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Avalos Ready to Champion Freeway Ramp Closures at Balboa Park Station
Balboa Park Station could become a safer transit hub by 2020 if the city moves forward with proposals to close one freeway ramp and re-align another, as recommended in a study recently completed by the SF County Transportation Authority. Although the proposal hasn't received much public attention, it's sure to face a tough political fight when it's eventually implemented, said D11 Supervisor John Avalos, who chairs the SFCTA. Avalos said the project is worth implementing, and he's eager to champion the plans as soon as they can move forward.
July 10, 2014
SFCTA: Geary BRT Will Take Hundreds of Cars Off the Street Every Hour
Once bus rapid transit is finally up and running, Geary Boulevard will carry thousands fewer cars every day in 2020, compared to a scenario where it doesn't get built.
July 2, 2014
Map: SFMTA’s 900 On-Street Car-Share Parking Spots Coming Along
Updated with new version of the map here [PDF].
June 30, 2014
SFMTA to Add Bike Lane Buffer on Howard, Fix at Folsom On-Ramp
The SFMTA plans make upgrades to the Howard and Folsom Street bike lanes, a couplet of one-way bike routes that run through SoMa. A section of Howard will get a three-foot buffer zone added to its bike lane, as well as painted sidewalk bulb-outs. On Folsom, an intersection with the Bay Bridge on-ramp at Essex Street will be re-configured with a new bike traffic signal.
June 26, 2014
Muni to Launch a New, More Legible Map
Tired of looking at Muni's cluttered map? Good news: The SFMTA plans to roll out a new, more legible map of the Muni system.
June 24, 2014
SFMTA Adds Two Left Turn Bike Boxes in SoMa
The SFMTA installed left turn bike boxes at two SoMa intersections this week. This type of bike infrastructure, new to SF, debuted at Market and Polk Streets last month with the new contra-flow Polk bike lane.
June 19, 2014
SFFD OKs Narrower Streets in Candlestick Point Development
The SF Fire Department will allow many of the new streets built in the Candlestick Point development to remain narrower than 26 feet under a compromise with street safety advocates. SFFD had insisted at the 11th hour that all new city streets must have at least 26 feet of clear roadway for firefighters to set up fire trucks and reach the tops of taller buildings, even though wider roads are known to increase driving speeds and traffic crashes.
June 17, 2014
With or Without Mayor Lee, Wiener and Advocates Push to Keep VLF Alive
Just because Mayor Ed Lee withdrew his support for restoring the vehicle license fee doesn't mean it's dead. Sustainable transportation advocates are building a campaign to get the measure approved at the ballot this November with the help of Supervisor Scott Wiener, who may introduce the measure at the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, which is the legislative deadline to do so.
June 6, 2014
Northbound San Jose Ave Goes on Road Diet, Gains Buffered Bike Lane
The northbound side of speed-plagued San Jose Avenue north of 280, a.k.a. the Bernal Cut, is getting a road diet and buffered bike lane that matches the geometry of the street's southbound side. SFMTA crews were out today, re-striping the road and installing plastic posts in the buffer zone.
June 4, 2014
Mayor Lee Abandons Vehicle License Fee Ballot Measure
Today's Muni "sick-out" reminds us once again that San Franciscans need better ways to get around. The consequences of a transit strike -- people stranded and unable to get to their jobs, queues of drivers clogging streets, and dangerous conflicts between impatient drivers and people who are walking and biking alongside -- are just a more extreme example of the everyday reality caused by the city's lack of investment in real transport alternatives.
June 2, 2014