Today’s Headlines
Caltrain Will Issue Written Apology for Yesterday’s Long Delays (Merc, SF Gate) And There Were More Delays This Morning (SF Examiner, Merc) Muni Issues an Official Date for Phase Out of Fast Passes (SF Examiner, BCN via CBS5) NY Times Endorses New Federal Safety Regs for Transit Woman, 79, Killed by Driver While Walking Dog … Continued
July 30, 2010
MTC Adopts Aggressive 15 Percent Target for Reducing Emissions by 2035
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), in a historic vote Wednesday that will help guide the future for more sustainable land use and transportation planning in the Bay Area, recommended a 15 percent per capita target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 2035, the most aggressive goal to date among California's metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs).
July 29, 2010
Supes Muni Reform Measure Nixed as Chiu Strikes Deal with Mayor
Fearing a potential defeat by voters on a crowded November ballot, and saying he wants to see faster reform at the SFMTA, Board of Supervisors President David Chiu announced a compromise with Mayor Gavin Newsom late Tuesday night before casting the swing vote against a Muni charter amendment he had originally co-sponsored with three of his colleagues.
July 28, 2010
Today’s Headlines
Eric Fischer Charts Muni Vehicle Movement for the Month of June (Via Pedestrianist) Supes Muni Reform Measure Defeated as Deal is Reached with Mayor (City Insider) Meantime, Supes Send Real Estate Tax to Voters; Drop Business, Parking Tax (SFBG, The Appeal) Hunter’s Point Redevelopment Plan Approved in 10-1 Vote by Supes (SF Gate) AC Transit … Continued
July 28, 2010
Today’s Headlines
Watch the full episode. See more Need To Know.PBS examines Compromise in Works That Would Keep Supes’ Muni Reform Measure Off Ballot (SF Examiner) Muni Sees 90 Percent Success Rate in Federal Review (SF Examiner) Mayor Newsom Proclaims: “We Are the Biggest Green City in America” (Bay Citizen) Coco Times Columnist: Decision to Appoint Arbitrator … Continued
July 26, 2010
The Future of the Better Streets Plan Hinges on Political Will
Standing in the glaring Mission District sun yesterday on a wide new sidewalk, before a crowd of advocates, city planners, merchants, construction crews, artists and many others celebrating the completion of the Valencia Streetscape Improvement Project, Mayor Gavin Newsom officially released a bold vision for improving the pedestrian realm in San Francisco called The
Better Streets Plan.
July 16, 2010
Today’s Headlines
Flow of Oil Might Be Stanched After Gushing for Months, But the Damage Is Done (NYT) Shelley Poticha Is on a Mission to Grow American Cities and Towns Sustainably (Am Prospect) New Muni Spokesperson Retracts a Good Idea to Close Powell Street to Autos (C.W. Nevius Blog) Caltrain Seeks Public Input on Fare Increases; Final … Continued
July 16, 2010