Day: August 24, 2009
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The Ghost Streets of San Francisco
Intrepid explorers of San Francisco regularly stumble upon the many ghost streets that still hide all over town, rewarding the patient pedestrian for their diligence. Mostly they are on hillsides where steep grades impeded road building at earlier moments in history, but they're still presented as if they were through-streets on the maps.
August 24, 2009
Coastal Cleanup- Community Clean Team District 10
"Join the Clean team to beautify your community and help keep San Francisco clean, green, and graffiti free. We are looking for volunteers to help clean up the neighborhoods, parks and San Francisco coastline throughout District 10."
August 24, 2009
SFBC Service Station: Pump Station
"Pump up the jams! The SFBC will be hosting an SFBC Service Station for commuters whose tires are low on air at Valencia at 19th."
August 24, 2009
San Francisco Designer Connects Bikes and Fashion With Utility Bags
San Francisco designer Lisa Marie Grillos has been on an unexpected journey since she lost her job as a production manager at Williams Sonoma this January, one which took her from frustration and dismay scouring Craigslist and other job sites to having her face splashed across the business page of the New York Times.
August 24, 2009
This Week in Livable Streets Events
What better way to start your week than with a livable streets meet-up! Here are the highlights from this week’s livable streets calendar. Monday: Livable Streets Community Meet-Up. Join Streetsblog SF and the Livable Streets Initiative to meet fellow advocates from around the Bay Area to discuss the role of technology in transportation advocacy. Whether … Continued
August 24, 2009
Livable Streets Community Meet-Up
Join Streetsblog SF and the Livable Streets Initiative to discuss the role of technology in transportation advocacy. Join the Livable Streets Community to share strategies and let them know how technology can grease the wheels of your work.
August 24, 2009
The Social Costs of Car-Free Living in Small Cities
What kind of a statement does car-free living make in a small city? Today on the Streetsblog Network, Aaron Renn at The Urbanophile
poses that question in a provocative post. Sure, it's about walking the
walk of sustainable transportation, he says, but it also represents a
withdrawal from the community structure in places such as Columbus and
Cincinnati:
August 24, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Driver Who Hit a Young Girl and Her Mother in Burlingame Won’t Be Charged (SF Gate) Merc: “Officials Struggle to Help Palo Alto Deal with Another Caltrain Death” More About What Muni is Doing to Improve Safety in Wake of Crashes (SF Gate) Bicyclist Seriously Injured in Crash on Highway 92 in San Mateo County … Continued
August 24, 2009