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Van Jones and the Vision for a New Urban Environmentalism
By Sarah Goodyear |
This morning we’re featuring a post from Streetsblog Network member Where, an always thought-provoking international blog that "brings together urbanists from all walks of life living in cities around the world to poke, prod, and otherwise examine everything urban in an effort to maintain a global conversation about this increasingly vital subject matter." Today Where […]
SFMTA Crews Race to Green Market Street Bike Lanes for Bike to Work Day
By Aaron Bialick |
SFMTA crews continue laying out the green carpet on Market Street in time to welcome the thousands of bike commuters expected on the 17th annual Bike to Work Day May 12. The improvements will help invite first-time riders to embrace the bicycle as their regular choice for commuting to work. Bike lanes were greened on the […]
This Week: Urban Farms, Golden Wheel Awards, AIDS Walk
By Roger Rudick |
Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday Can You Make a Living as an Urban Farmer? Urban agriculture provides education, places for people to gather, and green spaces in cities. But what about jobs and livelihoods? Numerous city farming and urban gardening projects with a commercial focus have popped up in the Bay […]
Could a Green Bank Hitch a Ride on the Jobs Bill?
By Elana Schor |
Fans of a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) that would help leverage private-sector funding for transportation projects are still hoping for Hill action after the House declined to add the idea to its $154 billion jobs bill. But the NIB isn’t the only new financing strategy on the table, as Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) reminded […]
SPUR Special Event: Classrooms of the Future: Opening symposium on green school design
By Valerie Carrasco |
"Join us for opening night of Classrooms of the Future, an exhibit produced by Architecture for Humanity, on view at the SPUR Urban Center through Feb. 26. The exhibit features winners of the 2009 Open Architecture Challenge, an international design competition for sustainable classrooms. We’ll kick off the night with a panel discussion featuring Nik […]
Eyes on the Street: Tenderloin Sunday Streets
By Roger Rudick |
Sunday from 11 to 4 p.m. it was the Tenderloin’s turn to enjoy its streets free of car traffic. The route followed Fulton St. between Hyde and Larkin, Larkin to Ellis St., Ellis to Jones St., Jones to Golden Gate Ave., and Golden Gate back to Larkin St. The streets were filled with various activities […]