Month: July 2010

 This week, look at the city through the eyes of others. Begin by viewing growth through a European lens and end with a local approach to greening and sustainability. Here are the week's highlights:

Student Driver Hits Six Pedestrians in Livermore Crosswalk (ABC7) Meg Whitman is Against Ca. High-Speed Rail; Jerry Brown Wants to Make It Work (Merc) Palo Alto City Council to Consider Going Ahead with Caltrain Corridor Study (Merc) Mehserle Offers a Written Apology; Family of Oscar Grant Not Impressed (SF Gate) Tom Graham Has Walked Every … Continued

Sunday Streets continues to be a huge success in San Francisco, with last month's event bringing out at least 25,000 cyclists, skaters and amblers. Because of the large size of the crowds, organizers have added Harrison Street from 16th to 26th Streets to the route, which provided ample room for learning to ride a bicycle or taking a leisurely spin. 

Recognizing the need to educate easily confused drivers on the new configuration at the troubled intersection of Fell Street at Divisadero, alongside the Arco station, the SFMTA has sent out a two-person team of interns to explain to drivers that they shouldn't obstruct the bike lane while waiting to turn left to get gas. In addition to the curbside talk, the interns are handing drivers this flyer (PDF).

This interview originally appeared on the SFBC's blog.

As I was riding my bicycle on Market Street to City Hall yesterday, I saw another SFPD sting for vehicles violating the mandatory personal vehicle diversion on Market Street north of 10th Street.

Lots of reaction from Streetsblog Network members to yesterday's big transit grant announcement. They're thrilled in Fort Worth and Cincinnati, where the FTA distributed the maximum $25 million for new streetcar lines. They're disappointed in D.C., where the request to fund a streetcar segment linking up with Metro lines was denied. When a billion dollars worth of requests are put forward for $130 million in grant money, not every good proposal will make it through.

Ex-BART Officer Mehserle Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter (SF Gate, ABC7, KCBS) Protests, Looting Over Verdict Spill into the Night in Oakland; 83 Arrests (SF Gate, Merc, ABC7, LAT) Feds Will Conduct Civil Rights Review of Mehserle Case (ABC7) NY Times: “Anti-Car Crusade, Fueled by Gulf Spill, Takes a Station Hostage” Are Higher Tolls Reducing Bay … Continued