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DPW, SFMTA Finally Streamlining Construction of Safer Intersections
Poor coordination between city agencies has led to many a missed opportunity to build pedestrian safety measures when crews are already digging into a street corner for maintenance purposes. With the Department of Public Works ramping up its street re-paving work thanks to the Prop B Street Improvement Bond and upgrading many corner curb ramps to meet ADA standards, the agency says it's finally starting to coordinate with the SFMTA to efficiently incorporate life-saving sidewalk extensions into its plans.
February 11, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Why Agencies Need to Warn Bike Riders of Construction
When street pavement gets torn up during construction, people on bicycles need fair warning, or else they'll be in danger.
November 18, 2013
The Difference Some Sleek New Paint and Pavement Makes on Market Street
It's remarkable how much more dignified bicycling on mid-Market Street feels with the fresh coat of smooth asphalt and green paint that crews put in over the weekend. The bike lane's transformation from something like an abandoned trench to a green carpet is almost as refreshing as when it was first painted green (in fact, it's brighter now than ever).
June 10, 2013
DPW to Re-Pave a Major Stretch of Market Street This Weekend
The outer lanes of Market Street will be re-paved between Van Ness Avenue and Sixth Street this weekend, the Department of Public Works announced today. The work is scheduled to start on Friday at 7 p.m. and finish within 24 hours.
June 5, 2013
DPW Begins Pavement Fixes on Market Street
The SF Department of Public Works began making major pavement improvements along lower Market Street this week.
September 12, 2012
DPW Repaves First 25 Blocks Using Prop B Bond
Twenty-five blocks of SF's pothole-ridden streets have been repaved using the $248 million street improvements bond approved by voters last November, the SF Department of Public Works announced this week.
July 5, 2012
Duboce/Church Re-Opens With New Boarding Islands, Green “Bike Channel”
Muni riders, bike commuters and pedestrians passing through the re-opened Duboce and Church junction this morning were welcomed with wider boarding islands, fresh pavement, and a newly-painted, lime-green "bike channel."
June 4, 2012
Parklets Begin Sprouting Up on Polk Street
A parklet movement is springing to life along Polk Street. An installation completed last week in front of Crepe House near Washington has already been buzzing with activity while a second parklet began construction this week in front of Quetzal, a popular cafe with sidewalk seating on Polk Street between Sutter and Bush.
May 18, 2011
This Pavement Condition Index Map of San Francisco is Amazing!
The incredible design and data teams at SimpleGeo and Stamen, known among other things for Polymaps and Cabspotting, recently teamed up to tackle a data set only the wonkiest of us could love: San Francisco's Pavement Condition Index. I assume Neal and Michael at the San Francisco Bicycle Coalitions's Good Roads pothole fixin' Superhero HQ have already checked this out and gushed over the results.
August 20, 2010