"Bike the Secret Gardens of the East Bay.Pedal to Petals will take in 11 gardens over an approximately 30-35 mile route."

"Relive the historic occasion of the only U.S. President to visit NOPA and then take a spin and give a nod to six other Chief Executives along our route into Golden Gate Park, through the Presidio, and over the Golden Gate Bridge. Two-hour ride with mild to moderate climbs; all levels welcome. Presidential attire encouraged. […]

"Partnering with ThinkSwiss, the Consulates General of Switzerland in San Francisco and Los Angeles have launched a Sustainable Transportation Road Show, traveling up and down the West Coast, asking how Swiss transportation solutions can inform the unique and dynamic transit landscape of the American West. Participants in this Exploratorium-hosted panel discussion include Timothy Papandreou of […]

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"Join the Young Urbanists for an informal gathering and learn what’s on the ballot for the June election and what it means for San Francisco. You’ll hear the inside story from SPUR policy staff and other members of our ballot analysis committee. BYOB: Bring your own ballot and we’ll provide some wine (and beer), snacks […]

"One of the first gold-certified LEED for neighborhoods development in California, Tassafaronga Village is a new 7.5-acre Oakland Housing Authority community that brings a diversity of affordable housing to an under-served area of Oakland. Designed by David Baker + Partners, the Village includes an 80-unit apartment building, 22 Habitat for Humanity townhouses as well as […]

"The India Basin shoreline neighborhood in the greater Bayview-Hunters Point community is located at the base of the northern side of Hunters Point Hill, along India Basin cove and set amidst large tracts of vacant waterfront land from the shipyards to the decommissioned PG&E power plant site. San Francisco’s Planning Department and Redevelopment Agency have […]

"For better and worse, cars are a big part of urban life. San Francisco City Traffic Engineer Jack Fleck will share lessons from a career in the transportation trenches—including the contentious Berkeley traffic diverters, the Embarcadero Freeway replacement project and Third Street Light Rail. We’ll also hear about some current issues—extending parking meter hours and […]

"In this new SPUR tour series, see your neighborhood through the eyes of your district supervisor! Join Supervisor Eric Mar on this walking tour of the Inner Richmond. Supervisor Mar will take us to some of his favorite spots, but with only one hour, we won’t see it all. Grab your walking shoes!"

"Using the latest digital mapping technologies, “Local Code” documents the location and character of 1,500 City-owned “remnant parcels” in San Francisco. Conceived of by UC Berkeley professor Nicholas de Monchaux, the project uses geospatial analysis and parametric modeling to provide tools for citizens to transform these derelict pockets of public space into useful and beautiful […]

"In a compact city like San Francisco, one person’s fun is another person’s unwelcome late night party. From the crackdowns on Halloween to nightclubs to street festivals and events, some have claimed there’s a “death of fun” march across the city. Other cities are moving in the opposite direction: Paris just decreed to keep its […]

"Join us for an on-stage conversation with Ernest Callenbach, author of the cult-classic, Ecotopia, and Novella Carpenter, an urban farmer and author of Farm City. With its vision of white bicycles, a creek running down Market Street and a female president, Ecotopia (dubbed "the novel that predicted Portland" by New York Times writer Scott Timberg) […]