Day: March 1, 2011
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Market Street Right Turns Made Permanent by SFMTA Board
A trial project diverting private automobile traffic off Market Street will become permanent following a unanimous vote by the SFMTA Board of Directors today. The changes have made the the city's main thoroughfare more inviting for people who walk, take transit and bike by requiring eastbound drivers on Market to turn right at 10th and 6th Streets.
March 1, 2011
Brinkman Pushes SFMTA Staff To Install Fell Street Protected Bike Lane
The SFMTA Board of Directors today issued a directive to staff to move on installing a trial curbside protected bike lane on Fell Street between Scott and Baker Streets. SFMTA Director Cheryl Brinkman raised the issue at today's board meeting, pointing out Mayor Ed Lee's comments to Streetsblog last week that he would like to see a physically-separated bikeway on Fell Street happen "quickly."
March 1, 2011
GAO: Trucking the Least Efficient Mode of Freight Shipping
Freight transportation, which accounts for nearly a quarter of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions, doesn’t get as much attention as passenger transportation because most people don’t feel it affects them as much. But more than 15 million trucks deliver 70 percent of the goods this country consumes – and the GAO says that’s a mistake.
March 1, 2011
A Car Becomes a Weapon in Brazil; Pedestrians Shortchanged in Detroit
Here's a taste of what members of the Streetsblog Network are talking about today.
March 1, 2011