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Cesar Chavez Street Redesign a Test Case For Better Agency Coordination
By Matthew Roth |
Concept for Mission and Cesar Chavez intersection redesign. Image: Planning Department It appears 2010 is the year the stewards of San Francisco’s streets have marked to figure out how to cooperate with each other to design and build a better realm. While the much touted Better Streets Plan synthesizes best practice principles and standards for […]
Bikeway Update: JFK Drive Coming in January, East Cesar Chavez in March
By Aaron Bialick |
Update: An explanation for the delay of the JFK bikeway project was provided by SFMTA staff below. Protected bikeways on John F. Kennedy Drive and eastern Cesar Chavez Street will arrive in January and March respectively, San Francisco transportation planners said this week. The parking-protected bikeway on JFK in Golden Gate Park, previously slated to be installed […]
Hairball Study Coughs Up Ideas, Memories
By Fran Taylor |
Click to enlarge. Bird’s-eye view of the hairball shows how much real estate it takes up and how it creates a daunting barrier between neighborhoods. Photo: mike.teczno.com. “You can’t get there from here” is a joke phrase, but trying to travel through the Highway 101 freeway maze at Cesar Chavez/Potrero/Bayshore is no laughing matter. Four […]
Cesar Chavez East Community Design Plan
By Aaron Bialick |
From SFBC: Help develop a community plan for a complete Cesar Chavez Street that’s safe, comfortable and accessible to all. At this workshop the Planning Department will discuss and seek your feedback on design alternatives for the Cesar Chavez East corridor (from Hampshire Street to Illinois Street), and the SFMTA will give an update on […]
Exhibit Opening: “A Walk Along Cesar Chavez Street (The Cesar Chavez East Community Design Plan)”
By Aaron Bialick |
“A Walk Along Cesar Chavez Street (The Cesar Chavez East Community Design Plan)” is the result of a Service Learning Class conducted by artist Sergio De La Torre, entitled ARTIST AS CITIZEN: DOCUMENTARY PRACTICES. In this class, students from the University of San Francisco work together with a local non-profit and develop projects that help […]