Muni Riders by Surprise 16
Wed 18: MTA: Market Street Pilot is Improving Conditions for Muni, Bicyclists 8
Wed 18: San Francisco Starts Building Green Streets For Stormwater Management 9
Tue 17: Derailment Shuts Down Muni Metro Service in Twin Peaks Tunnel 3
Tue 17: MTA Parking Meter Study Outreach Moves Slowly, Despite Budget Woes 6
Mon 16: Bay Area Transit Agencies Eye Federal Oversight Proposal with Caution 4
Mon 16: MTA Board to Vote on Moving Bus Turnaround to Make Way for TOD 5
Thu 12: Judge Busch's Ruling on Whether to Lift Bike Injunction Imminent 0
Thu 12: MTA Publishes NextMuni Arrival Time Feed 3
Tue 10: Eyes on the Street: Market Street Advance Stop Bars 11
Tue 10: Work to Begin Friday on N-Judah Rail Replacement 7
Tue 10: Among Walkable Regions, San Francisco One of Most Dangerous 7
Fri 6: City Files List of Bike Projects Likely in First Year After Injunction is Lifted 5
Wed 4: SFPD Conducting First Citywide "Operation Safe Muni" Sting Today 8
Tue 3: MTA Budget Shortfall Could Seriously Impact Muni Service 2
Tue 3: The MTA's Lack of Transparency Over a Worsening Budget Deficit 2
Mon 2: MTA Announces Finalized December 5 Muni Service Changes 16
Mon 2: Judge Busch Could Block New Bike Lanes Through March 2010 66
Mon 2: Judge Busch Delays Decision on Lifting SF Bike Injunction 7
October 2009
Thu 29: SF Plans to Act Quickly on Bike Projects When Injunction is Lifted 1
Tue 27: Muni-Free Market Street: Serious Proposal or Mere Musing? 13
Fri 23: Painting Eyes on the Street: Debut of SF's Art in Storefronts Program 6
Fri 23: Could Off-Peak "Bargain Fares" Bring More Revenue to Muni and BART? 8
Thu 22: Muni May Convert 2-Clement to Electric Trolley Bus 4
Wed 21: To Reduce Delay and Fare Evasion, Muni Considers All-Door Boarding 22
Wed 21: The Land of the Free (Parking) 65
Tue 20: SFPD and MTA to Update Public on Program to Track Officers on Muni 4
Tue 20: Budget Update Taken Off Agenda for Today's MTA Board Meeting 8
Mon 19: MTA Board Could OK Anti-Terrorism CCTV System with TSA Funds 1
Fri 16: Muni to Pilot Senior/Disabled Pass with BART Access 2
Fri 16: Advocates Call for Turnout at MTA Board Meeting on Parking Study 17
Fri 16: Sacto Transit Agency Tries an "Exclusion Policy" for Misbehaving Riders 5
Thu 15: Donald Shoup Calls San Francisco Parking Meter Study "Pathbreaking" 18
Wed 14: MTA Must Act Quickly to Convince Merchants of Parking Plan's Benefits 5
Wed 14: SPUR Offers a Bold Bike Path Proposal for the Embarcadero 22
Tue 13: MTA Releases Parking Meter Study that Proposes Extending Hours 5
Fri 9: MTA and SFPD Launch Campaign to Improve Safety Near Muni LRVs 7
Wed 7: Better Real-Time Maps Coming Soon to All Nine Muni Metro Stations 11
Tue 6: Supes Approve $30 Million Contract for Muni Train Control System 19
Mon 5: Savings from Muni Service Changes May Not Prevent Additional Cuts 2
Mon 5: Bay Area Transit Chiefs Assume Leadership Roles at APTA 0
Mon 5: Is the Geary Bus Rapid Transit Project in Jeopardy? 48
Thu 1: High Court Rejects Appeal of Ruling Declaring Transit Fund Raids Illegal 2
Thu 1: Mayor Newsom Still Opposed to Extending Parking Meter Hours 11
Thu 1: Muni's TransLink Readers to Get an Important Firmware Upgrade 14
September 2009
Tue 29: Muni Reaps the Benefits of Reduced Traffic on Market 9
Tue 29: Driver Reaction to Market Street Diversions Surprisingly Upbeat 14
Tue 29: Presidio Launches Temporary Street Closure and Traffic Calming Study 9
