From SFBC: SF Bicycle Coalition member Greg Rodgers and Operations Director Frank Chan’s 17th Street Plaza premieres at the 33rd Mill Valley Film Festival in the 5@5: Gimme Some Truth documentary shorts program. This slightly experimental short combines still images and video footage of the first few weeks of the plaza’s use. Check out their […]

From SFBC: Take a Kid Mt Biking Day will be a spectacular morning of free youth and family mountain biking activities in McLaren Park This exciting event is geared toward youth 8-16 years old, with at least basic bike riding skills. Details: http://sfurbanriders.org/wordpress/blog/take-the-kids-mountain-biking-day-sf-style/

From SFBC: Help get out the bike vote and help us maintain a bike-friendly majority on the Board of Supervisors. We’ll be out every Friday in October with coffee, snacks and information about the SF Bicycle Coalition endorsements. Email Tessa@sfbike.org if you’re outreach trained and can volunteer to make a huge difference in this election!

From SPUR: As companies shift to reduced work weeks and flex-work schedules, they may also reduce their overall real estate holdings. This trend is leading to dramatic changes in both the design and organization of the workplace. What are the implications for the solidarity of the workplace, and on innovation that results from interaction? How […]

From SPUR: Last month, we issued a call for problems to a handful of the region’s leaders, and asked six up-and-coming designers to develop responses and present them at a public forum on Sept. 30. Join us for this special event, connecting the innovative thinking of city leaders with the extraordinary talent of the Bay […]

From SPUR: Will federal transportation policy shape the cities of the future, or will we continue to invest in the outdated strategies fueling suburban sprawl and urban decay? Join us for a discussion about how the federal transportation bill will impact San Francisco and the region—and how you can influence it! With Will Fleissig of […]

From SPUR: Join us for a lively discussion of the community-driven planning process, fascinating site history and remediation program behind the Schlage Lock development, the centerpiece of the Visitacion Valley Redevelopment Area. Plans for the 20-acre brownfield site include 1,250 residential units, three parks and 105,000 square feet of neighborhood-serving retail. After 11 years, the […]

From SPUR: HOPE SF, San Francisco’s program to revitalize eight distressed public housing sites, is the first large-scale effort in the country aimed at both de-concentrating poverty and creating vibrant mixed-income communities without mass displacement of current residents. This panel will explore HOPE SF’s coordinated service delivery system and the community building and resident leadership […]

From the SFMTA: Come join us for the third and final community workshop of a new street design study for Masonic Avenue, focusing on the area between Geary Boulevard and the Panhandle, with the goal of calming traffic on Masonic Avenue and improving access and safety for all modes of transportation. The City wants to […]

Hearing on California Pacific Medical Center’s long range development plan, which involves building a new facility on Van Ness and Geary. Agenda.