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UCSF Campus Plan Orders Up an Extension of 4th Street — Hold the Cars
Rarely does the opportunity to create a new street present itself in a densely built-out city like San Francisco. But neighbors and planners at the developing Mission Bay campus of the University of California, SF decided to make the best of such a chance by designing an extension of Fourth Street as a car-free plaza.
July 10, 2012
SF Planning Unveils Design for a More Ped-Friendly Broadway in Chinatown
The SF Planning Department this week unveiled its final design for pedestrian improvements on a stretch of Broadway in Chinatown.
June 8, 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
New Bike and Pedestrian Signal Activated at Page and Stanyan Streets
A new bicycle and pedestrian traffic signal was spotted in action at Page and Stanyan Streets last Friday, one month after it was installed.
May 29, 2012
Eyes on the Street: SFMTA Striping Ladder Crosswalks on the Wiggle
The SFMTA is installing ladder crosswalks at intersections along the Wiggle.
May 23, 2012
Tomorrow: Why Is the SFMTA Raising a Speed Limit and Closing Crosswalks?
Tomorrow's bi-weekly SFMTA engineering hearing has a couple of peculiar items on the agenda:
May 17, 2012
Protected Bike Lanes, Ped Safety Top Priorities for Second Street Neighbors
Safe bike lanes and pedestrian crossings should be top priorities in the redesign of Second Street. That was the major sentiment at a community meeting on Wednesday, where city staffers rebooting the faltered Second Street Improvement Project asked attendees how they would re-envision the corridor.
May 4, 2012
Eyes on the Street: Bike Traffic Signals Going in at Page and Stanyan
A new set of traffic lights that include bicycle-specific signals were erected at Page and Stanyan Streets this week at the recently renovated Golden Gate Park entrance in the Upper Haight. Crews said the lights should be activated in roughly a few weeks, though they couldn't confirm a date.
April 25, 2012
Ped Action Plan Ready Soon. Will SF Commit to Building Ped Infrastructure?
More than a year after the mayor's Pedestrian Task Force began meeting to develop San Francisco's Pedestrian Action Plan, the SFMTA said the agency expects to finalize the document by late summer. Unclear, however, is whether the plan will include a measurable commitment to implementing physical pedestrian safety infrastructure.
April 11, 2012
Supe Wiener: Dangerous Upper Market Intersections Need Safety Upgrades
D8 Supervisor Scott Wiener today pointed to the need for pedestrian safety upgrades at dangerous, high-speed intersections along Upper Market Street in light of the recent bicycle-pedestrian collision at Market and Castro that killed 71-year old Sutchi Hui.
April 10, 2012