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On Bike to Work Day, Electeds Unite in Support of Future Bikeways
In the strongest showing of political support ever for bicycling in San Francisco, Mayor Ed Lee, ten of the eleven members of the Board of Supervisors, and a range of city officials pedaled to City Hall with advocates and thousands of commuters on the 17th Annual Bike to Work Day. Commuters pedaling along the city's most important route, Market Street, were greeted with new green paint and protected bike lanes thanks to SFMTA crews who have been racing to fill in the gaps.
May 12, 2011
Supervisors Scott Wiener and David Campos Set to Serve on MTC
For the last 16 years, Jon Rubin has served as the Mayor's appointee on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the Bay Area's regional transportation planning and funding body, originally appointed by Frank Jordan in 1995. Last week, Rubin was forced to resign and turn over the seat to Supervisor Scott Wiener, whose four-year term begins May 1.
April 15, 2011
‘People Plan’ Could Speed Bike, Ped, Transit Improvements on Embarcadero
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has unveiled the People Plan [pdf], a document laying out strategies to meet the quickly approaching challenges of bringing hundreds of thousands of visitors to the city's waterfront for the 2013 America's Cup yacht race.
April 1, 2011
Despite Rain Threat, First 2011 Sunday Streets Graced with Some Sunshine
Despite the prevailing threat of rain, the clouds scattered for yesterday's first Sunday Streets of 2011 from Fisherman's Wharf to China Basin, allowing intermittent sunshine to grace the San Francisco waterfront. The event attracted thousands of people, including Mayor Ed Lee, who were able to tuck away their umbrellas and enjoy the car-free streets.
March 21, 2011
Mayor Lee to Bring Sunday Streets to Chinatown and North Beach This Year
Chinatown and North Beach, the "densest neighborhoods west of the Mississippi," are set to be graced by Sunday Streets for the first time this year, Mayor Ed Lee announced today. City leaders and advocates said they're eager for the opportunity to let residents experience Grant Avenue and California Street free of car traffic.
March 14, 2011
Cameron Beach and Jerry Lee’s Future as SFMTA Board Members Uncertain
Cameron Beach likes to mention that he started his career in public transportation forty six years ago sweeping buses. The 62-year-old semi-retired transportation consultant and former chief operating officer of the Sacramento Regional Transit District does know a lot about running a transit system.
March 4, 2011
Mayor Lee Calls on SFMTA to Move Quickly on Fell Street Protected Bikeway
Mayor Ed Lee's comments to Streetsblog earlier this week that he would like to "quickly" see a physically-separated bike lane trial on Fell Street along The Wiggle came as exciting news to bicycle advocates who are proposing a continuous green stretch along the curb from Scott to Stanyan Streets.
February 25, 2011
Mayor Lee Must Make SFMTA Act Quickly on TEP Implementation
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, in an interview with Streetsblog this week, pledged to make the Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) implementation his number one Muni priority. That'll be no easy task, however. More than three years after the SFMTA Board unanimously approved a plan to give Muni its first major revamp in 20 years, the TEP -- at a cost of over $3 million so far -- remains just another plan collecting dust.
February 24, 2011
Streetscast: An Interview with San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee supports the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's Connecting the City vision, promises to "very aggressively" carry out Gavin Newsom's executive directive on pedestrian safety, and said he has a commitment from the SFPD to do more aggressive enforcement of drivers in the Tenderloin to make the streets safer for those on foot.
February 23, 2011
Mayor Ed Lee: TEP Implementation Is My #1 Muni Priority
In a wide ranging interview with Streetsblog this morning, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said he is frustrated by how long it takes to implement ideas to improve transit and pedestrian safety, and pledged to make the implementation of the Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) the top Muni priority in his administration.
February 22, 2011