Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Embarcadero

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SoMa Freeway Ramp Mistake Fixed at Nearly Twice the Estimated Cost

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 22, 2015 | 18 Comments

SF agencies opened a newly re-aligned freeway ramp yesterday that lands on Fremont at Folsom Street. The ramp fix came in at a cost of $5,274,000, nearly twice the original estimate of $2,883,900. The design of the original Highway 80 off-ramp, installed after the removal of the Embarcadero Freeway to whisk drivers from the Bay […]

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Eyes on the Street: Embarcadero Bike Lane Gets Greater Priority at Battery

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 4, 2015 | 7 Comments

The southbound Embarcadero bike lane was re-aligned and painted green this week to smooth out a tricky junction where people on bikes have to merge with right-turning drivers between Sansome and Battery Streets. Previously, the bike lane disappeared on that block, and people biking were left to battle it out with fast-moving drivers. SFMTA Livable Streets […]

Bold Visions for the Embarcadero Emerge at Public Design Workshops

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 26, 2014 | 3 Comments

Ever since the Embarcadero was uncovered from beneath a freeway more than two decades ago, San Franciscans’ appetite for a more people-friendly waterfront only seems to have grown. At a series of recent public design workshops this month, groups of attendees were asked to put together a display of how they’d re-allocate street space on […]

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Embarcadero Bikeway Hugely Popular, But Deliveries May Pose a Challenge

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 25, 2014 | 24 Comments

At its first community meeting, a proposed protected bikeway on the Embarcadero seemed popular with just about everyone, though accommodating port deliveries could pose a challenge for its design. “The reception has been overwhelmingly positive,” said SFMTA project manager Patrick Golier. “We’ve had a number of conversations with a variety of stakeholders, all with different […]

Open House Tomorrow Examines Protected Bikeway Along the Embarcadero

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 23, 2014 | 13 Comments

The SFMTA and other city agencies will hold an open house tomorrow to kick off planning for a protected bikeway on the Embarcadero. No specific proposals have been put forth yet, but a report [PDF] on the SFMTA website promises that the agency will “develop a conceptual design and cost estimate” for a “a bicycle […]

Warriors Arena Moving to Mission Bay: A Win for Transit Accessibility?

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 23, 2014 | 37 Comments

The Warriors announced this week that the site for the basketball team’s proposed arena would be moved from Piers 30-32 on the Embarcadero to Mission Bay, quelling opposition from waterfront development foes. Whether or not the new site will work out for better or worse in terms of accessibility to regional transit, however, is still […]

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