Dolores Park Public Meeting
"Learn more about the upcoming renovations and how they will effect bike polo and the open space in the park, and how you can get involved."
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Snow Park Streets Workshop
By Aaron Bialick |
From EBBC: As part of Measure DD the maze of intersections next to Snow Park (20th St/Lakeside/Harrision) will be reconfigured to increase park space and improve conditions for bicyclists and pedestrians. Come provide your ideas on how it should look.
SPUR Forum: The Economic Benefits of SF’s Parks
By Stan Parkford |
From SPUR: San Francisco’s parks have been highly treasured since the gold rush, serving as jewels in the urban fabric. The Trust for Public Land and San Francisco Parks Alliance recently completed a study highlighting the systems’ economic benefits, including impacts on property value, tourism, health, community cohesion, clean water and clean air. Learn how […]
Menlo Park City Council Environmental Candidate Forum
By Robert Prinz |
From SVBC: If walking, biking and transit are important to you as a Menlo Park voter, consider holding onto your ballot until you hear the candidates address these topics in person. Do you have friends and family who are concerned about the environment in Menlo Park? Send them this invitation and bring them along. As […]
Transportation History bike ride in Golden Gate Park
By Aaron Donovan |
We’ll tour Golden Gate Park using transportation history as our lens to examine how parks reflect the social patterns of a society. The park is where the first reinforced concrete bridge was built, the first drivers license issued (yes, in the whole world!) and other amazing twists of fate. We’ll bicycle to the remains of […]
Menlo Park Talk: Caltrain and the Peninsula Commute Service
By Robert Prinz |
From Almanac Online: Janet McGovern, who covered the Southern Pacific Railroad as a reporter for the Redwood City Tribune and then worked in the Caltrain public information department from 1992 to 2011, will give a talk in Menlo Park at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, about the history of the rail line and how it […]
Outside Lands Bike Cruise in Golden Gate Park
By Aaron Bialick |
Come learn the history of the Park, formerly part of the Outside Lands. The term “Outside Lands” became popular when a music festival took the name, but what did it originally mean? We’ll ride from site to site, within Golden Gate Park, in a freeform discussion of history, culture and urban expansion. We’ll celebrate the […]