Guest Commentary: Mayor Breed Needs to Make a Real Effort to Reduce Car Emissions
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By side-stepping reductions in car use, San Francisco falls short on climate change
Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Active Transportation
Calling Attention to a Dangerous Crossing in Berkeley
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Caltrans plans to add a pedestrian beacon at a busy crossing, but will it make anything safer for bicyclists?
Caltrans District 4 Holds Community Workshop on Bicycle Plan
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For many years, cities have refused to consider bicycle and pedestrian improvements on or across state-owned highways—which frequently run right through cities. The stated reason is that Caltrans controls those streets and won’t allow changes that might slow or impede car traffic. That’s supposed to be changing. The recent California State Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan […]
At Long Last, Berkeley Gets an Updated Bike Plan
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At close to midnight last night, the Berkeley City Council unanimously approved the Berkeley Bike Plan, which seeks to build a network of safe, connected bikeways throughout the city to encourage more people to ride bikes.
Lower Haight, Page Street Open House
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Representatives from San Francisco’s Planning Department, the Municipal Transportation Agency, and Public Works were on hand last night at John Muir Elementary School to hear more public comment on the Lower Haight Public Realm Plan, a project that promises, among other things, better bike and pedestrian amenities for the neighborhood. From the Planning Department’s website about the […]
Fixing the Mess at Geneva-San Jose/Balboa Park
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Last night, SFMTA held an open house at Lick Wilmerding High School to get community suggestions on what to do about the mess of tracks, ramps, road and pedestrian crossings on and around the intersection of Geneva and San Jose, adjacent to the Balboa Park BART and Muni stations. From SFMTA’s project page: The SFMTA […]