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Weekend Roundup: West Oakland BART, Tenderloin Safety Money
...and North Berkeley BART transit-oriented housing development advances
December 15, 2023
Elm School Street Update: SFMTA Bait-and-Switches Again
Only a psychopath would think traffic cones are sufficient to keep children safe.
November 30, 2023
Golden Gate Greenway Funding Approved
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority (CTA) authorized $1 million Tuesday to fund the Golden Gate Greenway, a project to close lanes on a block of the street in the Tenderloin to provide some much-needed green space on a permanent basis. From a release from Supervisor Dean Preston, who sits on the CTA and represents the district:
November 14, 2023
Updates: School Street Breakthrough, BART Bike Rule Fix
...and Larkspur multi-use path approved
October 2, 2023
Tenderloin School-Street Project Blocked by Parking
Officials talk about how important it is to provide open space for the kids of the Tenderloin. But then they block projects that might touch the political third rail of removing parking
September 12, 2023
As Tenderloin Crosswalks Get Safer, KPIX Weeps for Lost Parking Spots
The SFMTA recently implemented a simple measure to improve visibility at crosswalks in the Tenderloin, a neighborhood with very high concentrations of both pedestrian injuries and children.
March 18, 2015
Woman Killed at City Hall’s Doorstep, Right After Ped Safety Ceremony
Priscila "Precy" Moreto, a 67-year-old employee in the City Controller's Office, was run over and killed by a tour trolley driver within a wide, clearly-marked mid-block crosswalk on Polk Street, leading to the steps of City Hall, at about 11:30 a.m. yesterday.
October 24, 2014
This Weekend: Sunday Streets Returns to the Tenderloin and Civic Center
It's been a while, but the Tenderloin and Civic Center will be graced once again with Sunday Streets this weekend. Get out and enjoy this rare opportunity to play on the normally speed-dominated streets of one of the city's densest neighborhoods.
August 16, 2013
Taxi Driver Reza Eslaminia Wanted for Vehicular Manslaughter
SF District Attorney George Gascón put out a call today for the arrest of Ezra Eslaminia, the taxi driver who killed 39-year-old Edmund Capalla last August when he caused a car crash at Eddy and Larkin Streets.
May 9, 2013
Delayed Again, “Better Market Street” Could Move Bikeway to Mission Street
The latest news from the Better Market Street project could be a setback for implementing a safe, accessible bike network in San Francisco -- not just because construction has been pushed back to 2017, four years past the original date -- but because one of the three proposals that planners will study involves building a protected bike lane route on Mission Street instead of Market, while re-routing Muni's 14-Mission bus line on to Market in the downtown stretch.
February 5, 2013