Day: January 6, 2009
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Eyes on the Street: Cleaning the Curb, Fouling the Sidewalk
On a recent Tuesday morning, at Folsom and 25th streets in The Mission, I watched one of the more bizarre street-cleaning rituals I've ever seen in any city. I know San Francisco drivers get a free parking pass in front of numerous churches on Sundays (just check out Valencia Street), but I had never seen car owners squat on the sidewalk for street cleaning.
January 6, 2009
SF’s Parking Experiment to Test Shoup’s Traffic Theories
The Municipal Transportation Agency's federally-funded parking experiment, SFPark, is shaping up to be the most powerful tool remaining in the city's traffic-busting
toolbox considering the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce's criticism of congestion pricing and Mayor Newsom's recent tempered support for the plan.
January 6, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Shooting Prompts New Call for Civilian Oversight of BART Police (SFBG, SFGate) Meantime, BART Considers Curtailing Some Evening Service (SF Examiner) And Has Gotten Rid of its “Rude Rider Hall of Shame” (Akit’s Complaint via SFist) Muni’s On-Time Performance Still Lagging (SF Examiner) Muni Diaries: “Putting the 20 Questions Ball in Charge of TEP” Schwarzenegger … Continued
January 6, 2009