Recent Streetsblog SF posts about SFCTA

Livable City: With Smarter Land Use, SFCTA Could Avert “Total Gridlock”

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 13, 2012 | 12 Comments

San Francisco’s South of Market district will be crippled by gridlock within a generation unless the city makes major improvements to its transit, bicycle, and pedestrian infrastructure and implements policies that entice commuters to travel by means other than driving. That’s according to planners from the SF County Transportation Authority who aim to avert such […]

Supes Grill Planners for Repeated Delays on Better Market Street Project

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 6, 2012 | 13 Comments

The Better Market Street project, a multi-agency effort to overhaul San Francisco’s main thoroughfare for walking, bicycling and transit, may have trouble staying on schedule, to the frustration of some city supervisors. At a recent hearing of the SF County Transportation Authority Board, which is comprised of the Board of Supervisors, staff from the SFCTA […]

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Bike Station Coming to Civic Center BART/Muni Station Next Summer

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 5, 2012 | 14 Comments

BART and Muni Metro riders who bike to Civic Center Station would have less reason to worry about getting their wheels stolen if a planned bike station is installed next June, potentially adding a sectioned-off parking area and a fix-it-yourself repair station. The bike station, which is currently being designed, would add 150 to 175 bike […]

SF Transit, Street Improvements Could Get a Boost From Vehicle License Fee

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 12, 2012 | 7 Comments

San Francisco may be on course to receive significant new revenue for transit and street improvements in the coming years following the passage of SB 1492, which specifically permits the city to vote on restoring its local vehicle license fee to historic levels. The legislation, which was signed by Governor Jerry Brown earlier this month, […]

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Congestion Pricing: Vital for Funding a Sustainable Transpo Future in SF

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 11, 2012 | 43 Comments

Take a shot at budgeting San Francisco’s future transportation revenue with the new online “Budget Czar” simulator from the SF County Transportation Authority, and it will quickly become clear: If residents want better transit and safer streets for walking and biking over the next 25 years, the city needs to collect new sources of transportation revenue […]

Left-Turn Bicycle Lane and Signal Coming to Market and Valencia Next Month

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 26, 2012 | 7 Comments

Construction will begin in October on a fix for the dangerous turn for bicyclists from Market onto Valencia Streets, according to city planners. As Streetsblog reported last June, a plan [PDF] to install a left-turn bicycle queue lane and traffic signal at the intersection was approved in the SF Bike Plan, but it was unknown […]

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