Streetsblog

At two overlapping meetings on Wednesday, the city will show final concepts for greener, more pedestrian-friendly streets at the intersection of Mission and Valencia Streets and on Holloway Avenue. Also this week: Folks For Polk and the SF Bicycle Coalition host brainstorming sessions for advocacy on Polk Street, SPUR talks ride-sharing, and Transportation Camp is back in the bay.

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It's time to party once again at the SF Bicycle Coalition's Winterfest this weekend. Also this week: SPUR hosts a live episode of 99% Invisible and a forum on Silicon Valley's tech innovations in transportation, Supervisor Eric Mar takes a Halloween bike ride, and the SFMTA looks at constructing new restrooms for Muni operators. An SFMTA hearing on Friday also offers a chance for residents to speak up in support of new parking meters to reduce needless cruising in the Mission.

This week is your chance to get involved with the push for safer streets in SoMa: The SF Bicycle Coalition's Safe SoMa Committee meets tonight and the SFMTA hosts a community meeting Wednesday on its Folsom Street pilot project to replace a traffic lane with a wider bike lane.

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Keep an eye on the calendar for updated listings. Got an event we should know about? Drop us a line.

This week,  the Board of Supervisors holds a hearing on the SFPD's investigations of bicycle and pedestrian crashes in light of the department's embarrassing handling of the case of Amelie Le Moullac. A SPUR forum also looks at the history of San Francisco infrastructure and development ideas that never came to be, and the SFCTA hosts open house meetings on re-aligning the M-Ocean View line along 19th Avenue and plans for divvying up SF's transportation funds.

Tuesday evening has three community meetings on livable streets projects scheduled at the same time: The Wiggle, Potrero Avenue, and southern 19th Avenue. City agencies haven’t made it easy, but nimble folks may be able to make at least the two open houses to show their support for safer streets and better transit. The SFMTA … Continued

Now that summer has begun in San Francisco, it’s a great week to get out for the return of Park(ing) Day and Tour de Fat. Also don’t miss the celebration of five years of Sunday Streets and a visit from CNU President John Norquist to discuss the removal of highway 280. Here are this week’s … Continued

Be sure to take a roll on the Embarcadero this week, where the SFMTA has installed a short, temporary stretch of two-way protected bikeway. Van Ness BRT is also set to take a major step forward with a vote by the SFCTA Board; SPUR discusses ways that cities can curb handicap parking placard abuse; and … Continued