Tonight: Don’t Miss Streetsblog Happy Hour at Virgil’s Sea Room
Join me, fellow readers and advocates for a Streetsblog happy hour tonight at Virgil’s Sea Room. Virgil's has generously offered to donate 10 percent of bar proceeds from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. to Streetsblog. (You can also follow their lead and make your own generous donation, of course!)
May 22, 2014
Two Weeks to Go in Our Spring Pledge Drive — Support Streetsblog Today
We’re in the home stretch of the Streetsblog spring pledge drive, and more than 150 readers have joined the legion of Streetsblog superheros, pledging their support so we can keep delivering news you can use about active transportation and livable streets. But we need more readers to step up to reach our goal of 400 donors by June 1 -- if you haven’t given yet, please make a donation today.
May 21, 2014
Pedestrian Seriously Injured by N-Judah Train at Judah and 16th Ave
Updated 8:07 p.m. The SFPD issued this statement:
May 21, 2014
Street Smarts: SF’s Kids Aren’t the Ones Who Need a Lesson on Safe Streets
How to walk on city streets, and to fear cars while doing so, is something that's taught to small children everywhere. Once those kids grow up and get driver's licenses, however, teaching the same kids to avoid running over other people doesn't seem to be a major part of the curriculum.
May 20, 2014
SFMTA Considers Restricting Cars on Crooked Lombard Street
The "crookedest street in the world" block of Lombard Street is a world-famous tourist attraction, but the resulting car traffic causes congestion and safety problems and may lead the SFMTA to ban tourists from driving that stretch.
May 19, 2014