From SPUR: Image courtesy of Flickr user Spiros Vathis Ride sharing is flourishing in San Francisco and in cities across the nation. Is grabbing a ride with a stranger a trend, or harbinger of a new paradigm for urban transportation? Join pioneering industry leaders as they share their insights into where these roads will lead. + Emily […]

From SPUR: Privately owned public open spaces, or POPOS, are gems hidden within downtown San Francisco’s urban fabric. But have they been a viable amenity? As the downtown continues to grow, should property owners be allowed to pay to convert their POPOS to private use? Come learn about the future of POPOS in San Francisco. […]

From SPUR: Twenty-five years ago, the first modern transit system in the South Bay began service. Today, housing, jobs and destinations like Levi’s Stadium are growing along Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail lines. Come get a look under the hood of VTA’s strategy to modernize their light rail system to make it […]

From SPUR: Image courtesy of Flickr user Thomas Hawk As headlines proclaim that Millenials are no longer interested in car ownership, car sharing and peer-to-peer ride sharing are growing in both cities and suburbs. Are these signs that car ownership is changing? Will these services — and new technologies like driverless cars — change car ownership […]

"What happens if we have yet another year of jobless recovery? What if the real estate market continues to decline? What is the long-term impact of such trends on local government revenues? Join us for a discussion about San Francisco’s long-term financial outlook. With an inside view and predictions from San Francisco’s Chief Economist, Ted […]

From SPUR: photo by Sergio Ruiz With a daily average of 430,000 riders, BART is one of the busiest rapid transit systems in the country. As the region grows that number continues to climb and nowhere is it more evident than in San Francisco, whose stations account for six of the eight most-used on the […]