Mon 28: Streetsblog Off Today, Cars Off Market Tomorrow 4
Thu 24: It's Time to Turn Oak and Fell Into Slow Streets 41
Wed 23: Central Subway Receives $9.9 Million Federal Grant 8
Wed 23: Streetsblog Promotes Michael Rhodes to Full-Time Muni Reporter 6
Tue 22: SF Supes Embrace Parking Benefit Districts and Market Street Safety Zones 2
Tue 15: MTA Board Pushes Back 2-Clement Terminus Decision 4
Mon 14: MTA to Begin Repairing Fleet of Damaged LRVs 6
Fri 11: San Francisco Moves to Meet Its Complete Streets Obligations 2
Thu 10: Market Street Pilot is an Encouraging Move by Mayor Newsom 10
Wed 9: San Francisco Moves to Remake Market Street 29
Tue 8: Streetscast: An Interview with San Francisco Police Chief George Gascón 8
Tue 8: Streetfilms: The Final Sunday Streets of 2009 5
Fri 4: Sunday Streets to Become Permanent in San Francisco 4
Thu 3: Will Nat Ford's Reorganization Help Change the Culture of the MTA? 14
August 2009
Mon 31: Cable Cars a Popular Tourist Draw But How Should We Pay for Them? 25
Wed 26: ISCOTT: Taking a Closer Look at Street Closures 4
Wed 26: Harnessing the Popularity of Sunday Streets to Promote It 0
Thu 20: Muni Announces Plan to Install TransLink Machines At All Subway Stations 15
Thu 20: Collision with Muni Metro Vehicle Seriously Injures Bicyclist 20
Wed 19: Eyes on the Street: Re-Striping Mission Street 4
Mon 17: Specter of a BART Strike Raises Important Questions for Bay Area 7
Mon 17: Central Subway Debate on KALW Radio Tonight 43
Wed 12: For Bus Stop Consolidation, a Good Policy Will Be Good Politics 2
Tue 11: Violations in SF's Transit-Only Lanes Rampant and Rarely Enforced 18
Mon 10: Muni's Safety Chief Defends Agency at Supes Hearing 7
Mon 10: SF's Transit-Only Lane Network is An Incomplete Vision 9
Fri 7: Muni Claims It Will Clarify Its Photography Policy Soon 8
Thu 6: Extra! Extra! Nevius and Matier Serving Up Steaming Piles of Journalism 31
Tue 4: Muni Crashes Dominate MTA Board Meeting 7
Tue 4: MTA Chief Operating Officer Ken McDonald Resigns 0
Tue 4: Demand for Trial Plazas Increases as Lower Potrero Design is Revealed 3
Mon 3: Six Injured When Historic Muni Streetcars Collide with SUV 19
Mon 3: Montreal Brings Bixi Bicycle Share Demonstration to Golden Gate Park 7
July 2009
Fri 31: Montreal's Bixi Bicycle Share Will Showcase Program in GG Park Sunday 9
Fri 24: Eyes on the Street: Scott Street Bike Box Reappears 9
Thu 23: Eyes on the Street: When Will the Bike Box Reappear on Scott Street? 3
Wed 22: MTA Releases Video of Muni Crash at West Portal Station 6
Wed 22: Supervisors Give Golden Gate Park Meter Study the Go-Ahead 5
Mon 20: Valencia Project Will Bring Improvements Worth the Short-Term Headaches 20
Sat 18: Eyes on the Street: Damaged Train Hauled Away from West Portal Station 0
Sat 18: Two Muni Light Rail Vehicles Collide at West Portal Station, Dozens Hurt 1
Sat 18: Two Muni Light Rail Vehicles Collide at West Portal Station 2
Tue 14: MTA Board Discusses Revenue Options to Cover $1 Billion Five-Year Shortfall 7
Tue 14: BART a National Leader in Real-Time Data Transparency and Development 5
Fri 10: 17th Street Plaza Trial Extended Four Months 29
Wed 8: SF Supes Committee Supports GG Park Metering and Streetscape Bond 3
Tue 7: Eyes on the Street: Stenciler Urges Drivers to Keep Clear of Bike Lane 21
Mon 6: Streetscast: An Interview with MTA Chair Tom Nolan 10
Thu 2: Bus Stop Consolidation: The Times Have Changed 52
