Matthew Roth
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Silicon Valley Prepares for San Jose Cycling Classic and First Ciclovia
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SVBC E.D. Corinne Winter, Silicon Valley Leadership Group CEO Carl Guardino, and San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed at the San Jose City Hall Rotunda. Carl Guardino’s bike is in front of the podium. Photo: Matthew Roth. Most cities in the Bay Area are gearing up for Bike to Work Day this Thursday, with numerous activities […]
TransForm’s Car-Free Challenge Starts June 1st
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TransForm’s annual Car-Free Challenge is coming up in a few weeks and they’ve produced this video to get you in the spirit. If you’ll remember last year we profiled several inspirational participants who demonstrated that you don’t need a ride to raise a family and the mystique of a driver’s license as personal ticket to […]
Tammy’s 33-Stanyan May Be the Most Festive Muni Bus in Service
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Tammy’s 33-Stanyan bus yesterday. Photos: Greg/Muni Diaries. Rather than hit you with another story of Muni’s budget woes and labor battles, we were thrilled to read this charming account on Muni Diaries of a bus driver named Tammy on her 33-Stanyan route who bedecked her coach with balloons and bunting. According to the account by […]
San Francisco and Washington DC Announce Adoption of Open311 Platform
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A typical request on SeeClickFix, which will now be routed to San Francisco’s 311 center and automatically added to the customer relationship management (CRM) system. The trend of local governments embracing data transparency and opening their vast sets of information to the public takes a huge leap forward today with the announcement that San Francisco […]
Streetfilms: Debut of Bay Area Street Portraits for Bike Month 2010
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In celebration of Bike Month this May, Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetfilms are pleased to debut a new series of short films called Bay Area Street Portraits, inspiring vignettes of people in the Bay Area who have incorporated bicycles into the fabric of their lives. The first film centers on Terri Saul, an artist in […]
SFMTA Approves New On-Street Bicycle Parking
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Future site of on-street bicycle parking in front of Boogaloos on Valencia. Photo: Matthew Roth When the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which runs Muni, instituted the sweeping December 5th service changes and eliminated several bus routes, including the 26-Valencia, bicycle advocates immediately raised the question of what would be done with the now […]
CA Audit Criticizes High Speed Rail Authority of Mismanagement
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Image: CAHSRA The California State Auditor released an unflattering report yesterday that accuses the California High Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA) of mismanagement of the nation’s largest high speed rail project, a move that put the CAHSRA and other supporters on the defensive yet again. Bay Area news outlets have long given a large soap box […]
Eyes on the Street: Gorgeous Lower Haight Historical Photo Montage
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If you haven’t already seen the excellent two-part historical photo montage "The Lower Haight of Yesteryear" by the good folks at Haighteration, it’s highly worth your time. It’s amazing to me how many buildings are essentially unchanged from a century ago. Part One here. Part Two here.
California Poised to Allow Personal Vehicle Sharing Services
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Photo: The Sierra Club Car sharing is a growth industry, as pioneer City CarShare would tell you, and it has beneficial environmental and economic impacts. Studies of car sharing services like Zipcar and City CarShare show that for every car that is shared, up to 15 private vehicles are taken off the road. Owning and […]
Apparently It’s Pretty Easy to Be a Pothole Fixin’ Hero
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Click image to enlarge. Image: Jonas Madden-Connor and François Vigneault You don’t even need X-ray vision. All you gotta do is call 311. The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s (SFBC) Turn ‘Em In Campaign has attempted to raise awareness among cyclists about how easy it is to fix potholes and help the San Francisco Department of […]
Eyes on the Street: Castro Plaza Slightly More Permanent
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The new concrete structures meant to frame the plaza. Seating will be added on the inside where the water mark is in the photo. Photos: Matthew Roth The pioneer Pavement to Parks plaza at Castro Street, 17th Street, and Market Street is about to celebrate its first birthday with a makeover that will bring it […]
Parklet in Front of Mojo Cafe is a Community Destination
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People enjoying the lingering sun at the Mojo Parklet on Saturday. Photos: Matthew Roth Though the trial sidewalk extension "parklet" in front of Mojo Cafe has been open for just over a month, it has quickly become a community meeting place and a boon for business. The trial permit for the space lasts six months, […]