Day: March 18, 2009
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Sacramento to Debate How to Allocate Stimulus Funds this Week
TransForm tells Streetsblog San Francisco that legislators in Sacramento have prepared draft legislation for how the state should spend federal stimulus money on transportation projects and that there is important advocacy that needs to be done to improve it. AB X3 20 will be introduced imminently and debated this week.
March 18, 2009
Eyes on the Street: A Curb Cut We Can Believe In
If you've pedaled or walked Sutter Street lately, or happen to live on Sutter like me, you've probably noticed the curb ramps and streets being torn up. It's all part of DPW's $1.2 million Sansome and Taylor Street Pavement Renovation Project, which began in early February. According to the DPW's Christine Falvey:
March 18, 2009
DOT and HUD: Transportation and Land-Use Planning Should Prioritize TOD
It's a good day to talk about the costs of car ownership on individuals and families and the need to integrate transportation and land use planning regionally.
March 18, 2009
A New Mural in the Tenderloin
A new mural is taking shape in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, at the corner of Jones and Golden Gate, diagonally across from St. Anthony’s Dining Room where hundreds line up every day for a hot meal. Muralist Mona Caron and Project Manager LisaRuth Elliott can be found on scaffolds these days, grabbing the good weather when they can to paint on a nondescript building housing a local “sewing company.” In this first of two parts, I talked with LisaRuth Elliott about her experience with the street scene in the Tenderloin. In part two, I’ll explore Mona Caron’s murals from her well-known Bike Mural on Duboce and the Market Street Railway mural on Church, to her recent Noe Valley diptych, all of which make streets and transit central themes.
March 18, 2009
LaHood Talks Up Cities and Transit
Today on the Network, more
uplifting commentary from Ray LaHood. Posting on his (still
unfortunately-named) "Fast Lane" blog, the transportation secretary sings the praises of America's cities as innovative economic centers, and pledges support for urban transportation systems and transit-oriented development.
March 18, 2009
Today’s Headlines
SF Supes Chiu and Dufty “Outraged” Over Raid on Muni Funds; Dufty Calls Hearing (SF Gate) SF Examiner: “Transit Fare Hikes Becoming Norm” More on the Transbay Terminal Wrangling (SFBG) Three Developers Compete to Build Housing Near Transbay Terminal (SF Gate) Sales of Hybrid Cars Way Down (LAT) Berkeley Grad Student Surveys Oakland’s Diverse Neighborhoods … Continued
March 18, 2009