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Letter From London: What a Mayoral Commitment to Cycling Looks Like
A few weeks after SF Mayor Ed Lee displayed a total lack of commitment to the city's Bike Strategy, London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced an aggressive $1.3 billion plan for a comprehensive bike network, including protected bike lanes.
March 8, 2013
Supes Find Compromise in West SoMa Plan’s Housing/Transit Tussle
City supervisors have reached a compromise on a contentious measure in the zoning plan for the western South of Market District that would have diverted some developer impact fees away from transit and street improvements to fund affordable housing.
March 5, 2013
As Bike-Share Pilot Lurches Along, Supe Wiener Calls for Full-Scale Launch
While San Franciscans eagerly await the repeatedly-delayed launch of the Bay Area's small-scale bike-share pilot program, which has now been downsized to a minuscule 700 bikes (350 of them in SF), Supervisor Scott Wiener says San Francisco needs to take the initiative to move ahead and launch a "full-scale system" throughout the city by next year.
March 5, 2013
Senator Yee’s Move to Enshrine Double-Fine Zones Could Get Supes’ Support
With a trial period for double traffic fine zones on 19th Avenue, Van Ness Avenue, and Lombard Street set to expire at the end of the year, State Senator Leland Yee hopes to extend them indefinitely, crediting the measures for drops in pedestrian injuries, despite results appearing mixed. Yee's new proposal, SB 219, could get the backing of the SF Board of Supervisors, which is set to consider a resolution [PDF] on Tuesday introduced by Supervisors Eric Mar and Norman Yee declaring the board's support for the bill.
March 1, 2013
New D4 Supervisor Katy Tang: Curbing Muni Switchbacks a Top Priority
Katy Tang was sworn in Wednesday as the supervisor for District 4, comprised of the outer and central Sunset. Tang, who grew up in the district, was appointed this week by Mayor Ed Lee to replace Carmen Chu, who Lee recently picked to serve as the city's assessor-recorder. Chu spent five years on the Board of Supervisors, during which Tang served as her legislative aide.
March 1, 2013
West SoMa Plan May Direct Funds to Affordable Housing at Transit’s Expense
A provision in the new zoning plan for the western South of Market District has come under scrutiny by city supervisors because it would direct a larger share of developer fees for some projects to go towards affordable housing at the expense of transit and street improvements.
February 28, 2013
Bikeway on Mission Street Would Cost More Than One on Market
Constructing raised, protected bike lanes on downtown Mission Street would cost more than building them on Market, according to SF Municipal Transportation Agency Director Ed Reiskin.
February 27, 2013
Supes Urge Regional Funding for Complete Street Redesign of Masonic
The plan to overhaul deadly Masonic Avenue with pedestrian safety upgrades and raised, protected bike lanes could get much of its funding from a regional grant program. The Masonic project has received a strong endorsement from three members of the Board of Supervisors, who sent a letter last week to the head of the SF County Transportation Authority, urging the agency to make Masonic a priority as it decides which projects it will recommend to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for funding.
February 25, 2013
Eyes on the Street: A Traffic Circle Sprouts Up in the Richmond
A new traffic circle has cropped up at 23rd and Anza Street in the Richmond District as part of traffic calming measures being implemented by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency.
February 22, 2013