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Parking-Free Marina Path Plan Could Be Delayed By Boaters’ Parking Proposal

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 30, 2015 | 46 Comments

Updated at 11:38 p.m. with further response from the Recreation and Parks Department below. The Marina Boulevard bicycle and pedestrian path was supposed to be car-free by now. The years-old plan to remove the 57 car parking spaces on the stretch between Scott and Baker Streets is scheduled to be implemented by this spring. But the SF Recreation and Parks […]

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CA Bill to Prohibit GG Bridge Bike/Ped Tolls Expanded to All State Bridges

By Melanie Curry | Apr 15, 2015

A California Assembly bill that would prohibit tolls for pedestrians and bicycle riders on state-owned bridges passed the Assembly Transportation Committee with a vote of 31 to 2. Assemblymember Phil Ting’s A.B. 40, originally drafted to apply only to the Golden Gate Bridge, was amended to apply statewide. A.B 40 was a response to a proposal last year from […]

San Jose Approves Diridon Plan, With Creek Restoration and Reduced Traffic

By Andrew Boone | Jun 19, 2014 | 2 Comments

On Tuesday evening, the San Jose City Council finally approved the Diridon Station Area Plan. The final plan retains a creek trail restoration project that had been on the chopping block, while strengthening requirements for SAP Center to help reduce demand for driving to the arena and Diridon Caltrain Station. After transportation and housing advocates complained […]

Standing Up to the Naysayers: Tales of Livable Streets Leadership From NYC

By Aaron Bialick | May 2, 2014 | 22 Comments

Re-shaping city streets almost always runs up against some level of opposition — it’s part and parcel of physically changing what people often see as their territory. Whether residents get to have safer streets, however, often comes down to the elected leaders who stand up to the naysayers. In San Francisco lately, we’ve seen a […]

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Photo Contest: Send Us Your Soggy, Snowy, Rain-Soaked Walk or Bike Ride!

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 21, 2014

This year has dealt us some crazy weather, from the polar vortex to drenching thunderstorms. We know you didn’t hide all winter in a car. You were out walking the walk and riding the bike, whatever the weather. We hope you got a picture of it! In honor of April showers — and to celebrate […]

Highway Safety Projects Ineligible for Highway Funds in San Mateo County

By Andrew Boone | Apr 11, 2014 | 6 Comments

San Mateo County’s Mid-Coast Multi-Modal Trail just barely made it into the list of Pedestrian and Bicycle Program projects approved for funding by the Transportation Authority (TA)’s Board of Directors last Thursday. Despite this step forward, building the trail will be difficult thanks in large part to restrictions on how TA funds can be spent, which […]

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