Day: March 31, 2011
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Guangzhou, China: Winning the Future With Bus Rapid Transit
Guangzhou is one of the fastest growing cities in the world. The economic hub of China's southern coast, it has undergone three decades of rapid modernization, and until recently the city’s streets were on a trajectory to get completely overrun by traffic congestion and pollution. But Guangzhou has started to change course. Last year the city made major strides to cut carbon emissions and reclaim space for people, launching new bus rapid transit and public bike sharing systems.
March 31, 2011
17th Street Flourishes With Bicycle Traffic as SFMTA Extends Bike Lanes
Seventeenth Street seems like it is quickly on its way to becoming one of the city's busiest bicycle routes, and with SFMTA crews extending the bike lanes east of Valencia this week, it'll be even more cycle-friendly.
March 31, 2011
Introducing Our New Comment System
You may have noticed something different about Streetsblog San Francisco's comment system this morning. We’re doing an upgrade and introducing a commenting platform called Disqus, which we hope will enrich the conversation here and make it easier for you to connect with other readers.
March 31, 2011
Strange Bedfellows Unite for Infrastructure Investment, Financing Tools
The “Tom and Rich Show” continued on Capitol Hill yesterday. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue and AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka joined up for yet another event to show that business and labor, which don’t agree on anything, agree on a major infusion of federal investment for infrastructure.
March 31, 2011