Eyes on the Street: 511 ID Numbers Going Up at More Muni Stops
It will soon be a lot easier for any Muni rider with a cellphone to find out when the bus will arrive.
March 23, 2010
San Francisco Moves to Lessen the Impact of Truck Traffic
In a city as dense as San Francisco, it's inevitable that truck traffic often travels along streets where people live. But public health and environmental justice groups, the MTA and the Department of Public Health are now collaborating to ensure that the impact of that traffic is mitigated as much as possible, and doesn't continue to disproportionately affect the southeast section of the city.
March 22, 2010
This Week in Livable Streets Events
Come see some of Streetfilms’ newest work this week! Plus, more highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Monday: The Legacy of Livable Streets: Three decades later, what have we learned? Donald Appleyard’s seminal 1981 book Livable Streets revealed the detrimental effects of automobile traffic on street life and communities. Join for a discussion on the book’s … Continued
March 22, 2010
Speeding Up Muni By Letting All Aboard, Through Any Door
Some of the most important changes for Muni are also the simplest
ones and there are a number of relatively basic adjustments the MTA could make that would improve service and speed up the city's buses.
March 19, 2010
Better Streets Plan Provisions Stripped from Chiu Garage Legislation
In a move to gain the support of Supervisor Bevan Dufty, Board of Supervisors President David Chiu has stripped language from his proposed garage legislation that would have ensured all new garage additions to existing buildings in Chinatown, North Beach and Telegraph Hill conform with Better Streets Plan (BSP) guidelines.
March 18, 2010
With Two MTA Directors Termed Out, Advocates Ponder Wish List
The City Attorney's office has determined that the short first terms of MTA Board members Shirley Breyer
Black and James McCray do count towards the three-term
limit for directors, meaning both are termed out as of May 1. That answers an open question about the seats that Streetsblog first raised last month.
March 16, 2010
This Week in Livable Streets Events
This week, watch a movie about the mid-century dismantling of America’s public transit systems before speaking up for the future of Muni on Saturday. Here are the week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Monday: SFBC Phone Banking. Volunteer to phone bank with the SFBC: no cold calling, just simple reminders to friendly lapsed SFBC members … Continued
March 15, 2010
Head to the Embarcadero this Weekend for the Year’s First Sunday Streets!
As if the lure of playing in the street wasn't enough, city leaders and organizers gathered at City Hall yesterday afternoon to promote the first of nine Sunday Streets events this year, which will run along the Embarcadero up to Fisherman's Wharf [route map PDF] this Sunday.
March 12, 2010
Are Muni Service Woes and Fare Hikes Pushing People to Bikes?
Could rounds of Muni service cuts and fare hikes push more people to start cycling in San Francisco?
March 10, 2010
Supervisors Delay Final Vote on Garage Legislation for Another Week
For a second time in two weeks, the Board of Supervisors today delayed a final vote on legislation that would impose stricter rules on the construction of new garages in Chinatown, North Beach and
Telegraph Hill. Unlike the first delay, however, the Board voted to make a small amendment to the measure today, passing the amended bill on first reading. It will be back next week for a final vote.
March 9, 2010