SF Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee
On the agenda:
- 2nd Street Improvement Project presentation
- Prop B presentation
- One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) Program presentation
- Prop AA presentation
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SFMTA Board of Directors Meeting
By Aaron Bialick |
Agenda: 9. Presentation and discussion regarding the SFMTA’s Strategic Plan. (Explanatory documents include a slide presentation.) (Bond Yee) 10. Presentation and discussion regarding the SFMTA’s year-end financial audit. (Required Prop A training.) (Explanatory documents include a slide presentation.) (Sonali Bose) 11. Presentation and discussion regarding long range financial plan, revenue options, bonding and debt policy. […]
New “No On L” Campaign Combats Cars-First “Restore Balance” Measure
By Aaron Bialick |
A campaign has been launched opposing the cars-first ballot measure that claims to “restore transportation balance,” which will appear on the November ballot as Proposition L. Prop L was crafted by the SF Republican Party, and is bankrolled by $49,000 from Sean Parker, a tech billionaire and Mayor Ed Lee supporter. The slogan of the opposition campaign […]
Commentary: Proposition G and the Vision of the City
By Jason Henderson |
Editor’s note: Jason Henderson, a geography professor at San Francisco State University who writes about the politics of mobility, explains why he’s voting against Proposition G on November 2. We’ve invited the Yes on G side to write an op-ed and hope to publish it soon. A lot of well-meaning people are leaning towards voting […]
MTA Proposes Cuts to Every Muni Line to Close $16.9 Million Budget Gap
By Michael Rhodes |
Flickr photo: Justin.Beck The MTA is proposing broad-ranging service cuts to Muni in order to close a $16.9 million projected budget gap through the end of the fiscal year. The cuts – far greater in scope than the service changes implemented in December – will reduce frequencies on every Muni line and, if they’re approved […]
Which Street Improvements Will Prop B Fund? Preliminary List Emerges
By Aaron Bialick |
A list of pedestrian, bicycle, and transit projects that could be boosted by the voter-approved Prop B Street Improvement Bond is making its way through the city legislature, revealing how the $50 million dedicated to streetscape improvements may be divvied up. The projects — which would add safety improvements like pedestrian bulb-outs and islands, crosswalks, […]
Bike Station Coming to Civic Center BART/Muni Station Next Summer
By Aaron Bialick |
BART and Muni Metro riders who bike to Civic Center Station would have less reason to worry about getting their wheels stolen if a planned bike station is installed next June, potentially adding a sectioned-off parking area and a fix-it-yourself repair station. The bike station, which is currently being designed, would add 150 to 175 bike […]