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Curbside Bikeway at Fort Mason Only Temporary, Set to Be Removed
The bike lane we spotted at Fort Mason last week, which replaced a lane of car parking on the northern end of Van Ness Avenue, could be removed any day now, according to city staffers. The bike lane was installed temporarily as part of the People Plan, intended to encourage visitors to bicycle during the America's Cup yacht races -- but only on a trial basis.
November 26, 2013
Eyes on the Street: Bike Lane Replaces Car Parking at Fort Mason
A new contra-flow bike lane separated by paint and plastic posts has appeared at the northern end of Van Ness Avenue, providing a safer link between the ped/bike paths that run through Fort Mason and Fisherman's Wharf.
November 21, 2013
SFMTA Board Greenlights Push to End Free Disabled Placard Parking
Looking to end the dysfunction caused by California's failed policy of giving free parking to disabled placard holders, the SFMTA Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday giving agency staff the green light to pursue state legislation that would allow local jurisdictions to charge placard holders at meters.
November 21, 2013
Supervisor Farrell Ramps Up Misguided Campaign Against Parking Meters
Supervisor Mark Farrell is apparently so repulsed by the idea that people should pay for the parking spots they use, he's lashing out in increasingly irrational ways.
November 14, 2013
Potrero Ave. Safety Redesign Limps Toward the Finish Line
Updated 11/14, 2:34 p.m. with response from Supervisor David Campos below.
November 13, 2013
Supes Narrowly Reject EIR Appeal Against Car-Free Condos at 1050 Valencia
The proposed parking-free, 12-unit condo and retail development at 1050 Valencia Street narrowly cleared a hurdle Tuesday after a 6-5 vote by the Board of Supervisors, which rejected an appeal that contended the project should be required to have a full environmental impact report.
November 7, 2013
ENUF Delays Mission Parking Meters by Protesting the Wrong Ordinance
The Eastern Neighborhoods United Front, a group publicly represented by resident Mari Eliza, apparently turned out enough speakers and letters to postpone the approval of parking meters requested by merchants in the Mission at a hearing Friday.
November 6, 2013
Eyes on the Street: Bike Lane Becomes Golf Fan Parking at Lake Merced
A buffered, post-separated bike lane on John Muir Drive along Lake Merced was commandeered for car parking this weekend for attendees of a golf tournament.
November 4, 2013
Parking-Obsessed Extremists Threaten Plan for Safer Walking on Potrero
Update: A petition in support of wider sidewalks on Potrero has been created.
October 29, 2013
Potrero Ave. NIMBYs Lead Supes to Grapple With the Minimum Parking Myth
For NIMBYs fighting a residential building project in the northeast corner of the Mission on the basis of negative environmental impacts, you might think minimizing the number of new car parking spaces is a good thing. After all, the more parking that goes into a project, the more residents tend to own and drive cars.
October 23, 2013