Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bevan Dufty

Can the Board of Supes Still Force a Better MTA Budget?

By Bryan Goebel | May 14, 2009 | 4 Comments

Budget and Finance Committee file photo by Bryan Goebel The Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee voted for a second time Wednesday to reject the MTA budget and send it back to the full Board. It followed a narrow vote by the full Board Tuesday to table BOS Prez David Chiu’s original rejection motion, […]

A Livable Street in the Making: 17th Street Ped Plaza Nearly Complete

By Bryan Goebel | May 12, 2009 | 7 Comments

DPW worker painting around an unused track in the plaza. Bollards in the background on the right and left will be filled with gravel and soil and will have plants growing out of them. Photo: Matthew Roth In less than 24 hours, city officials, including Mayor Gavin Newsom, will be standing in a new pedestrian […]

Eyes on the Street: SFPD and Best Friend on Muni!

By Matthew Roth | Apr 27, 2009 | No Comments

Photo: meganallison So whether or not this is a result of Supervisor Bevan Dufty’s oversight hearing or a very auspicious coincidence, Streetsblog San Francisco reader Megan Allison (who runs several good blogs, including goodurb.com) sends us this photo of a cop and his K-9 companion on Muni. Unlike jackalope and Sasquatch sightings, we’re pretty sure […]

MTA To Get Greater Management Role Over SFPD’s Traffic Company

By Bryan Goebel | Apr 20, 2009 | 9 Comments

Flickr photo: Thomas Hawk According to a "fact sheet" (PDF) released by the Mayor’s office Friday, "new operational improvements and efficiencies" have been identified that will amount to $3.5 million in cost savings for the MTA, including giving MTA Executive Director Nat Ford more power over the SFPD’s Traffic Company. The plan, first reported in […]

Streetscast: An Interview with New TA Chair Bevan Dufty

By Bryan Goebel | Jan 29, 2009 | 4 Comments

Supervisor Bevan Dufty aboard a streetcar recently named in honor of gay civil rights legend Harvey Milk. District 8 Supervisor Bevan Dufty was elected the chairman of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (TA) this week, rounding up the necessary six votes to beat District 6 Supervisor Chris Daly. It’s a position Dufty says he’s […]