Supervisor Avalos Introduces Landmark Bicycle Access Legislation
Groundbreaking legislation introduced by Supervisor and mayoral candidate John Avalos yesterday would allow the thousands of people who pedal to work in San Francisco to bring their bikes into the office. The "Bicycle Access and Safety Ordinance" [pdf] would require the owners and managers of all commercial buildings to allow bikes in the building if there is no secure bike parking.
September 21, 2011
Broad Coalition Calls on SFMTA to Provide Free Muni Youth Passes
A broad coalition of community groups, youth leaders, transit advocates and elected officials called on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency today to initiate a three-year pilot program to give young people ages 5 to 17 free Muni passes. The program would cost an estimated $7 million a year and result in a 4.6 percent increase in Muni ridership.
September 20, 2011
Sign Up for Walk SF’s Annual Peak2Peak Walk This Sunday
Walk San Francisco's seventh annual Peak2Peak Walk this Sunday promises to be an exciting adventure through the spine of the city. The walk starts at West Portal, where participants will embark on a 12-mile, 15-peak journey from Mount Davidson to Coit Tower:
September 20, 2011
First Walking Sunday Streets a Hit in Chinatown and North Beach
San Francisco's Grant Avenue, the city's oldest street, was opened to pedestrians only yesterday in a milestone Sunday Streets event that drew thousands of people to the historic neighborhoods of Chinatown and North Beach on a sunny, 74-degree day. The city's first walking Sunday Streets on a thoroughfare that seems like one of the most ideal streets to pedestrianize was clearly a hit.
September 19, 2011
PARK(ing) Day 2011 in San Francisco: “Time to Reclaim the Streets”
People all over San Francisco reclaimed metered parking spaces normally reserved for private automobiles today, and transformed them into living spaces for people to mark PARK(ing) Day, one of the most celebrated livable streets events that began here six years ago, and sparked a worldwide movement.
September 16, 2011