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Driver Kills Cyclist Charles Vinson, 66, at 14th and Folsom
Update: SFPD issued a response below.
March 3, 2015
Gentrification Fears Threaten to Derail Mission Street Improvements
Mission District residents who equate streetscape improvements with rising rents dominated a community meeting discussion yesterday about public space upgrades along Mission Street.
January 22, 2015
Eyes on the Street: New Bike/Ped Safety Tweaks on Upper Market, Valencia
The SFMTA recently made some upgrades to bike lanes and pedestrian crossings around Valencia Street and Market Street.
January 16, 2015
Muni Proposes New Bus Route, Curbside Transit Lanes on 16th Street
Muni plans to launch a new bus line this month to beef up service along eastern 16th Street, connecting the BART station at Mission Street to the soon-to-open University of California SF hospital at Mission Bay. The 55-16th Street route would complement existing 22-Fillmore service on 16th, extending beyond the 22's endpoint all the way to the east end of 16th and then north on Third Street towards its terminus at UCSF.
January 2, 2015
Eyes on the Street: To Transform an Intersection, Just Add Color
At the most recent Sunday Streets in the Mission, Walk SF demonstrated how a little chalk can give a sense of place to an intersection. Just holding back the cars allows the community to add its own flair through color, transforming an asphalt expanse into a calmer, more people-oriented space.
October 28, 2014
Neighbors Celebrate the New “McCoppin Hub,” Dog and Skate Park
Neighbors near McCoppin Street recently celebrated the completion of the McCoppin Hub, a plaza created from a street stub that sits against the Central Freeway ramp towards Market Street. The plaza, a nearby dog run, and skate park have been in the works for years as a package of newly depaved public spaces planned after the freeway's partial reconstruction.
October 27, 2014
Why 24th St Merchants Ditched Sunday Streets: High Fees, Too Many Events
People enjoying Sunday Streets in the Mission last weekend may have wondered why the route no longer ran on 24th Street, the most crowded street of any that see the event. Instead, the car-free Valencia Street route was complemented by an east-west leg on residential 18th Street, which saw sparse use compared to 24th.
August 29, 2014
Appeals Board Reverses Vote to Downsize Parking-Free 1050 Valencia
The San Francsco Board of Appeals voted yesterday to reverse its decision to downsize the long-embattled condo project at 1050 Valencia Street in the Mission. The project includes no car parking and one bike parking space for each unit.
February 27, 2014
DPW Tallies the Vote Before Committing to More Ped Space on Potrero
The Department of Public Works has selected a design option for the two most heavily-contested blocks of Potrero Avenue following a vote by attendees of two public meetings. Of the three choices presented for the section between 22nd and 24th Streets in front of SF General Hospital, the most popular was Option 1, which will allocate street space to wider sidewalks and a center median with plantings -- not a bike lane buffer or car parking, as in the two other options, according to DPW.
January 7, 2014