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The Grass Roots Are Growing Up and Up
Today we're going to go just a bit off-topic and look at a post from Streetsblog Network member Aaron Renn on his blog The Urbanophile
about "The New Grass Roots." It examines in depth a few things that are
near and dear to our hearts here at Streetsblog and the The Open Planning Project, including the ability of the Internet to transform the public policy debate:
May 15, 2009
Senators Hear From Obama’s Transit Chief-in-Waiting
One of the Capitol's sad, secret truths is that members of Congress
often skip committee hearings on issues of vital importance to their
states -- and today's confirmation session with Peter Rogoff, the
president's nominee to lead the Federal Transit Administration (FTA),
was no exception.
May 13, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Board of Supes Votes Not to Reject Muni Budget After All (SF Gate, SF Examiner, SFBG, SF Appeal) Paul Hogarth’s Take on Beyond Chron: “Fear of Newsom Petulance Causes Bad Muni Budget” Muni Metro to Get New Fare Gates (SF Gate) “Safe Streets” Bill Dies in State Legislature (Streetsblog LA) Gearing up for Bike to … Continued
May 13, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Chronicle Coverage of 17th Street Pedestrian Plaza (SF Gate) SF Appeal: “MTA Sting Nets Disabled Parking Abusers” SF Fire Investigators Probe Series of Car Torchings (SF Gate, SFist) Americans Still See Cars as #1 Household Necessity (Toll Roads News via Planetizen) Build More Parking, Says Parking Lobby (AP) Plans for New Southern Santa Clara County … Continued
May 12, 2009
SFBC Golden Wheel Awards Honor Sunday Streets
Over 200 people gathered for the 17th Annual Golden Wheel Awards in War Memorial Hall last night to honor Sunday Streets and raise money for SFBC's advocacy efforts. In all, the event raised over $55,000.
May 6, 2009
17th St and Market St Plaza Opens Next Wednesday
The trial street closure for a pedestrian plaza at the corner of Market Street, 17th Street, and Castro Street will kick off next Wednesday, May 13th with a press conference with Mayor Gavin Newsom. As we wrote about here, the trial closure will incorporate techniques used in New York City to transform a street into a public amenity without spending loads of money on capital construction. If the plaza proves a success, the Department of Public Works will be looking for other locations to replicate the pilots.
May 6, 2009
Today’s Headlines
CBS5 Raises Questions About Police Costs for Critical Mass (Eye on Blogs) CHSRB Responds to Palo Alto Vice Mayor’s Call for Abolishment of High-Speed Rail Commish BART Moves Ahead with 20-Year Plan to Upgrade Aging Trains (SF Examiner) Professor Questions Whether Bay Area Toll Lanes Will Make Money (East Bay Express) LA Metrolink Agrees to … Continued
May 6, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Board of Supervisors “Poised to Reject” MTA Budget (KCBS) Will Muni Fare Hikes Really Raise New Revenue? (SFBG) Beyond Chron: “Muni Cuts Betray Promise of the Transit Effectiveness Project” Caltrain Board of Directors to Consider Fiscal Emergency, Higher Fares, Cuts (Merc) Downtown San Jose High-Speed Rail Would Benefit an A’s Stadium (Merc) SFCTA Study Released … Continued
May 4, 2009
Today’s Headlines
MTA Board Approves Budget But Weakens Parking Enforcement Proposals (Beyond Chron) It Means Fares Will Rise to $2 in July and Eight Bus Lines Will Be Eliminated (SF Gate, SF Examiner) Unannounced Turnarounds on the N-Judah Line (N-Judah Chronicles) Young Santa Rosa Man Killed by Driver While Walking in Crosswalk (Press Democrat) Pedestrian “Seriously Hurt” … Continued
May 1, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Note: Reporter Matthew Roth and I are in New York City this week for the Livable Streets Initiative party. We'll be posting lightly. However, reporter Susan Vaughan is covering today's MTA meeting to adopt a final budget, and we'll be offering coverage on Twitter. Click here to follow us.
April 30, 2009