SF Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee
- Proposals for reforming the CEQA appeals process
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Bike/Ped Advocates Back Wiener’s Move to Curb Superfluous CEQA Appeals
By Aaron Bialick |
In November, a handful of opponents filed a CEQA appeal against the Fell and Oak Street bike and pedestrian improvements after construction on the project had already begun. Fortunately, the Board of Supervisors dismissed their claims that the project required a full environmental impact report under the California Environmental Quality Act, and the appeal didn’t […]
New Supes Proposal Would Expedite Sidewalk Expansions
By Aaron Bialick |
[Note: This proposal was approved by the full Board of Supervisors.] Widening sidewalks in San Francisco is a time-consuming task — it’s the only city in California where even minor changes to a sidewalk’s width require legislative approval. But a new proposal headed to the SF Board of Supervisors would cut some of the red […]
Monday: Speak Out on SFFD’s Push for Wider Streets at City Hall
By Aaron Bialick |
A City Hall hearing scheduled for Monday is your chance to weigh in on the SF Fire Department’s insistence on wider roadways to accommodate fire trucks, which has undermined and watered down a number of livable streets projects. Supervisor Scott Wiener called for the hearing, to be held at a meeting of the Land Use […]
Bikeway on Mission Street Would Cost More Than One on Market
By Aaron Bialick |
Constructing raised, protected bike lanes on downtown Mission Street would cost more than building them on Market, according to SF Municipal Transportation Agency Director Ed Reiskin. The Mission bikeway proposal, which recently surfaced as an option to be studied in the repeatedly-delayed Better Market Street project, would entail abandoning long-sought bike safety improvements on Market, which is […]
This Week in Livable Streets Events
By Aaron Bialick |
This week, the SF Planning Department kicks off its Green Connections Carnaval, the downtown bicycle parking ordinance goes before a Board of Supervisors committee, TransForm kicks off its regional Healthy Transportation Network, and more. Here are the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Monday: The SF Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee meets. On the […]
Supes Reject Legal Appeal Against Fell/Oak Bikeways and Ped Upgrades
By Aaron Bialick |
A legal appeal filed against protected bike lanes and pedestrian safety upgrades on three blocks of Fell and Oak Streets was rejected unanimously by the Board of Supervisors yesterday. Construction on the project, currently underway the SF Municipal Transportation Agency beginning with the Fell Street protected bike lane, will not be halted by the appeal. […]