TSP Rebooted: Bureaucratic Revamp Could Boost Transit and Livable Streets
San Francisco agencies have re-introduced the Transportation Sustainability Program, a bureaucratic overhaul that could dramatically expedite improvements for walking, biking, and transit, while discouraging car parking in new developments.
June 3, 2015
Mayor, Eight Supervisors Promise to Ride Muni Every Day Until June 22
The SF Transit Riders Union's challenge to ride Muni for 22 days kicked off yesterday with late sign-ons from Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisors London Breed and Mark Farrell, who had initially declined to commit. Supervisors Katy Tang and Malia Cohen still declined, and Supervisor Norman Yee has not confirmed a pledge since he tweeted a selfie on Muni after the challenge was announced in April.
June 2, 2015
Trucking Industry Imposes Up to $128 Billion in Costs on Society Each Year
Cross-posted from City Observatory
June 2, 2015
Today’s Headlines
Supervisors, Mayor Kick Off SFTRU’s Muni 22-Day Riding Challenge (CBS, SFGate, SFBay, KTVU) Hit-and-Run Driver Injures Man on Bike on Valencia at 17th Street (Mission Local) Driver Injures Woman “Jaywalking” With Dog on Castro Near 18th Street (Hoodline) Community Meeting Held on Short-Term Street Safety Upgrades on Octavia Boulevard (Hoodline) Driver Fleeing Police Crashes Into … Continued
June 2, 2015
Phil Matier’s Shameless Bid to Drum Up Resentment About Parking
Phil Matier is apparently perturbed at the "rapid" pace at which SF plans to re-purpose less than 0.5 percent of its curbside parking spaces.
June 1, 2015