This Week in Livable Streets Events
Speak up for transit at Tuesday’s SFMTA Board meeting, which is set to include a vote on the agency’s budget for the next two fiscal years. Plus, more highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday: SFMTA Board Meeting: Two-Year Budget Vote. The board is set to vote on a two-year budget at this meeting that could … Continued
April 19, 2010
Today’s Headlines
SFMTA CEO Ford Allegedly Excoriates Staff for Revealing Mayor’s Muni Micromanaging (The Snitch) Audit of Muni Work Orders Due This Week (Examiner) Proposed Bill Would Allow City to Install Red-Light Camera at Market and Octavia (Examiner) Muni Bus Driver Assaulted on 9-San Bruno (CBS5) Copper Wire Theft Led to N-Judah Delay Last Friday (CBS5) Police … Continued
April 19, 2010
SFMTA Board May Continue Service Cuts through 2012 with Vote Tuesday
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's Board is set to vote Tuesday on a two-year budget plan [PDF] that would continue an imminent 10 percent reduction in Muni service through the next year, but restore half that service in the second budget year.
April 16, 2010
San Francisco Schools Take Part in Second Annual Bike to School Day
Across the city this morning, kids and their parents hopped on bikes to get to school, many of them breaking out of a car commute routine that's no fun for either party.
April 15, 2010
Former Trash-Strewn Lot Becomes An “Off-Ramp Park”
San Franciscans don't often spend their days contriving ways to spend more time near freeway off-ramps, especially when proximity to freeways can be a risk to your health, but the city's newest park along the I-280 exit at Sixth and Brannan Streets may make you think twice about it.
April 14, 2010
Board of Supervisors Rejects Muni Service Cuts Appeal
The Board of Supervisors rejected an appeal today that would have halted the 10 percent cut in Muni service that's set to go into effect May 1.
April 13, 2010
What’s the Best Smartphone App for Checking Muni Arrival Times?
As most San Franciscans with a smartphone know, having access to real-time arrival information while you're away from home can make taking Muni a much more pleasant experience. That will be true more than ever if 10 percent service cuts go through as planned.
April 12, 2010
This Week in Livable Streets Events
Miss yesterday’s Sunday Streets event because of the rain? Make up for it next weekend with Sunday Streets in the Bayview! Here are the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday: Oakland Public Works Committee Meeting – BRT agenda item. The Oakland Public Works Committee will discuss BRT as an agenda item before it goes to … Continued
April 12, 2010
Today’s Headlines
More Coverage of CHSRA Decision on Route Alternatives (SF Gate) Vigil Held to Honor Victim of Third Street Attack (ABC) N-Judah Train Decouples in Sunset Tunnel (SF Examiner) Young Girl Describes Being Attacked on Muni Train (ABC) TransLink Re-branding Gets Pricier (SF Appeal) Witness Details Horrific Crash That Killed Novato Girl (Marin IJ) Protesters Demonstrate … Continued
April 9, 2010