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Eyes on the Street: More Progress on JFK Drive Parking-Protected Bikeway
Crews have placed preliminary road markings for the coming re-design of JFK Drive in front of the Conservatory of Flowers.
March 22, 2012
Bike-Share Launch Pushed Back to August to Give Bidders More Time
The Bay Area's regional bike-share pilot program will now launch no earlier than August and may be phased in over a two-month period.
March 21, 2012
Half of SF’s Traffic Signals to Get Transit Priority Within Two Years
Two years from now, Muni buses will have traffic signal priority at 600 intersections throughout the city, SFMTA Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) Manager Julie Kirschbaum told the agency's board of directors today.
March 20, 2012
Breaking: Ed Reiskin Lays Off “Roughly a Dozen” Managers at SFMTA
SFMTA Director of Transportation Ed Reiskin has laid off "roughly a dozen" executive staff members at the agency, according to a letter sent to staff today provided by spokesperson Paul Rose. Rose said the agency is not releasing any names yet.
March 16, 2012
Muni to Switch to All-Door Boarding on July 1
Streetfilms documented the benefits of all-door boarding in March 2010.
March 16, 2012
The Gap in SFPark’s Captivating Data Set
Speaking of extending parking meter hours...
March 15, 2012
Will City Hall Get on Board With Extending Parking Meter Hours?
Giving away free curbside car parking when it's in demand on Sundays and evenings just doesn't make any sense.
March 15, 2012
Six Ideas for Saving Bay Area Transit
[Editor's note: This article is re-published with permission from the transit-themed March issue of The Urbanist, the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association's (SPUR) monthly member magazine. The article, written by SPUR Regional Planning Director Egon Terplan, is based on a discussion paper developed by the SPUR Transportation Policy Board. Read the full paper at spur.org/tsp.]
March 14, 2012
SFMTA Leaning Toward Extended Meter Hours, Away From Fare Hikes
A picture is forming of how the SFMTA might address its budget shortfalls over the next two years. The SFMTA Board of Directors and an advisory panel of community leaders seem to oppose any further fare hikes or service cuts for Muni riders while mostly favoring extending parking meter hours to nights and Sundays -- a politically challenging yet long-overdue measure.
March 7, 2012