Thu 2: CA Transit Operators Win in Court, But Face Challenge by Governor 3
June 2009
Fri 26: Mayor Newsom, City Agencies and Advocates Celebrate Bike Plan 24
Fri 26: MTA Board Votes to Approve EIR and Bike Plan 7
Fri 26: MTA Hearing on Bike Plan Packed, Mayor to Hold Presser at 3 pm 6
Thu 25: Meeting to Certify Bike Plan EIR Tonight, Red Tape Likely to Follow 19
Wed 24: Making 18th Street More Bike, Pedestrian and Commerce Friendly 11
Mon 22: After Three Years, SF Bike Injunction is Closer to Being Lifted 18
Thu 18: Muni and BART Dump 'Dump the Pump Day' This Year 1
Wed 17: Plan Would Track SFPD Officers on Muni Using Translink Cards 9
Wed 17: The Nat Ford Rumor Mill Keeps on Churning 0
Tue 16: MTA Director Heinicke Questions Use of Streetcar Rehab Funds 4
Fri 12: MTA Releases MOU with SFPD 8
Wed 10: Muni Bus-Stop Spacing Analysis Shows 70 Percent of Stops Too Close 58
Tue 9: Residents Upset Over Outer Richmond Muni Service Cuts 11
Fri 5: Muni Reissues Notice Reminding Its Drivers of Cell Phone Ban 6
Wed 3: Would Chron Find Walking and Chewing Gum "Argh" Hard, Too? 14
Tue 2: MTA Director Heinicke Proposes Sponsorship of Street, Cable Cars 10
Mon 1: Supervisor Mar Holds Better Streets Town Hall Meeting in the Richmond 5
May 2009
Fri 29: Mayor Newsom and MTA Cut Ribbon on New Solar Bus Shelters 29
Fri 29: Newsom Opposed to Sunday Parking Enforcement, Study or No 13
Wed 27: Board of Supes Votes Again Not to Reject MTA Budget 7
Wed 27: Hundreds Expected to Take Part in Bike to School Day Thursday 0
Tue 26: Muni Releases List of Service Enhancements As Supes Near Rejection Vote 15
Thu 21: SFPark: "It's Really an Exciting Time in the Meter World" 6
Wed 20: Mission Sunday Streets Expected to Draw Largest Crowds Yet 9
Tue 19: Supes Delay Action on Motion to Reject MTA Budget 12
Tue 19: Advocates Upset By Prospect of Further Bike Lane Delays 11
Tue 19: For a City of Panhandles! Copenhagenize it! 14
Tue 19: Supervisor Avalos, Advocates Call for More Equitable Muni Budget 2
Fri 15: Avalos Calls for Charter Amendment to Reform MTA Board; Rally Monday 7
Fri 15: Supervisor Avalos Would Like to See Public Bike Pump Stations in SF 20
Thu 14: Bike to Work Day Draws Record Crowds of Cyclists 5
Thu 14: Can the Board of Supes Still Force a Better MTA Budget? 4
Wed 13: Mayor Newsom Unveils SF's First Pavement to Parks Plaza 75
Wed 13: Supervisors Vote 6-5 Against Rejecting MTA Budget 23
Tue 12: Newsom Speaks Out on MTA Budget; Vote to Reject Hinges on Maxwell 12
Fri 8: Eyes on the Street: It's Beginning to Look Like... a Livable Street! 3
Fri 8: Newsom Should Charge Drivers More for Parking Before Cutting Muni 20
Thu 7: Supes Committee Votes to Recommend Rejection of MTA Budget 8
Mon 4: MTA Budget Facing Likely Rejection from Board of Supervisors 0
Fri 1: MTA Board Approves Budget But Caves on Stronger Parking Enforcement 25
April 2009
Tue 28: Is It Time for Muni to Consolidate Bus Stops? 62
Mon 27: Another Bicyclist Injured at Market/Octavia; Driver Not Cited 51
Mon 27: Eyes on the Street: SFPD and Best Friend on Muni! 0
Fri 24: Future of the 26-Valencia Line Uncertain 25
Wed 22: Streetscast: An Interview with BOS Prez David Chiu on the MTA Budget 4
Wed 22: Where is the MTA Board's Leadership on the Budget Crisis? 6
Tue 21: The Rear Door Problem With Muni's New Hybrid Buses 32
Mon 20: MTA To Get Greater Management Role Over SFPD's Traffic Company 9
