SF Board of Supervisors Land Use & Economic Development Committee Meeting
Key Items:
- Pedestrian Safety Strategy
- Street Furniture Clutter
- Bike Sharing Program Implementation
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Ferry Ridership Strong (SFExaminer) And more on Fiscal Cliff for Transit (DanvilleSanRamon) Equity and Fare Evasion (SFExaminer) Is Extreme Weather Part of Climate Change? (SFChron) New Development Director to Fight “Doom Loop” (SFStandard) Is Powell Street Dying? (SFChron) Driver Critically Injures Cyclist (EastBayTimes) Last Effort to Block Robotaxis (SFStandard) Berkeley’s Population Recovery (Berkeleyside) The Future […]
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More on Transit’s Fiscal Cliff (GovTech) Berkeley Receives Funds for Pier and Ferry Project (DailyCalifornian) The Parking Lots of Berkeley (NYTimes) Palo Alto Housing Element in Limbo (SFGate) S.F. Tax on Vacant Storefronts (SFChron) A Tale of Two Downtown Businesses (SFChron) Breakdown of Oakland Sideshows (Oaklandside) Waymo’s Expansion (SantaMonicaNext) San Francisco’s Sidewalk Vault Lights (SFGate) […]
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