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How Mayor Lee Can Make 2012 a Landmark Year for Bicycling in SF
With Mayor Ed Lee inaugurated yesterday to his first full term, Streetsblog is asking leading advocates and experts to lay out their ideas for how the mayor can move San Francisco's transportation policy forward. Leah Shahum, executive director of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, kicks things off with today's installment.
January 9, 2012
Where Has Mayor Lee Been on Muni Questionnaires?
With election day less than 24 hours away, it's safe to say all the San Francisco mayoral candidate questionnaires are in.
November 7, 2011
Rec and Parks Department Launches Park-to-Park Bike Rental System
San Franciscans hungry for the arrival of a public bike-share system next spring can now get an appetizer with the launch of a new park-to-park bike rental concession linking popular recreational destinations throughout the city.
October 11, 2011
Masonic Avenue Redesign Plan Seems to Be Fading as a City Priority
On Bike to Work Day last May, Mayor Ed Lee told Streetsblog that he would look into speeding up funding for a sorely needed redesign of Masonic Avenue, one of San Francisco's most notorious arterial streets. The project seemed to be a priority for him, especially in the wake of two high-profile collisions that took the lives of Nils Yannick Linke and James Hudson.
September 26, 2011
Growing Momentum for a Car-Free Market Street Ahead of 2015 Repaving
An unprecedented planning effort is currently underway to redesign Market Street, and transform it into a grand car-free thoroughfare in 2015, when it's scheduled to be repaved. But why should we have to wait that long for a car-free Market Street? There is a growing momentum to do more aggressive trials that would inform the Better Market Street planning process, and divert more private automobiles off Market to improve conditions for people who ride transit, walk or bike.
September 14, 2011
Powell Street Promenade Enlivens the ‘Heart of San Francisco’s Downtown’
San Francisco cut the ribbon on an innovative public space "in the heart of downtown" today that will greatly improve the pedestrian realm in the Union Square shopping district. Hundreds of people spilled into the two-block Powell Street Promenade on Powell between Ellis and Geary for the official grand opening.
July 13, 2011
Mayor Outlines SFMTA Chief Qualifications as List of Candidates Narrows
The future CEO and executive director of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) should be a visionary who can focus on implementing a labor agreement with transit operators, improve Muni reliability, make more taxis available, focus on pedestrian safety and expand bike facilities, Mayor Ed Lee told the Board of Supervisors yesterday.
July 13, 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