Month: March 2013

We're suckers for a good contest and here's a great one: Congress for the New Urbanism is seeking video submissions to determine the most hopeless disaster of a freeway in America.

From TransForm:

Earlier this month we asked you: What is the worst parking crater in America? What is the ugliest parking scar draining the life from a downtown?

From MTC:

Imagine how the sheer amount of space given over to cars in North American cities must look to someone from a place with real multi-modal streets. To Copenhagenize's Mikael Colville-Andersen, the word that comes to mind is "arrogance." It's arrogant not just for cars to have so much space, but to doggedly assert that cars can't possibly make do with less.

Two Pedestrians Struck by Driver in Crosswalk at West Portal and Vicente (CBS) Revised NE Mission Parking Proposal Still Disliked by Opponents and Sup. Campos (SF Examiner) Poll: Majority of CA Voters No Longer Support HSR (SF Examiner) CAHSR Awaits $8.6 Billion Bond Approval (SF Examiner) More on Merchant Opposition to Safer Polk Street at … Continued

From Walk SF: Join the SFMTA and Walk SF for a Community Walk Along Sixth Street As part of its Livable Streets program, the SFMTA is seeking feedback from the community on what works and doesn’t work well at Sixth Street currently. During the walk along Sixth Street from Market to Howard, you can share your thoughts on … Continued

From Walk SF: San Francisco is the nation’s first city to officially launch Walk to Work Day! Join the celebration: Walk and share your photos and experiences using the #Walk2Work hash tag. Plus, walking just 15 minutes of your commute counts! Sign up now (right) for updates, contests, tips, special offers on New Balance shoes and more. Get fit: A half-hour walk a day, reduces … Continued

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