Noah Budnick Named SF Bicycle Coalition’s New Executive Director
Noah Budnick, an accomplished advocate for safe streets and effective transit in New York City, has been named the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's new executive director and will succeed Leah Shahum, who will step down after 12 years leading the organization.
December 3, 2014
Muni “Double Berthing” Set to Test This Saturday, Launch a Week Later
Muni could launch "double berthing," or boarding two trains simultaneously in its Metro stations, as early as next weekend -- if all goes well in a live test this Saturday, SFMTA Director Ed Reiskin told an agency board meeting today.
December 2, 2014
BART Will Study Second Transbay Tube, West Side Extension
Updated 11:06 p.m. with comments from BART Board-elect Nick Josefowitz.
December 1, 2014
Bold Visions for the Embarcadero Emerge at Public Design Workshops
Ever since the Embarcadero was uncovered from beneath a freeway more than two decades ago, San Franciscans' appetite for a more people-friendly waterfront only seems to have grown.
November 26, 2014
Muni’s Sluggish 30-Stockton Finally Set to Get Greater Priority on the Streets
Muni's notoriously sluggish 30-Stockton line is finally set to get some upgrades that will give buses higher priority on streets through the dense neighborhoods of Union Square, Chinatown, North Beach, and near Fisherman's Wharf.
November 25, 2014
Annie Alley Transformed Into a Downtown Gathering Space
San Francisco's newest on-street plaza opened downtown this week on Annie Street, a one-block alley that runs near SPUR's Urban Center between Market and Mission Streets, about halfway between Third and New Montgomery Streets. Temporary concrete and wood seats have transformed a large section of the alley into a car-free space for gatherings and events in the middle of the bustling Yerba Buena District.
November 21, 2014
SFMTA Board Approves Contested Transit Signals, Bulb-Outs on Haight
On Tuesday, the SFMTA Board of Directors approved plans to add traffic signals and bulb-outs along Haight Street, which could speed up Muni's 6 and 71 lines and improve pedestrian safety. The approval came despite complaints from some Upper Haight merchants over removing parking for bus bulb-outs, and mixed support for new traffic signals from pedestrian safety and transit advocates.
November 21, 2014
Muni Delays “Double Berthing” Until December, Citing Sunset Tunnel Work
Muni has once again pushed back its launch of "double berthing" -- simultaneous loading of two trains in its Metro stations -- until December. SFMTA spokesperson Paul Rose said that plans for a live test and launch in November were thwarted by recent weekend construction on the Sunset Tunnel.
November 20, 2014