Sunday Streets to Become Permanent in San Francisco
On the weekend eve of the final Sunday Streets of the year, Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that the seasonal events creating wide swaths of car-free space will become permanent in San Francisco.
September 4, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Bay Bridge Closes to Traffic Through Tuesday and Work on Detour Begins (SF Gate, ABC7) Muni “Sets Bar High,” Hopes for 120,000 Translink Users by Next Year (SF Appeal) This Weekend’s Last Sunday Streets Will Feature a lot More Bands (SF Examiner) Novato Hit-and-Run Driver Gets Four Months in Prison for Crash That Hurt Skateboarder … Continued
September 4, 2009
Will Nat Ford’s Reorganization Help Change the Culture of the MTA?
MTA Chief Nat Ford announced an encouraging reorganization (PDF) of his top brass this week, a move which may usher in a much needed change in the structure of the agency, and potentially give less power to the old school traffic engineers who continue to prioritize automobiles in the design and management of San Francisco's streets.
September 3, 2009
Today’s Headlines
AC Transit to Hold Series of Public Meetings on Proposed Service Cuts (SF Gate) SamTrans Proposal Would Prevent Coastal Routes from Being Eliminated (Half Moon Bay Review) Firm with Ties to Schwarzenegger to be Awarded High-Speed Rail Public Relations Contract (LAT) Bay Bridge Closure Will Allow Crews to Fix Potholes, Lights and Make Other Repairs … Continued
September 3, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Mayor Newsom Touts Muni’s Highest-Ever On-Time Performance Rate (City Insider, SF Examiner) Union Street Merchants Win Compromise Following Complaints Over Articulated Buses (SF Examiner) Napa School District to Debut One of Nation’s First Small Hybrid Buses (SF Gate) BRT Debuts in Johannesburg (AFP via Planetizen) Drivers Begin Planning in Anticipation of Bay Bridge Closure (ABC7) … Continued
September 2, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Woman Who Allegedly Attacked an SF Parking Officer Facing Prison Time (SF Gate) Hit-and-Run Driver Sought in Crash That Injured Santa Rosa Bicyclist (Press Democrat) Unsettling Video: Red-Light Running Pol Rams Cyclist (Cyclelicious via Streetsblog.net) In Toronto, Former Attorney General Questioned in Crash That Killed Bicyclist (Toronto Star) Portland Gets Its First Cycle Track Two … Continued
September 1, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Bicyclist in Critical Condition After Hit-and-Run Crash in Watsonville (Merc) Driver Charged with Intentionally Running Down Cyclist in Portland (Bike Portland) Caltrain Service Changes Go into Effect Today (NBC 11) Media News Editorial Blasts High-Speed Rail Project, Calls It “Highly Questionable” Planner Considers a Less Car Dependent Napa County (North Bay Business Journal) Chronicle Op-Ed: … Continued
August 31, 2009
City Attorney’s Office Files Motion to Lift Bike Injunction
After more than three frustrating years without any major bike improvements in San Francisco, it appears what bike activists hope will be the final court showdown for the bike injunction is just weeks away. This afternoon, City Attorney Dennis Herrera's office filed a motion (PDF) to lift the bike injunction, a filing that is 15 inches thick and argues the city has met all of its legal obligations.
August 28, 2009
Today’s Headlines
BART Officials Find Sponsor to Carry Watered Down Civilian Oversight Bill (SF Gate) Mercury News Speculates on HSR Ruling: “A Possible Setback” for Caltrain Anaheim’s HSR Hub Would Become a “Prominent Piece of Green Architecture” (LAT) Survey Gauges Opinions on Golden Gate Bus and Ferry Service (Marin IJ) Car Rear Ends a 24-Divisadero Bus on … Continued
August 28, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Judge Sides with Peninsula HSR Opponents; Project Could Face Big Delay (Merc, The Alamanac) Truck Driver Being Investigated for DUI After Slamming Into a Muni Bus (ABC7) 52-year-old Bicyclist Killed by a Hit-and-Run Driver in Northeast Portland (Bike Portland) “Gavin Newsom’s SUV Big Enough to Best” the Culture Bus (NBC Bay Area, SF Citizen) Santa … Continued
August 27, 2009