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Presidio Trial Closure Leads to Large Drop in Traffic, Cut-Through Trips
By Matthew Roth |
Photo: Cheryl and Rich The Presidio Trust has finished compiling the traffic data it collected during a three-week trial closure on Presidio Boulevard in October, a closure that brought much scorn for the Trust from drivers and some neighbors of the park. Despite the outcry, the trial provided important information for the Trust as the […]
If You Build It, Cars Will Come and Require Traffic Lights
By Susan Vaughan |
Presidio parking lot. Photo, Sue Vaughan The possibility that traffic lights may be installed in and around San Francisco’s Presidio National Park – in order to manage increased traffic drawn to attractions such as the proposed Contemporary Art Museum of the Presidio (the CAMP) and a lodge at the Main Post – has neighbors, environmentalists, […]
Section of Arguello Blvd in the Presidio Widened for Sidewalk, Bike Lanes
By Aaron Bialick |
City officials held a press conference yesterday to tout the widening of Arguello Boulevard in the Presidio to add sidewalks and bike lanes. Previously, the short stretch of road had only shoulders for people to walk and bike on, squeezing between guard rails and motor traffic. It’s one of the first projects to be funded […]
This Week: Road Diet on San Jose, SFMTA Strategic Workshop
By Streetsblog |
Tonight, the SFMTA will hold a community meeting on a proposal to upgrade the existing bike lane on northbound San Jose Avenue by removing a traffic lane. Here are all of the highlights from this week’s calendar: Monday: The SFMTA will hold a community meeting on a pilot project for a road diet on the northbound side of […]
This Week in Livable Streets Events
By Michael Rhodes |
If you can afford to take off work Tuesday morning come attend a special meeting of the MTA Board that will include a vote on declaring a fiscal emergency. Then, take a long lunch on Thursday to check out an example of new transit-oriented development in the Bayview. Here are the highlights from the Streetsblog […]
This Week in Livable Streets Events
By Michael Rhodes |
The MTA Board’s decision last Friday to cut Muni service by 10 percent was just the beginning of a months-long saga over Muni’s budget. On Tuesday, get a glimpse of what’s to come at the MTA Board meeting, followed by a Muni Summit on Saturday that will bring together dozens of groups hoping to save […]