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DPW Looks to Add Some Green to Car-Clogged Central Irving Street
Most of the space on the busy commercial stretch of central Irving Street in the Sunset serves as a clogged parking lot, with rampant double parking and drivers circling the easternmost block to work around 19th Avenue's left-turn bans. But while the car traffic and angled parking spots that eat up public space may not disappear any time soon, the Department of Public Works held a recent public meeting to field input on how to make the street more livable with new trees, re-paving, a median with greenery, and a few corner bulb-outs.
July 3, 2013
Bay Area Bike Share Releases Pricing and Membership Details
Bay Area Bike Share just got more official with a new website, Facebook and Twitter account.
June 26, 2013
Without City Leadership, “Pavement to Parks” Plazas May Lose Steam
When it comes to reclaiming street space for people, San Francisco's Pavement to Parks program has paved the way with a national model showing how cities can embrace community-driven parklet projects. But when it comes to installing plazas, there seems to have been little movement since the first handful were created on "excess" road space in the program's first year. Advocates and some city officials say the program needs to become a greater priority for city leaders.
June 21, 2013
Board of Supervisors Unanimously Passes Wiener’s Ped Safety Reforms
Supervisor Scott Wiener's package of legislation aimed at streamlining pedestrian safety projects was passed unanimously by the Board of Supervisors yesterday, and will be incorporated into the city's administrative code.
June 19, 2013
New Stats on the Health and Business Benefits of Sunday Streets
When San Francisco streets are opened up to people for Sunday Streets, the influx of foot traffic brings a host of health and economic benefits to the city's neighborhoods, according to findings presented by Dr. Susan Zieff, a professor of kinesiology at SF State University, at a Board of Supervisors committee hearing yesterday.
June 14, 2013
Draft CA Budget Ups Bike/Ped Funds, Leaves Safe Routes to School in Doubt
The budget proposed yesterday by Governor Jerry Brown and state lawmakers includes a new "Active Transportation Program" that would increase overall funding for walking and biking improvements but may put California's Safe Routes to Schools program at risk.
June 11, 2013
Wiener’s Proposals to Streamline Ped Safety Upgrades Pass Supes Committee
A package of legislation aimed at cutting through the bureaucratic red tape that encumbers the city’s progress on life-saving pedestrian safety measures was unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee yesterday. The full board is expected to approve the proposals in the coming weeks.
June 4, 2013
Mission’s People-Friendly Block on Bartlett Faces Fire Code, Parking Hurdles
One day each week, the block of Bartlett Street between 21st and 22nd Streets bustles for a few hours when it's transformed into the Mission Community Market. On all the other days, however, it mostly serves as a parking lot.
May 30, 2013
SF Officials, Advocates Take a Ride on BRT and Bike-Share in Mexico City
More than a dozen city officials and advocates traveled to Mexico City last week to experience firsthand the ease of getting around a city with robust bus rapid transit and bike-share system.
May 23, 2013
Planning Commission Approves Higher Bike Parking Requirements
New buildings in San Francisco will be required to provide more secure bike parking under legislation approved by the Planning Commission yesterday. The ordinance is expected to be approved by the Board of Supervisors next month.
May 17, 2013