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DPW Agrees to Delay Pedestrian Median Fence on Potrero Ave
By Matthew Roth |
DPW says the Potrero median fence will resemble this one on Van Ness In a closed meeting of agency staff this morning, the DPW agreed to delay the construction of a median fence on Potrero Avenue between 25th Street and Cesar Chavez until they conduct further community outreach in conjunction with Supervisor David Campos’ office. […]
DPW Tallies the Vote Before Committing to More Ped Space on Potrero
By Aaron Bialick |
The Department of Public Works has selected a design option for the two most heavily-contested blocks of Potrero Avenue following a vote by attendees of two public meetings. Of the three choices presented for the section between 22nd and 24th Streets in front of SF General Hospital, the most popular was Option 1, which will allocate […]
Eyes On The Street: Potrero Median Fence Is Partially Built
By Bryan Goebel |
Photos by Matthew Roth A five-foot tall median fence that some advocates fear will actually make the area more dangerous for pedestrians is now being installed on Potrero Avenue between 25th Street and Cesar Chavez. As my colleague Matthew Roth has reported, DPW and MTA are erecting the fence to to prevent people from making […]
This Week: Support a Safer Potrero, Cal by Bike Summit
By Streetsblog |
This Thursday is your chance to tell the city what you think of watering down pedestrian safety proposals in the Potrero streetscape redesign to preserve car parking. Also: Bike advocates from across the state are in Oakland this weekend for the CA Bicycle Coalition’s California by Bike Summit. Here are all of this week’s calendar highlights: Tuesday: The […]
This Week: Taking Down 280, Sunday Streets + Oaklavia
By Streetsblog |
This Sunday, it’s Ciclovia on both sides of the bay — Sunday Streets comes to Bayview/Dogpatch, and Oakland brings Oaklavia back to the streets around Lake Merritt. SPUR will also host a lunchtime forum on tearing down highway 280 along Mission Bay, and DPW will hold a community meeting on pedestrian improvements on mid-Irving Street […]
Potrero Streetscape Improvements Community Meeting
By Lisa Ratner |
From D10 Watch: Tuesday, March 26th, 6:30pm 1001 Potrero Avenue (@22nd St, SFGH), (map) 2nd Floor Cafeteria The Department of Public Works, SF Planning, SFMTA, and SF General Hospital Rebuild is hosting an informational session to discuss the future design of streetscape improvements to Potrero Avenue, 21st to 25th Streets. The public is invited to join. This project will bring a […]