Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Ed Reiskin

Watch: ABC 7 Talks With Officials, Advocates Supporting Vision Zero

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 23, 2014 | 5 Comments

ABC 7 news anchor Cheryl Jennings talked to some of San Francisco’s key city officials and advocates about Vision Zero, the campaign to eliminate traffic deaths by 2024, on her show “Beyond the Headlines” Sunday. Pedestrian and bike safety was the theme of the half-hour show, during which Jennings interviewed SFMTA Director Ed Reiskin; the family of […]

For Better Muni and Safer Streets, Mayor Lee Must Back Vehicle License Fee

By Aaron Bialick | May 29, 2014 | 4 Comments

Mayor Ed Lee has an opportunity to champion one of the smartest proposals to come out under his administration: A ballot measure to restore SF’s vehicle license fee to its longtime level of 2 percent. The measure would raise crucially needed revenue that would boost transit and make San Francisco’s streets safer. But the mayor […]

Speak Out: SFMTA Board Could Scrap Sunday Parking Meters Tomorrow

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 14, 2014 | 22 Comments

Correction: The SFMTA Board meeting begins at 2 p.m., not 1 p.m. as previously stated. Depending on the number of speakers, the meeting could last hours. You can view the meeting live on SFGovTV 2. Tomorrow is your chance to speak out about the SFMTA’s proposal to repeal Sunday parking metering, as the agency’s Board […]

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Caltrans Endorses the NACTO Urban Street Design Guide

By Melanie Curry | Apr 11, 2014 | No Comments

It wasn’t a total surprise, but exciting nevertheless for bicycle advocates gathered at the NACTO “Cities for Cycling” Road Show in Oakland last night. Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty announced that the agency will endorse the use of the National Association of City Transportation Officials Urban Street Design Guide, giving California cities the state DOT’s blessing to install […]

Reiskin: Let’s Keep Sunday Parking Meters, But Not Enforce Them

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 1, 2014 | 19 Comments

SFMTA Director Ed Reiskin said today that he thinks the agency should keep Sunday parking meters but back off on actually enforcing them. At an SFMTA Board of Directors meeting, Reiskin said he recommends “that we significantly re-deploy our resources away from Sunday meter enforcement. We have a lot more higher-pressing needs, particularly during the week during the […]

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Market Street: Transit Paint Upgrades Coming, but Car Bans Still Missing

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 6, 2014 | 12 Comments

Despite calls for more measures to get cars off of Market Street, and the benefits brought by the forced turns already put in place, the SFMTA still has yet to propose any new restrictions on private autos. The agency does, however, plan to make some paint upgrades to help keep Muni moving this spring or […]

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