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SPUR Talk: The Dicey Dynamics of Megaprojects
Huge projects, such as the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge, can define a region and transform the fabric of a city--but they are often delayed and come in massively over budget. Karen Frick, Co-Director of the University of California Transportation Center at Berkeley, attempted to deconstruct megaprojects and how to manage them more effectively in a presentation this afternoon at the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association's (SPUR) center in Oakland.
October 20, 2016
Time to Fix Oakland’s Streets: Vote Yes on KK
Oakland voters, as with voters throughout the Bay Area and the nation, will have quite a slew of decisions to make on November 8.
October 19, 2016
Ballot Primer for an Election that Will Drive You to Drink
Yesterday evening, over 220 people squeezed into the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association's (SPUR) downtown S.F. location to hear the organization's policy experts explain which ballot measures they are endorsing. With 25 measures on the San Francisco ballot this November 8, each of the six SPUR experts spent just a few minutes on each decision--and it still took nearly two hours to get through them all.
October 12, 2016
Rail~Volution: All-Things-Rail Conference Comes to San Francisco
Some 1,200 planners, engineers, managers and transit journalists crowded into the San Francisco Hyatt Regency this week for the Rail~Volution conference. From the conference press release:
October 11, 2016
SFMTrA Takes it Up a Notch with Glue-down Safety Posts in Golden Gate Park
San Francisco cyclists may have noticed a safety improvement at JFK and Kezar, where Golden Gate Park meets the Panhandle. That notorious intersection now has more than paint to segregate cars, pedestrians, and cyclists: plastic, safe-hit posts popped up late last week. And they seem to be working, effectively keeping motorists out of the bike lane.
October 5, 2016
SFMTA Takes Public Input to Make SoMa Safer
Last night, SFMTA held an open house at the Bayanihan Community Center in the Mission to get input on the 7th and 8th Streets safety project, which will include parking-protected bike lanes on both streets on the six-block stretch between Market and Folsom. Some 45 people showed up to learn about the designs and give feedback.
September 23, 2016
Uber and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Partner on Safety Videos
Note 'call to action' at the end of this post.
September 22, 2016
Vision Zero Committee Hears Radio Spot and Other Efforts to Curtail Speeding
Note the 'call to action' at the end of this post.
September 19, 2016
SPUR Talk: Developing the Oakland Waterfront
SPUR hosted a lunchtime forum today at its Oakland location to discuss the $1.5 billion Brooklyn Basin development. The panel, which was moderated by SPUR's Oakland director Robert Ogilvie, included Mike Ghielmetti of Signature Development Group, Matt Franklin of MidPen Housing, and Patricia Kernighan, who represented District 2 of Oakland during the authorization phase of the "Oak to Ninth" (now called Brooklyn Basin) waterfront housing development.
September 14, 2016
BART Board Candidates Discuss Future of Bay Area Transportation
Yesterday evening, the San Francisco Transit Riders held a "BART Board Director Candidate Forum" at the Mission Pool & Playground Clubhouse in the Mission District.
September 13, 2016