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Gentrification Fears Threaten to Derail Mission Street Improvements
By Aaron Bialick |
Mission District residents who equate streetscape improvements with rising rents dominated a community meeting discussion yesterday about public space upgrades along Mission Street. It was the Planning Department’s latest public meeting about its Mission Street Public Life Plan, an effort to envision Mission Street “as a vital transit corridor with art, commerce and new public spaces for people […]
Folsom Street Road Diet Includes Bike Lanes, Bus Bulbs in the Mission
By Aaron Bialick |
A redesign of Folsom Street in the Mission District aimed at calming motor traffic and improving conditions for walking and bicycling is one step closer to becoming a reality. A proposal to add bike lanes and bus bulbs is now on its way to the SFMTA Board of Directors. The street “was identified through the Eastern Neighborhoods process […]
Protected Bike Lanes Finally Coming to Folsom Street Near Transbay Center
By Aaron Bialick |
The city will hold a public meeting on Thursday evening to present updates on a plan to install protected bike lanes on Folsom Street near the Transbay Transit Center, east of Second Street. Construction on the project was previously expected to start this year, according to a city staff presentation from last June [PDF]. At the time, an […]
Mission Community Market Hopes to Revitalize Dormant Street
By Matthew Roth |
Organizers of the nascent Mission Community Market hope to transform an underutilized block of Bartlett Street in the Mission into a thriving weekly market, where vendors sell their goods and kids play in the street after school. As an initial test, the Mission Community Market Collaborative (MCMC) is throwing a block party and fundraiser on […]
Muni Proposes New Bus Route, Curbside Transit Lanes on 16th Street
By Aaron Bialick |
Muni plans to launch a new bus line this month to beef up service along eastern 16th Street, connecting the BART station at Mission Street to the soon-to-open University of California SF hospital at Mission Bay. The 55-16th Street route would complement existing 22-Fillmore service on 16th, extending beyond the 22’s endpoint all the way […]
When Streets Are Torn Up, SF Agencies Are Failing to Build Them Back Safer
By Aaron Bialick |
Opportunities to expand sidewalks and make streets safer go to waste too often when the pavement is torn up in SF. A year ago, the city announced efforts to improve coordination between agencies so that when a street undergoes repairs, safety measures are added, saving time and money in addition to saving lives. But agencies still […]