Susan Vaughan
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PARK(ing) for Partners
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Rain or shine, please join us for PARK(ing) Day For Partners, a special PARK(ing) Day event to raise money for the Haitian health organization, Partners in Health (http://www.standwithhaiti.org/haiti). This is event is, of course, free, but we’re asking for a donation of from $10 to $20. What: PARK(ing) Day for Partners When: Sunday, January 31, […]
SamTrans Considers Raising Fares, Cutting Service and Eliminating Lines
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Flickr photo: kuronakko SamTrans – the buses and paratransit vehicles that run the length of El Camino Real between Palo Alto and Daly City, traverse the Santa Cruz mountains, and service San Francisco’s financial district – is preparing to raise fares and reduce service on some bus lines and eliminate other lines in order to […]
Environmentalists Oppose Bridge Over Yosemite Slough
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Artist’s rendering of new development at Hunter’s Point and Candlestick Point. Courtesy Lennar If all goes as planned for San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development and one of the nation’s largest home builders, the Lennar Corporation, a causeway over the Yosemite Slough wetlands restoration project between Hunters Point and Candlestick […]
Seeking Accountability for Poor Curb-Ramp Installation on Park Presidio
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Photo: Susan Vaughan In early April, Caltrans contractors replaced the sidewalk curb ramps along Park Presidio, but left without ensuring a smooth transition between the clean, new curb ramps and the road pavement. Instead, they filled in the spaces between the curb ramps and the roads with bumpy, uneven black asphalt – or they left […]
Residents Upset Over Outer Richmond Muni Service Cuts
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Photo: Susan Vaughan The MTA, in the middle of a $129 million budget shortfall, plans to reduce bus service to the outer avenues at various points in the Richmond District, already one of the most difficult parts of San Francisco to reach via public transportation. “It sucks,” said Richmond resident Sandy Newport who lives near […]
Supervisor Mar Holds Better Streets Town Hall Meeting in the Richmond
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Pedestrians mix with cars at the intersection of Clement and 5th Avenue. There are stop signs for traffic on 5th Avenue, but not on Clement Street. Photo: Sue Vaughan San Francisco’s Richmond District is blessed with stunning vistas of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Pacific Ocean, but its street grid has turned its roads […]
Forum: The Intersection Between Sustainable Urban Planning and Building
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THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN SUSTAINABLE URBAN PLANNING & BUILDING
Maker Faire — San Mateo County Expo
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MakerFaire.com Join the Rock the Bike crew and ride the 19 mile trek en masse from Dolores Park in San Francisco to the Maker Faire at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. Free and secure Valet Bicycle Parking will be provided by the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, and riders can buy tickets at the valet for just […]