SPUR DIY Workshop: How to Green Your Street

In this DIY workshop, learn how to green your neighborhood’s street medians and sidewalks. Join us for an informational session from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on how to organize your neighbors, decide on a site, pick the right plants and navigate the permit process. With Gillian Gillett of the San Jose/Guerrero Neighborhood Coalition, Flora Grubb of Flora Grubb Gardens and Carla Short, an urban forester with the Department of Public WorksI.

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This Week in Livable Streets Events

By Bryan Goebel |
This week, the AC Transit Board of Directors considers service reductions while the SFMTA Board gets a year end report. End the week by attending a workshop on greening your street and then get a fascinating bike tour of the city’s sewer system. Here the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday: The SFMTA Board holds […]

Eyes on the Street: Castro Plaza Slightly More Permanent

By Matthew Roth |
The new concrete structures meant to frame the plaza. Seating will be added on the inside where the water mark is in the photo. Photos: Matthew Roth The pioneer Pavement to Parks plaza at Castro Street, 17th Street, and Market Street is about to celebrate its first birthday with a makeover that will bring it […]

SF Public Utilities Commission: Wastewater Whirl Bike Ride

By Robert Prinz |
From SFWater: Join the SF Public Utilities Commission and friends for a spin through the City’s streets as we explore the wonderful world of wastewater. We’ll visit San Francisco’s treatment plants, pump stations, storm drains, outfalls, and innovative green infrastructure installations. We’ll learn from the experts about the fascinating city beneath the city and the […]

This Week: Transit Modeling, SFMTA Director, 6th and Taylor

By Roger Rudick |
Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday Understanding Major Changes to a Transit Network. How does the way that we model the benefits of transportation projects–often in isolation and on a project-by-project basis–influence what we choose to invest in? With new data tools, how can we better understand what improvements will have the greatest […]

This Week: Parking Permits, Designing Transit, Women’s Bike Workshop

By Roger Rudick |
Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Monday: Tonight! San Francisco’s Residential Parking Permit Community Workshop. The SFMTA is seeking public comment to update and (hopefully) improve San Francisco’s parking permit program. This is one of 11 workshops they are holding throughout the city. Once the public meetings are complete, staff will take recommendations to […]