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This Week: Progressive Parking, More Bike Share Stations, Solving Housing
By Roger Rudick |
Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Monday Today! Hayes Valley Bike Share Planning Workshop. Join Bay Area Bike Share to have a say in where the next Bike Share stations should be located in Hayes Valley. These workshops are also a great way to learn about how bike sharing works in the Bay […]
“Grow Smart Bay Area” Promotes Development as a Tool for Change
By Matthew Roth |
Click the map to enlarge. Image: Greenbelt Alliance. Even as our freeways and bridges in the Bay Area are choked with traffic for hours every day, the population in the region is projected to grow from over 7 million now to over 9 million by 2025. Deciding where to build housing to accommodate the growth […]
Plan Bay Area Passes in a Room Full of Paranoid Conservative Activists
By Aaron Bialick |
Plan Bay Area, the 25-year regional development and transportation funding strategy, was approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association of Bay Area Governments last night. The commissions passed a plan that includes some highway expansions and won’t meet the region’s own goals for sustainable transportation, according to projections, but which nevertheless represents a step forward for smart […]
Transit and Your Health
By Aaron Bialick |
From SFBC: How do your transit choices impact your health? Come out and hear about the health benefits of Transit Oriented Development as well as tips for taking advantage of the 325 miles of completed Bay Trail and ideas for car-free Bay Area adventures. Special thanks to Sports Basement for hosting the event and providing refreshments […]
4th Annual Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Marketplace
By Michael Rhodes |
"This September, join smart growth advocates, city planners and developers for the 4th annual Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Marketplace at the San Jose Hilton. This day-long event includes expert panels on cities’ TOD plans, workshops on design, financing, and policies for TOD, and a walking tour of downtown San Jose. Featured cities include San Jose, Oakland, […]
San Jose Diridon Area Plan Could Add Parking, Lose Trail, Pass Council Tues.
By Andrew Boone |
Just four days before San Jose’s City Council was expected to approve the Diridon Station Area Plan, a four-year-old community-based plan to guide the next 30 years of transit-oriented redevelopment around the Diridon Caltrain Station, city officials released a memo on June 6, proposing numerous amendments in response to City Council questions and public comments made […]