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NIMBYs Fight Glen Park GoBike Station
By Roger Rudick |
Neighborhood objections and fear of lost car parking are tying up a planned bike share rack at the corner of Chenery and Randall Streets
MTA Proposes Cuts to Every Muni Line to Close $16.9 Million Budget Gap
By Michael Rhodes |
Flickr photo: Justin.Beck The MTA is proposing broad-ranging service cuts to Muni in order to close a $16.9 million projected budget gap through the end of the fiscal year. The cuts – far greater in scope than the service changes implemented in December – will reduce frequencies on every Muni line and, if they’re approved […]
Reminder: SFMTA Board Vote on Two-Year Budget Tomorrow
By Michael Rhodes |
Flickr photo: eviloars It may not be at the most convenient hour to make a trip to City Hall, but tomorrow’s SFMTA Board meeting at 2 p.m. could be the last chance to speak up before Muni service cuts are extended for the next two years. The board, which is appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom, […]
SFMTA Board Wants the Option of a Full-Length Bike Lane on Polk
By Aaron Bialick |
As the vote on the Polk Street redesign approaches in the coming months, the SFMTA Board of Directors last week requested that planners present the board with a pilot project option for bolder bike safety improvements along the length of the project area. Currently, the SFMTA’s preferred option calls only for sharrows and rush-hour parking bans on […]
SFMTA Board Approves Contested Transit Signals, Bulb-Outs on Haight
By Aaron Bialick |
On Tuesday, the SFMTA Board of Directors approved plans to add traffic signals and bulb-outs along Haight Street, which could speed up Muni’s 6 and 71 lines and improve pedestrian safety. The approval came despite complaints from some Upper Haight merchants over removing parking for bus bulb-outs, and mixed support for new traffic signals from […]
SFMTA Policy and Governance Committee Special Meeting
By Robert Prinz |
Agenda On the agenda: Presentation, discussion and possible action of upcoming SFMTA Board/Parking Authority Commission items (Permit Process for neighborhood/community events; Update on Pedestrian Safety)