SPUR Lunchtime Forum: The Complete Street: A new plan for Cesar Chavez

"See an example of San Francisco’s new approach to street planning with the redesign of Cesar Chavez Street. The project is a laboratory of public support, interagency challenges, creative funding, stormwater management and good urban design. With Andres Power, project manager for the Cesar Chavez redesign and other city staff as they share lessons learned from this work." 

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Community Meeting: Cesar Chavez East Planning

By Aaron Bialick |
From SFBC: The San Francisco Planning Department will hold the kick-off meeting to discuss opportunities to redesign the Cesar Chavez Street, from Hampshire Street to Illinois Street, including the 101 and I-280 freeway interchanges. This stretch of Cesar Chavez was approved to have bike lanes the whole length, but this planning process will allow neighbors […]

Cesar Chavez Street Redesign Approved by SFMTA Board

By Aaron Bialick |
A long-awaited blueprint to significantly improve safety and livability conditions on Cesar Chavez Street was approved by SFMTA Board today, culminating nearly a decade of community input and planning. “This is the final step for approval of this really great project,” said Marc Caswell, program director of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. “This project has […]

This Week: Double Parking Fines, Cesar Chavez, East Bay BRT

By Aaron Bialick |
This week, the SFMTA Board considers raising fines on double parkers and sidewalk riders, the Planning Department presents new plans for eastern Cesar Chavez Street, and AC Transit holds the first of its public meeting on the East Bay BRT final EIR. Here are the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday: The SFMTA Board of Directors meets. […]

Unclogging the Cesar Chavez Traffic Sewer

By Matthew Roth |
A 14′ median with trees will be added to Cesar Chavez when the bicycle injunction is lifted One of the many casualties of the bicycle injunction has been the community led plan for reconstruction of Cesar Chavez Street between Guerrero and the 101.  Over the past five years, community groups led by CC Puede, the […]