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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
Safety Improvements for Eastern Cesar Chavez Face Key Decision on Friday
Safety enhancements for Eastern Cesar Chavez Street are coming together after staff from the SFMTA and the SF Planning Department presented project plans at an open house last week. The near-term improvements include buffered bike lanes with soft-hit posts, while the long-term vision would add a two-way protected bikeway and wider sidewalks.
February 27, 2012
SFMTA’s Traffic Calming Program Overwhelmed By Demand for Safer Streets
The demand for projects to calm motor traffic and improve safety on San Francisco streets is far greater than the SFMTA can currently handle.
February 23, 2012
SFMTA Increases Fines for Double Parking and Sidewalk Riding
Yesterday the SFMTA Board of Directors signed off on raising fines for double parking, obstructing traffic, and riding bikes on sidewalks to $100. The fines were previously $80, $50, and $50 respectively -- "substantially lower than the penalties for similar violations" set in 2010, according to the SFMTA [PDF].
February 22, 2012
Mayor Lee Backs SFPark Dogpatch/Potrero Plan at Supes Meeting
Mayor Ed Lee stood behind the merits of the SFMTA's SFPark program at a Board of Supervisors meeting today when questioned about the recent backlash against parking meter expansions in the Dogpatch and Potrero Hill neighborhoods. Those proposals have been put on hold while the SFMTA conducts more outreach to neighbors and merchants.
February 14, 2012
First Signs of Construction Appear on the JFK Drive Bikeway
After repeated delays and some intermittent rain, the SFMTA has apparently begun construction of the city's first parking-protected bikeway on John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park. The center lane striping appeared mostly grinded off on the western section of the road yesterday from Transverse Drive just past Stow Lake Drive. Construction equipment also sat at a spot where some digging had begun, possibly for drain work or curb ramps. The SFMTA has said it should be finished in March, weather permitting.
February 13, 2012
Is the Signal Timing Dangerous at the New Market/Church/14th Crosswalk?
The SFMTA opened a new crosswalk this week along Market Street across the three-way intersection with 14th and Church Streets, eliminating the need for people to cross in a longer two-step phase. The crosswalk, which comes as part of the ongoing Church and Duboce Track Improvement Project, was installed along with a new right-turn vehicle signal to create a safe window in the traffic sequence for pedestrians to cross.
February 10, 2012
Commentary: Caltrans Pulls the Rug Out From a Block of Cesar Chavez
Snowballs are piling up in hell. I’m about to defend car parking.
February 9, 2012