This Week: Safer Potrero, Geary BRT Town Hall
Keep an eye on the calendar for updated listings. Got an event we should know about? Drop us a line.
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12:30 PM PDT on July 29, 2013
Get involved in safety improvements on Potrero Avenue at a community workshop on Tuesday, and discuss the latest on the Geary Bus Rapid Transit project at a town hall hosted by Supervisor Eric Mar. Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar:
- Tuesday: The Department of Public Works and the SFMTA will hold a community meeting to develop plans for pedestrian and bicycle upgrades on Potrero Avenue. 6 p.m.
- Wednesday: Supervisor Mar hosts a town hall to discuss Geary BRT. Correction: 6 p.m.
- Friday: On the agenda for this week’s SFMTA engineering hearing is a contra-flow protected bike lane on the south end of Polk Street between Market and Grove Streets, sidewalk extensions for the Castro streetscape project, and more. 10 a.m.
- Also Friday: Support Walk SF and mingle with fellow pedestrian advocates at the El Rio’s Fabulous Friday Happy Hour. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Keep an eye on the calendar for updated listings. Got an event we should know about? Drop us a line.
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