Why 24th St Merchants Ditched Sunday Streets: High Fees, Too Many Events
People enjoying Sunday Streets in the Mission last weekend may have wondered why the route no longer ran on 24th Street, the most crowded street of any that see the event. Instead, the car-free Valencia Street route was complemented by an east-west leg on residential 18th Street, which saw sparse use compared to 24th.
August 29, 2014
Sunday Streets Berkeley
Livable Berkeley, Downtown Berkeley Association, North Shattuck Association and the City of Berkeley collaborate to transform the nearly two miles of the city’s main thoroughfare into temporary park for six hours of fun for all.
August 29, 2014
Parking-First “Save Polk Street” Crowd Attacks Van Ness BRT
"Save Polk Street" has aimed its parking-first agenda at Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit. A couple dozen speakers protested the project an SFMTA hearing last week, distributing fearmongering flyers [PDF] claiming that removing some parking and banning left turns would "kill small businesses," back up car traffic, and make the street more dangerous.
August 28, 2014
SPUR Ocean Beach Erosion Plan Shelves Road Diet for Great Highway
SPUR has set adrift its proposal to halve the size of the Great Highway along Ocean Beach, as the group strives to avoid distracting attention from implementing the other priorities in its Ocean Beach Master Plan. A road diet may be revisited later, once more pressing concerns have advanced.
August 27, 2014
Eyes on the Street: New Curbs Coming to Market/Valencia Bike Turn
In case you're wondering why the left-turn "jug handle" connecting bike commuters on Market to Valencia Street suddenly disappeared behind construction barricades, we've got the answer. The "bike bay" is being re-built with granite curbs, replacing the original concrete curbs with materials that better match the rest of Market Street.
August 26, 2014
Man Killed by Muni Bus Driver at Closed Crosswalk Outside Geary Tunnel
A man was hit and killed by a Muni bus driver on Geary Boulevard at Lyon Street on Monday at 1:15 a.m., according to media reports. Both crosswalks across Geary are closed at that intersection, just east of the Masonic tunnel, leaving a roughly 1,000-foot gap between crosswalks at Presidio Avenue and at Baker Street.
August 26, 2014
After 50 Events, Sunday Streets Director Departs to Spread the Word
Susan King is moving on from her position at Livable City as director of SF's Sunday Streets, after hosting the 50th open streets event yesterday in the Mission. King plans to bring open streets events to cities across the state by establishing the California Open Streets Network (CAOS).
August 25, 2014
Closed Crosswalks Remain Even in Today’s Walkable Hayes Valley
Hayes Valley may be one of the country's densest and most walkable urban neighborhoods, but believe it or not, it still has three closed crosswalks -- vestiges of the mid-20th century's cars-first planning.
August 22, 2014