SF Board of Supervisors Rules Committee Meeting
Agenda [pdf]
3. Hearing – Planning Code – Prohibiting Demolition of Residential Buildings
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Livable City: Expect More Traffic If Parking Rental Rule Is Changed
By Aaron Bialick |
A proposal to allow residential car parking spaces to be rented out to anyone living in San Francisco has drawn fire from livable streets advocates who say it would encourage more car commuting and discourage property owners from converting parking spaces to housing units. The proposal is part of legislation [PDF] headed to the Board […]
SF BOS Land Use and Economic Development Committee Meeting: Bike Parking Requirements
By Aaron Bialick |
Agenda [PDF]: 3. 130528 [Planning, Environment Codes – Bicycle Parking Standards; In Lieu Fee] Sponsor: Avalos Ordinance amending the Planning Code to revise the bicycle parking standards, allow a portion of the bicycle parking requirements to be satisfied by payment of an in lieu fee, allow automobile parking spaces to be reduced and replaced by […]
Livable City: Extra Parking for Car-Share Could Be Abused
By Aaron Bialick |
Update 3/5/13: This bill was finally approved by the Board of Supervisors. Developers would be allowed to skirt limits on car parking if they devote the extra spaces to car-sharing, under a proposal approved unanimously by the SF Planning Commission yesterday. The bill [PDF], which advocates warn could be abused as a loophole to expand […]
Bikeway on Mission Street Would Cost More Than One on Market
By Aaron Bialick |
Constructing raised, protected bike lanes on downtown Mission Street would cost more than building them on Market, according to SF Municipal Transportation Agency Director Ed Reiskin. The Mission bikeway proposal, which recently surfaced as an option to be studied in the repeatedly-delayed Better Market Street project, would entail abandoning long-sought bike safety improvements on Market, which is […]
Prop L Proponent Makes False Accusations Against SFBC, SFMTA About Polk
By Aaron Bialick |
Chris Bowman, a Republican proponent of the Prop L “Restore Transportation Balance” ballot measure, aimed false accusations at the SF Bicycle Coalition and pro-bike SFMTA officials in a panel discussion this week. Bowman and Supervisor Scott Wiener were featured at the forum, organized by the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club, to discuss Prop L. […]
This Week in Livable Streets Events
By Aaron Bialick |
This week, the Board of Supervisors questions the mayor on the next SFMTA chief, city staffers discuss Market Street, and three walking tours explore parks and parklets. Here are the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday: The SF Board of Supervisors meets. Supervisors will ask the Mayor Ed Lee questions regarding the next SFMTA Executive Director, […]