Leah Shahum to Step Down as SF Bicycle Coalition’s Executive Director
Leah Shahum announced today that she will step down as executive director of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, after 12 years at the helm.
August 12, 2014
Feast Your Eyes on Beautiful Trip Data From Year-Old Bay Area Bike Share
Bay Area Bike Share fans created some pretty dazzling images and videos to visualize the system's first six months of data, showing how this transportation system connects commuters' dots in SF and four other cities down the Peninsula. BABS' first birthday is approaching on August 29, and while the system isn't growing as fast as many would like, it has certainly matured into a normal part of downtown streets. The system has seen over 250,000 trips so far, most of them in SF.
August 11, 2014
Want More Parking in SF? Be Careful What You Wish For
The backers of Prop L think San Francisco can "restore balance" to its transportation system by, for example, building more parking garages.
August 8, 2014
Ocean Ave to Get Spruced Up, But Real Transformation Will Have to Wait
City planners are shaping up plans for Ocean Avenue, following public workshops that will help develop a vision for both near-term and long-term improvements. The near-term plans, for the commercial stretch of Ocean west of Phelan Avenue and the City College campus, are far along in their development. Meanwhile, a long-term plan for the remainder of the avenue, stretching eastward to the Balboa Park BART Station, is still in its earlier stages.
August 7, 2014
New “No On L” Campaign Combats Cars-First “Restore Balance” Measure
A campaign has been launched opposing the cars-first ballot measure that claims to "restore transportation balance," which will appear on the November ballot as Proposition L. Prop L was crafted by the SF Republican Party, and is bankrolled by $49,000 from Sean Parker, a tech billionaire and Mayor Ed Lee supporter.
August 6, 2014
SFMTA to Create Sansome Street Contra-Flow Lane for Muni’s 10, 12 Lines
The SFMTA plans to install a contra-flow transit lane for three blocks of Sansome Street near the Financial District, providing a faster and more direct route for Muni's 10-Townsend and 12-Folsom bus routes.
August 1, 2014
Reckless Driver Leaves Urban Data Maven Zachary Watson Fighting for Life
Zachary Watson, a noted 29-year-old city data visualizer, remains hospitalized in critical condition after a driver fleeing police in a stolen minivan caused a two-car wreck Monday night. Watson was apparently walking with his bike or locking it up when the vehicles hurtled toward him. He is known for creating works like a map of private shuttles that connect San Francisco to Silicon Valley.
August 1, 2014