Recent Streetsblog SF posts about EPA

Newcomb Ave. Sustainable Streetscape Project Completed in Bayview

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 21, 2011 | 4 Comments

After a six-year-long process, residents of Newcomb Avenue in the Bayview joined city staffers yesterday to mark the completion of the “Model Block” project, a prototype for street design that’s better for the environment and more conducive to neighborhood life. The block had been characterized by speeding traffic and illegal dumping. With this redesign it […]

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The Latest Target of House Spending Cuts: EPA’s Smart Growth Office

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 28, 2011

For much of this week, the House has been debating next year’s appropriations bill for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. The bill includes harsh cuts to many key safety and environmental programs, including the EPA’s Smart Growth Office. According to the Obama administration’s statement of policy on the bill, “The bill terminates funding for EPA’s […]

Newcomb Ave. Sustainable Streetscape Model Breaks Ground in Bayview

By Aaron Bialick | May 11, 2011 | 6 Comments

Construction began on a model for sustainable streets in San Francisco today when Mayor Ed Lee and city officials broke ground on a block of Newcomb Avenue in the Bayview District, promising a much friendlier streetscape for residents and the environment. “You see a vision right in front of your door,” Mayor Lee told an […]

SF’s Mint Plaza Takes Home EPA Smart Growth Award for “Civic Spaces”

By Matthew Roth | Dec 2, 2010

In its annual Smart Growth awards ceremony, the Environmental Protection Agency awarded San Francisco’s Mint Plaza with its “Civic Spaces” prize, honoring the City and County of San Francisco, as well as developers and architects that transformed the former Jesse Street alley into a busy public realm. The award was announced yesterday in Washington DC, […]

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Livable Communities Act Clears Senate Committee

By Ben Fried | Aug 4, 2010

The Senate Banking Committee voted 12-10 yesterday in favor of the Livable Communities Act, legislation that would bolster the Obama administration’s initiatives to link together transportation, housing, economic development, and environmental policy. Shaun Donovan, Ray LaHood, Lisa Jackson: Together forever? The Livable Communities Act would codify the partnership between HUD, US DOT, and the EPA. […]

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Detroit Residents Press EPA for Stronger Air Pollution Monitoring

By Elana Schor | Apr 19, 2010

In Washington, "grassroots lobbying" is more often associated with industry-funded issue campaigns than ground-up local advocacy. But residents of Detroit’s industrial southwest neighborhoods took the term back to its roots on Friday, getting a personal visit from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials after a groundswell of complaints about decaying air quality. Cyclists in southwest Detroit. […]

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