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The EB+SF+SJ+LA (HELLA BIG) Bike Party
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From Facebook.com: Next Saturday (yes, SATURDAY), April 28, after Red Bull Ride & Style, we are going to make the impossible POSSIBLE!! East Bay Bike Party, San Francisco Bike Party, San Jose Bike Party are all teaming up with the Midnight Ridazz (http://midnightridazz.com/) from L.A. to make a HELLA. BIG. BIKE. PARTY. Yes-yes, you heard […]
This Week: East Bay BRT Hearing and a “Hella Big Bike Party”
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This Wednesday, the AC Transit Board of Directors will hold a hearing on approving plans for the East Bay Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. The SF Planning Commission this Thursday will also hold a hearing on approving CPMC’s development plans at the Cathedral Hill and St. Luke’s sites, and the biggest bike party comes together this Saturday in […]
New Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf: “Time to Re-Envision Our Roads”
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New Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf showed promise as an executive with a smart vision for her city’s streets at the annual kick-off party for Young Professionals in Transportation’s SF Bay chapter this week. In an interview at the event with Sam Greenspan of the podcast 99% Invisible, Schaaf said “it’s time we re-envision how we […]
SFBC Starts “Turn ‘Em In” Pothole Campaign
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Click image to enlarge: The first of four panels on the new "Turn ‘Em In" pothole campaign. Image: Jonas Madden-Connor and Francois Vigneault. New Panels will be unveiled each Tuesday in April. As any bicycle rider in San Francisco knows, the potholes on the streets can be vicious. Most of us probably get to know […]
This Week in Livable Streets Events
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Learn about the Planning Department’s Market Street pedestrian study, explore Taipei’s model for transit success, get on your bike to scoop up groceries for the SF Food Bank, and let loose this weekend with two holiday parties from three of the Bay Area’s largest bicycle advocacy organizations. Here are the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday: […]
This Week: Making Cities Greater, Better Bikeways, Bike Share Community Dinner
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Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Monday/tonight! Making Cities Greater Than Ever. As New York City’s deputy mayor for economic development and rebuilding in the Bloomberg administration, Dan Doctoroff accomplished a number of major projects, including the post-9/11 redevelopment of Lower Manhattan. But it was more universal problems, from traffic congestion to climate change, […]