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SFFD OKs Narrower Streets in Candlestick Point Development

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 17, 2014 | 4 Comments

The SF Fire Department will allow many of the new streets built in the Candlestick Point development to remain narrower than 26 feet under a compromise with street safety advocates. SFFD had insisted at the 11th hour that all new city streets must have at least 26 feet of clear roadway for firefighters to set up fire […]

Mayor Lee Appoints Planning Commissioner Gwyneth Borden to SFMTA Board

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 5, 2014

Gwyneth Borden will fill a year-old vacancy on the SFMTA Board of Directors, Mayor Ed Lee announced today. Borden has sat on the Planning Commission since 2008 and is the executive director of the Golden Gate Restaurant Association. As a planning commissioner, Borden has exhibited a largely progressive view on issues such as permitting developments without car parking. […]

Warriors Arena Moving to Mission Bay: A Win for Transit Accessibility?

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 23, 2014 | 37 Comments

The Warriors announced this week that the site for the basketball team’s proposed arena would be moved from Piers 30-32 on the Embarcadero to Mission Bay, quelling opposition from waterfront development foes. Whether or not the new site will work out for better or worse in terms of accessibility to regional transit, however, is still […]

Appeals Board Reverses Vote to Downsize Parking-Free 1050 Valencia

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 27, 2014 | 16 Comments

The San Francsco Board of Appeals voted yesterday to reverse its decision to downsize the long-embattled condo project at 1050 Valencia Street in the Mission. The project includes no car parking and one bike parking space for each unit. The vote restores the full 12 units approved by the Planning Department and Board of Supervisors. The Appeals […]

Hey, Developers: NEMA Offers Free Bikes for Residents to Borrow

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 22, 2014 | 9 Comments

I spotted a couple the other day riding bright red Public bikes in Golden Gate Park, labeled with the letters “NEMA.” When I stopped to talk, they confirmed my suspicion — they were residents of “New Market,” the partially-completed, 754-unit residential apartment complex at Market and 10th Streets. NEMA has six Public bikes for residents to […]

The Bay Area Needs More Walkable Housing, Not Google Bus Bashing

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 11, 2013 | 93 Comments

The anger of the protestors who blockaded a Google bus in the Mission on Monday was very real and understandable. San Francisco residents, living in a highly sought-after city with a limited housing supply, are coping with a crisis of skyrocketing rents and evictions. Meanwhile, Muni riders increasingly find their stops blocked by private shuttles that appear […]

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