Hearst Corp Seeks to Rip Out Annie Alley Plaza to Make Room for Cars
The Hearst Corporation filed an appeal last month in an attempt to dismantle the Annie Alley street plaza so drivers exiting its parking garage could take a more direct path to Mission Street.
January 9, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Octavia Car Queue Squeezes Out Bikes on Page Street
Page Street is a pretty great bicycle route to get downtown from the western neighborhoods -- until you reach the two blocks that are typically backed up with cars waiting to turn on to Octavia Boulevard and the Central Freeway. Bike commuters are forced to squeeze by stopped cars, either to the left (in the mostly empty oncoming traffic lane) or the right (the door zone tunnel).
January 8, 2015
Mayor Appoints Livable Streets Proponent Julie Christensen as D3 Supe
Julie Christensen, a leading North Beach advocate for wider sidewalks and a Central Subway extension, has been appointed as the new District 3 Supervisor by Mayor Ed Lee.
January 7, 2015
SFMTA to Push for Speed Camera Enforcement Through State Legislation
The SFMTA wants to legalize life-saving speed enforcement cameras, and plans to campaign for a state law that would enable San Francisco to install them, the agency's director of government affairs, Kate Breen, said today.
January 6, 2015
How Can Muni Stop Car Drivers From Jamming Its Tunnels?
Another brilliant driver got his car stuck in the Sunset Tunnel Saturday night at about 8 p.m., bringing Muni's busiest line to a dead stop. A train full of N-Judah riders had to walk along the tracks out of the eastern portal. One of them was Streetsblog reader Sean Rea, who captured the walk in a video posted on YouTube (see below).
January 5, 2015
Muni Proposes New Bus Route, Curbside Transit Lanes on 16th Street
Muni plans to launch a new bus line this month to beef up service along eastern 16th Street, connecting the BART station at Mission Street to the soon-to-open University of California SF hospital at Mission Bay. The 55-16th Street route would complement existing 22-Fillmore service on 16th, extending beyond the 22's endpoint all the way to the east end of 16th and then north on Third Street towards its terminus at UCSF.
January 2, 2015