Month: January 2013

In the depths of the great recession, Michigan had the highest unemployment rate in the nation. But it's been encouraging to see how the crisis has prompted some reflection on the part of local leaders.

Join Supervisor Avalos, the San Francisco Planning Department (Pavement to Parks), the Excelsior Action Group, and community partners as we share ideas and visions for improving public space, pedestrian safety, and transportation in the Persia Triangle. The focus of the meeting will be to envision a temporary Pavement to Parks project in the heart of the Excelsior at Persia, Mission and Ocean Ave.

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

A nice little transformation has taken place on Elgin Park, a one-block residential street next to the Central Freeway touchdown at Market Street and Octavia Boulevard.

The SFMTA's parking management efforts in the northeast Mission continue on Saturday with a drop-in style public meeting about developing a saner parking system in a neighborhood where drivers circle endlessly to find spots. Plenty of opponents are expected to try to shut the process down, so parking reform supporters will need to make sure they're heard too.

While governors debate raising (or eliminating) their states' gas taxes, buzz is building about mileage-based fees, or a vehicle-miles-traveled charge. A House provision to ban U.S. DOT from studying such a fee has gone away (along with its sponsor), while Rep. Earl Blumenauer is trying to get the Treasury Department to look into how it could work. And a new report from the Government Accountability Office says that would be a good idea.

Today, Chicago transit riders are seeing their first fare hike in four years. Though the base fare is unchanged, multi-ride passes are up, including fares for seniors and the disabled.

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

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