SFMTA Chief Nat Ford: I Didn’t Seek Out D.C. Airports Job
SFMTA Chief Nat Ford told Streetsblog today that heading up the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) is actually the first job that he's been interested in taking, despite steady rumors that he's been applying for a number of positions over the years.
February 24, 2011
Mayor Lee Must Make SFMTA Act Quickly on TEP Implementation
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, in an interview with Streetsblog this week, pledged to make the Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) implementation his number one Muni priority. That'll be no easy task, however. More than three years after the SFMTA Board unanimously approved a plan to give Muni its first major revamp in 20 years, the TEP -- at a cost of over $3 million so far -- remains just another plan collecting dust.
February 24, 2011
Streetscast: An Interview with San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee supports the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's Connecting the City vision, promises to "very aggressively" carry out Gavin Newsom's executive directive on pedestrian safety, and said he has a commitment from the SFPD to do more aggressive enforcement of drivers in the Tenderloin to make the streets safer for those on foot.
February 23, 2011
Woman Critical After Being Hit by 92-year-old Driver in Richmond District
A woman in her 50s suffered "life threatening injuries" this afternoon when she was struck by an SUV being driven by a 92-year-old man in San Francisco's Richmond District. Transit advocate Sue Vaughan, who lives in the Richmond, tipped us off to the crash on Park Presidio and Anza Street, and sent us the above photo of the vehicle.
February 22, 2011
Mayor Ed Lee: TEP Implementation Is My #1 Muni Priority
In a wide ranging interview with Streetsblog this morning, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said he is frustrated by how long it takes to implement ideas to improve transit and pedestrian safety, and pledged to make the implementation of the Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) the top Muni priority in his administration.
February 22, 2011
SFMTA Chief Nat Ford Top Candidate To Head D.C. Airports Authority
Rumors about whether SFMTA Chief Nat Ford plans to depart the agency have been circulating for years now. In interviews with Streetsblog, Ford has repeatedly said he doesn't want to leave the SFMTA, telling us in our most recent meeting last September that he is confident about the future the agency is charting "and I'd like to be here for that future." The latest gossip about Ford, however, is more than just a rumor.
February 22, 2011
This Week in Livable Streets Events
This week, the BART Board could decide whether to fire GM Dorothy Dugger and the East Bay Bicycle Coalition holds a key fundraiser to support the Bay Bridge Pathway and help make the East Bay more bicycle friendly. Here are the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar:
February 22, 2011