Cesar Chavez Streetscape Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
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Cesar Chavez: A Traffic Sewer Transformed Into a Safer Street
By Aaron Bialick |
Western Cesar Chavez Street has been transformed after decades as a dangerous motor vehicle speedway that divided the Mission and Bernal Heights neighborhoods. City officials cut the ribbon today on a redesign of the street, nearly nine years after residents began pushing for safety improvements. Cesar Chavez was widened in the 1930s and 40s at […]
Western Cesar Chavez Streetscape Project to Be Completed in Summer 2013
By Aaron Bialick |
Construction on the Cesar Chavez Sewer and Streetscape Improvement Project will be completed a few months behind schedule in summer 2013, according to the SF Department of Public Works. DPW’s Kris Opbroek said the streetscape portion will begin in the spring as completion of the sewer work moves west. When finished, the project will transform Cesar Chavez […]
Cesar Chavez Street Redesign Plan Headed to SFMTA Board for Approval
By Fran Taylor |
An SFMTA hearing room erupted into applause Friday, November 19, when John Newlin, a hearing officer at the SFMTA, ruled that the massive Cesar Chavez Street redesign should move on to the full SFMTA Board. Supporters of the plan, led by CC Puede, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, and other community groups, swamped opposition. The […]
Friday: Opening Ceremony for Polk Contra-Flow Bike Lane
By Aaron Bialick |
The Polk Street contra-flow protected bike lane connecting Market Street to City Hall is set to be unveiled at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday at 11 a.m. City officials will follow the event with a bike tour of recent streetscape projects, hitting various neighborhoods before returning to Civic Center. Get one of the few available […]
This Week: N-Judah Upgrades, Cesar Chavez Ribbon Cutting
By Streetsblog |
This week, the SFMTA will hold two community meetings on improvements coming to the N-Judah. It’s also time to cut the ribbon on the newly-finished redesign of Cesar Chavez Street, and another community meeting on Geary Bus Rapid Transit will be held in Japantown. We’re having some technical problems with the actual calendar pages, which […]
Cesar Chavez Street Redesign Approved by SFMTA Board
By Aaron Bialick |
A long-awaited blueprint to significantly improve safety and livability conditions on Cesar Chavez Street was approved by SFMTA Board today, culminating nearly a decade of community input and planning. “This is the final step for approval of this really great project,” said Marc Caswell, program director of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. “This project has […]