High Speed Rail Board Nixes Beale Street Alignment and Peninsula Berms
Transit advocates in San Francisco and residents up and down the Peninsula breathed a collective sign of relief today as the California High Speed Rail Authority Board ruled out two of the more unpopular routing options for the planned bullet train between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
April 8, 2010
Muni Charter Measure Supporters Take to the Streets to Collect Signatures
People catching Muni near West Portal station this morning were greeted by an unusual sight: Supervisor Sean Elsbernd, SPUR Executive Director Gabriel Metcalf, and a team of volunteers were out canvassing the avenue to gather signatures for a ballot measure that would change the way the city sets Muni operator salaries.
April 8, 2010
Caltrain Riders Try to Prevent Dramatic Service Cuts as New Blog Launches
At Streetsblog, we've covered a lot of transit cuts over the past year, from Muni to AC Transit to SamTrans. But none of those agencies has seen cuts quite as devastating as what appears to be on the way at Caltrain, where all weekday off-peak and weekend service is potentially on the chopping block.
April 7, 2010
SFMTA Faces New Budget Shortfall as State Assistance Funds Delayed
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which operates Muni, may have $24 million less in revenue to work with than it expected for the current fiscal year, a development which suddenly leaves the agency in a deep hole for this year -- even as the picture for the next fiscal year actually improves.
April 7, 2010
This Week in Livable Streets Events
This week, Sunday Streets heads back to the Great Highway for a second year! Here are the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday: SPUR Lunchtime Forum: From heaps of dirt to grassy knolls: A proposal for a temporary park at 399 Fremont. Learn about proposals for a network of temporary parks at 399 Fremont Street, … Continued
April 5, 2010
SFMTA Installs More Safe-Hit Posts on Market Street Bike Lane
Riding a bicycle down Market Street may not be a completely hassle-free experience just yet, but new safe-hit posts installed on the bike lane today between Gough Street and 8th Street are a big hit with bicycle riders.
April 1, 2010
MTA Could Boost Revenue by Enforcing Downtown Commuter Parking Law
You'd hardly know that it's illegal to charge discounted daily and monthly parking rates at numerous downtown San Francisco garages because enforcement of the law is almost non-existent.
March 31, 2010
This Week in Livable Streets Events
If you can afford to take off work Tuesday morning come attend a special meeting of the MTA Board that will include a vote on declaring a fiscal emergency. Then, take a long lunch on Thursday to check out an example of new transit-oriented development in the Bayview. Here are the highlights from the Streetsblog … Continued
March 29, 2010
MTA Board Chairman: Spending State Windfall Will Provoke Tough Choices
On the heels of the good news from Sacramento that the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA), which operates Muni, will get $36 million in state funding for this fiscal year and the next, the agency's directors must now make difficult decisions about how to spend that money: Could it mean smaller or delayed service cuts, smaller fare increases, or some of both?
March 26, 2010
Muni Operator Wage Measure Now Official
A ballot measure that would change the way Muni operator wages and benefits are set now has an official name and summary from the City Attorney's Office.
March 24, 2010