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This Week: Crucial Hearing for the Fell and Oak Bikeways
By Robert Prinz |
Don’t miss the SF Transit Riders Union forum tonight at 7 p.m. to learn all about the Van Ness BRT proposals. On Friday, speak up in support for the Oak and Fell Street bikeway project at a crucial SFMTA engineering hearing to help ensure it’s approved as soon as possible. On Thursday evening, the Metropolitan Transportation […]
This Week in Livable Streets Events
By Aaron Bialick |
This week, get an update on the F-Line extension to Fort Mason, speak up at the final hearing on the JFK Bikeway, and enjoy Sunday Streets in the Mission. Here are the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Monday: PUBLIC Book Talk: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom. Join author Sue Macy at PUBLIC Bikes for a […]
This Week: Transbay Center Goes to the Planning Commission
By Robert Prinz |
Join SPUR on Tuesday for a forum on upcoming Bus Rapid Transit projects in San Francisco and the South Bay. On Wednesday, Shaping SF holds a discussion that’s sure to be a captivating on “challenging the 20th century paradigm of automobile-centric streets.” Then on Thursday, the Transbay Transit Center could pass a major milestone at […]
This Week: East Bay BRT Hearing and a “Hella Big Bike Party”
By Robert Prinz |
This Wednesday, the AC Transit Board of Directors will hold a hearing on approving plans for the East Bay Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. The SF Planning Commission this Thursday will also hold a hearing on approving CPMC’s development plans at the Cathedral Hill and St. Luke’s sites, and the biggest bike party comes together this Saturday in […]
Parking-First “Save Polk Street” Crowd Attacks Van Ness BRT
By Aaron Bialick |
“Save Polk Street” has aimed its parking-first agenda at Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit. A couple dozen speakers protested the project an SFMTA hearing last week, distributing fearmongering flyers [PDF] claiming that removing some parking and banning left turns would “kill small businesses,” back up car traffic, and make the street more dangerous. The long-delayed Van Ness […]
This Week in Livable Streets Events
By Aaron Bialick |
This week, get an update on BRT projects on Van Ness and Geary, make sure to vote on Election Day, and learn all about biking while pregnant. Here are the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Monday: SPUR Lunchtime Forum: SF’s Rapid Transit Network. Get the latest update on Bus Rapid Transit projects on the Geary and Van […]