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El Camino Real Is Open for Business: A Breakfast Forum
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From Greenbelt Alliance: Details: Event is free—light breakfast, coffee, and tea will be provided Please RSVP by March 15 Photo Credit: Jacobo Tarrío via Flickr Greenbelt Alliance—as a member of the Grand Boulevard Initiative along with Joint Venture Silicon Valley, the Valley Transportation Authority, and the Santa Clara County Public Health Department—presents the final Walk […]
This Week: East Bay Bikeshare Launch, McLaren Park Revamp, North Beach History
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Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday East Bay Launch of Ford GoBike. Ford GoBike is organizing a celebration of its expansion into the East Bay with free giveaways, a scraper bike demo and special guest speakers, including the mayors of Oakland, Berkeley and Emeryville. Light refreshments will also be provided. Tuesday, July […]
This Week: Business Model for Public Transit, Housing Future, Safety Improvements
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Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday The Business Model for Public Transportation. Public transit used to be a for-profit business. But today, as with nearly all forms of transportation, it is subsidized. In an era where public transit is under pressure to evolve, come learn about how the business of public transit […]
SPUR Lunchtime Forum: A new plan for North San Jose
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"With a population of 1.7 million, San Jose is now the region’s largest city and has embarked on a series of major plans for long-term growth. Planners propose to remake North San Jose’s suburban-style business district into a walkable, dense corridor around the existing light rail line. Once built, this area will include nearly 68 […]
SPUR SJ Forum: A Vision for Downtown
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From SPUR San Jose: From construction cranes to new transportation, significant investment in downtown San Jose is bringing significant change. Hear how the goals of downtown’s new councilmember and SPUR’s Future of Downtown San Jose report will shape the city’s core for years to come. + Raul Peralez / San Jose City Council + Egon Terplan / […]
This Week: Speak Up for Safer Bike Lanes & Better Muni Budget
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This Friday, a proposal for safer bike lanes on east Cesar Chavez at Evans Street needs your support at an SFMTA engineering hearing. And on Saturday, you can tell the SFMTA how you’d like to address its budget shortfall: make common sense changes to parking management, or raise Muni fares? Here are all the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Monday: SFTRU […]