Thu 16: California Transit Association Recommends Long-Term Funding Ideas 0
Thu 16: Streetscast: Sunday Streets Press Conference 3
Wed 15: Do San Francisco's Historic Streetcars Keep Muni Stuck in the Past? 25
Tue 14: Eyes On The Street: Potrero Median Fence Is Partially Built 9
Mon 13: California Cities Need A Predictable Fund For Transit Operations 7
Fri 10: Streetscast: An Interview with MTA Chief Nat Ford, Part 1 7
Thu 9: Supervisor Dufty Blasts SFPD Over MTA Work Orders 8
Thu 9: Calls For Greater 311, MTA Efficiency 4
Wed 8: MTA Board Tweaks Budget Proposal Following First Public Hearing 2
Tue 7: MTA Budget Hearing Today 0
Fri 3: MTA Releases Revised Budget Proposal, List of Muni Service Cuts 19
Thu 2: News From New York: The ABC's of Trial Plazas and Complete Streets 8
Wed 1: MTA Board Will Be Asked to Declare Fiscal Emergency 7
March 2009
Tue 31: Streetscast: An Interview with District 2 Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier 10
Thu 26: Regional Transportation Funding Problems Keep Getting Bigger 5
Wed 25: 17th Street Closure Will Be First NYC-style Plaza in San Francisco 54
Fri 20: Should Nat Ford Stay or Go? 10
Mon 16: The Clamor for a Better Market Street Grows Louder 12
Mon 16: Streetfilm: Making a Better Market Street 8
Mon 16: MTA Mulls Scenarios for Moving Bike Plan Forward 13
Fri 13: Muni Considers Fare Hikes, Service Cuts as Deficit Grows to $129 Million 22
Fri 13: Planning Unveils Street Design Toolkit in the Mission 8
Thu 12: DPW Agrees to Delay Pedestrian Median Fence on Potrero Ave 3
Wed 11: Mission Neighbors Upset Over Proposed Pedestrian Fence 31
Tue 10: What Should San Francisco Do to Make the MTA More Accountable? 18
Mon 9: Do We Have to Wait for the Next Mayor for a Car-free Market Street? 10
Mon 9: Eyes on the Street: Green EV Stripe Becomes Green "Bike Lane" 4
Tue 3: Did the Chronicle Forget SF Has a Transit-First Policy? 7
Mon 2: Muni Monday: The Future of the Central Subway 31
Mon 2: Valencia Signals Re-timed to Improve Traffic Flow and Safety 10
February 2009
Fri 27: Using Software to Find Walkable Neighborhoods and Live Car Free 4
Thu 26: SF School District Encourages Students to Bike 0
Wed 25: MTA Begins Its First Automated Count of Bicyclists 14
Fri 20: Advocates Launch Effort to Restore State Transit Funding 0
Wed 18: Big Kick-Off for SFBC's "Big 56" Campaign 3
Tue 17: The Future of Van Ness Avenue is a Full-Feature BRT Route 19
Tue 17: City Slow to Improve Pedestrian Safety in High-Crash Areas 5
Fri 13: Loving the Blue Bike Lane in Brisbane 12
Thu 12: Short Stimulus Package Timeline Will Compel Tough Regional Choices 5
Tue 10: BRT Comes Out Ahead of Light Rail, Again 42
Mon 9: Two-Way Hayes Extension is a Step Closer, Though Obstacles Remain 10
Fri 6: MTA Board Agrees to Consider Studying Central Freeway Alternatives 14
January 2009
Fri 30: Concrete Giveaway: Free and Exclusive Parking on the Public Street 25
Thu 29: Streetscast: An Interview with New TA Chair Bevan Dufty 4
Thu 29: The Impending Failure of San Francisco's Pilot Bike Share Program 30
Tue 27: Paradise LOSt (Part II): Turning Automobility on Its Head 3
Mon 26: Paradise LOSt (Part I): How Long Will the City Keep Us Stuck in Our Cars? 33
Fri 23: Market/Octavia Debate: Safety by Numbers or Safety in Numbers? 6
Wed 21: Drivers Are Running the Red Light at Fell/Masonic, Imperiling Cyclists 30
Fri 16: Hundreds Rally to Save Market/Octavia Bike Lane 13