Recent Streetsblog SF posts about CCDC

Chinatown Students Conduct Thorough Surveys of SFMTA Bus Stops

By Matthew Roth | Apr 23, 2010 | 12 Comments

CCDC volunteer Bill Yu measures the width of a sidewalk for a bus stop survey. Photos: Matthew Roth One of the central criticisms of Muni’s objective to consolidate bus stops is that it hasn’t conducted thorough demographic analysis of the people who use each stop, particularly seniors and the disabled. Rather than rely solely on […]

Reminder: SFMTA Board Vote on Two-Year Budget Tomorrow

By Michael Rhodes | Apr 19, 2010 | 2 Comments

Flickr photo: eviloars It may not be at the most convenient hour to make a trip to City Hall, but tomorrow’s SFMTA Board meeting at 2 p.m. could be the last chance to speak up before Muni service cuts are extended for the next two years. The board, which is appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom, […]

Dufty Still Deliberating as Garage Legislation Vote Looms

By Michael Rhodes | Feb 22, 2010 | 10 Comments

Preparing for a new garage addition. Photo: Michael Rhodes Supervisor Bevan Dufty says he is still considering how he will vote tomorrow on legislation that would limit new garages in existing buildings in Chinatown, North Beach, and Telegraph Hill and eliminate minimum parking requirements in those neighborhoods. Advocates are urging him to support the measure, […]

City Leaders Gather for Central Subway Groundbreaking Ceremony

By Michael Rhodes | Feb 9, 2010 | 15 Comments

Mayor Newsom addresses supporters of the Central Subway. Photo: Michael Rhodes Dozens of local elected officials and community leaders donned their novelty hard hats today for a Central Subway groundbreaking ceremony under the I-80 freeway overpass. Tunneling for the subway won’t start for at least another two years, so a utility relocation project at the […]

Legislation to Limit Garages in North Beach and Chinatown Moves Forward

By Matthew Roth | Jan 19, 2010 | 3 Comments

Photo: Postmodern Drunkard When San Francisco Board of Supervisors President David Chiu introduced legislation last October to limit new garages in existing buildings in District 3, which includes North Beach, Telegraph Hill, and Chinatown, his action catalyzed several advocacy groups that don’t always see eye to eye. The bill is aimed at stopping no-fault evictions […]