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Danish Architect Jan Gehl on Cities for People: The Safe City
Editor's note: Streetsblog San Francisco is thrilled to launch a three-part series today by renowned Danish architect and livable streets luminary Jan Gehl. The pieces are excerpts are from his book, "Cities for People" published by Island Press. Donate to Streetsblog SF and you'll qualify to win a copy of the book, courtesy of Island Press. Visit the Island Press website to find many more great titles by the nation's leading publisher of books on environmental issues.
June 13, 2011
Dangerous Rincon Hill Intersection Finally Getting the City’s Attention
On December 10, 2004, Katy Liddell had just stepped off the N-Judah with a sack of cleaning supplies and was walking to her Portside apartment at Harrison and Main in Rincon Hill, when she noticed a cadre of emergency vehicles surrounding the intersection. As Liddell drew closer, she saw something that horrified her.
June 13, 2011
SFMTA Installs Bike and Ped Lights on the Broadway Tunnel and Tenderloin
The SFMTA installed two new signal lights this week that the agency hopes will lead to increased safety for people walking and biking in the Broadway Tunnel and a Tenderloin intersection.
June 3, 2011
Searching for Market Street’s True Identity
San Franciscans are dreaming big as Market Street's transformation approaches in 2015, when the city's most important street is scheduled to be redesigned and repaved. City planners are engaging with citizens to answer a century-old question: How can we make Market Street the glorious thoroughfare that it needs to be?
May 25, 2011
The Dangerous Design of San Francisco’s High-Speed “Arterial” Streets
It's no secret that San Francisco could do a lot more to make its streets safer, but a new national report on pedestrian safety issued today highlights a glaring pattern where the bulk of preventable pedestrian crashes with motor vehicles occur: on poorly designed, high-speed "arterial" roads.
May 24, 2011
Mayor Asks CPMC for Money to Fund Transit, Ped Safety, But Is It Enough?
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has sent a proposal to California Pacific Medial Center (CPMC) officials requesting more than $108 million to help mitigate the impacts of a proposed 555-bed hospital and office building on Cathedral Hill in the heart of a rich transit district and congested area that will be the future crossing point of two bus rapid transit (BRT) lines.
May 20, 2011
Bike Advocates Seek to Reform Obscure Caltrans Committee
For decades, a little known Caltrans advisory committee dominated by highway and automobile interests has been setting the design standards for signs, signals and pavement markings for California's urban streets. If a city wants a green bike lane, it has to be approved by the California Traffic Control Devices Committee (CTCDC), which also develops the state's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
May 19, 2011
Mayor Lee Proposes $248 Million Bond Measure for Street Improvements
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee proposed a $248 million bond measure today that he hopes will make the city's neglected streets smoother and safer for all users.
May 17, 2011
Newcomb Ave. Sustainable Streetscape Model Breaks Ground in Bayview
Construction began on a model for sustainable streets in San Francisco today when Mayor Ed Lee and city officials broke ground on a block of Newcomb Avenue in the Bayview District, promising a much friendlier streetscape for residents and the environment.
May 11, 2011
Drunk Driver Accused of Killing Pedestrian on Masonic Ave Appears in Court
A 23-year-old San Francisco man accused of killing a pedestrian crossing Masonic Avenue at Turk Street early Friday morning while driving intoxicated made his first court appearance today but did not enter a plea.
May 10, 2011