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Commentary: Why SF Housing Props G and K Matter for Smart Growth

By Bob Allen, Fernando Martí, Peter Cohen and Tom Radulovich | Oct 29, 2014 | 43 Comments

Editor’s note: This is a guest op-ed authored by Urban Habitat, the Council of Community Housing Organizations, and Livable City tying sustainable transportation to two housing policy measures that will be put to voters on Tuesday. It does not necessarily reflect the views of Streetsblog. Smart Growth at a Crossroads: It’s time to stand up for […]

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After 50 Events, Sunday Streets Director Departs to Spread the Word

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 25, 2014 | 2 Comments

Susan King is moving on from her position at Livable City as director of SF’s Sunday Streets, after hosting the 50th open streets event yesterday in the Mission. King plans to bring open streets events to cities across the state by establishing the California Open Streets Network (CAOS). “I feel great that this program is […]

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Personal Garages Become Cafes in the Castro, Thanks to Smarter Zoning

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 21, 2014 | 29 Comments

Three new cafes and restaurants in the Castro have been created in spaces formerly used as personal parking garages. Driveways and dark garage doors on 18th Street have been replaced with storefronts and inviting patios filled with people. A few years ago, this would’ve been illegal. Reveille Coffee Company and Beso, a tapas restaurant, were […]

Supes Reject Appeal for CEQA Review of Sunday Parking Meter Repeal

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 18, 2014 | 30 Comments

The Board of Supervisors voted 9-2 yesterday to reject an appeal, filed by sustainable transportation advocates, to require environmental review of the SFMTA’s repeal of Sunday parking meters. Although the vote was not on the merits of Sunday parking metering, but rather whether the SFMTA violated the California Environmental Quality Act in repealing it, the […]

SFTRU, Livable City Want CEQA Review of Sunday Parking Meter Repeal

By Aaron Bialick | May 15, 2014 | 15 Comments

Updated 4:16 p.m. with comment from Supervisor John Avalos. Livable City and the SF Transit Riders Union have filed an appeal claiming that the SFMTA’s vote to repeal Sunday parking meters requires California Environmental Quality Act environmental review. Given that the policy change is expected to double the average time drivers take to find a commercial parking […]

Warriors Arena Moving to Mission Bay: A Win for Transit Accessibility?

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 23, 2014 | 37 Comments

The Warriors announced this week that the site for the basketball team’s proposed arena would be moved from Piers 30-32 on the Embarcadero to Mission Bay, quelling opposition from waterfront development foes. Whether or not the new site will work out for better or worse in terms of accessibility to regional transit, however, is still […]

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