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After Delay, SFCTA Board Approves Van Ness BRT Design
A preferred design for Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit was approved unanimously today by the Board of Supervisors, acting as the SF County Transportation Authority Board. Supervisor Mark Farrell, who delayed approval of the proposal a month ago after complaining that he "hadn't been briefed" on it, said he now stands behind the project after SFCTA staff brought him up to speed.
June 26, 2012
On the Horizon: A Car-Free Market Street With Raised, Protected Bike Lanes
Note: The Better Market Street Project will hold two public workshops on July 17 and 21, where you can provide feedback on the proposed concepts.
June 21, 2012
Muni’s New “Twitter Bus” Opens While SFMTA Faces Yawning Budget Gap
A new Muni line went into service today: the 83x, which runs during peak hours between downtown Caltrain and mid-Market. It's been dubbed the "Twitter Bus" and the "Hashtag Express" by those who see its launch as part of the city's efforts to accommodate Twitter's move to the resurgent area.
June 11, 2012
SF Planning Unveils Design for a More Ped-Friendly Broadway in Chinatown
The SF Planning Department this week unveiled its final design for pedestrian improvements on a stretch of Broadway in Chinatown.
June 8, 2012
SFMTA Sets 25 MPH Limits on Four SoMa Streets. Time for Speed Cams?
Speed limits have been lowered from 30 MPH to 25 MPH on Howard, Folsom, Harrison, and Bryant Streets in the South of Market area, the SFMTA announced yesterday.
June 8, 2012
Transbay Transit Center to Fill Downtown With People, Not Cars
The new Transbay Transit Center is expected to transform San Francisco's downtown core by focusing new development around a massive regional transit hub in eastern SoMa. Scheduled to open in 2017, it will link 11 transit systems and eventually CA High-Speed Rail. Some have called it the "Grand Central of the West."
June 1, 2012
New Bike and Pedestrian Signal Activated at Page and Stanyan Streets
A new bicycle and pedestrian traffic signal was spotted in action at Page and Stanyan Streets last Friday, one month after it was installed.
May 29, 2012
Eyes on the Street: SFMTA Restores Two-Way Traffic on Ellis
The SFMTA last week restored two-way traffic on four blocks of Ellis Street, from Polk to Jones Streets. It's the final phase of a project that also converted two blocks of the adjacent Eddy Street last month, bringing humane traffic speeds to what used to be highway-like, one-way arterial streets.
May 22, 2012
Protected Bike Lanes, Ped Safety Top Priorities for Second Street Neighbors
Safe bike lanes and pedestrian crossings should be top priorities in the redesign of Second Street. That was the major sentiment at a community meeting on Wednesday, where city staffers rebooting the faltered Second Street Improvement Project asked attendees how they would re-envision the corridor.
May 4, 2012
JFK Protected Bike Lanes Get Seal of Approval From the Bike-Savvy Dutch
This year's celebration of the Dutch Queen's Day in San Francisco was a bit special.
May 1, 2012