Matthew Roth
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Eyes on the Street: Week in Review
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Photo: plug1 Wow, what a beautiful bunch of uploads the Streetsblog community has been tagging for our Flickr pool! Please keep it up. And plug1 (a.k.a. whatimseeing.com), you rock; we’d put more of your photos up, but we don’t have that much server room. Thanks all for the contributions and please keep sending them our […]
Transit to Trails Site Debuted And SF Announces Digital App Showcase
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We all know that you don’t have to go far from Bay Area cities to find some of the most beautiful mountains and epic beaches in the country, but you might be surprised how easy it is to get to those hikes and natural wonders without a car. Thanks to a beta website called Transit […]
AC Transit GM Proposes Diverting BRT Funds For Operational Shortfall
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Image: AC Transit One day after Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger tooted his own horn on climate change and carbon reductions mandated under AB 32, another California transit operator is taking drastic steps to stop the hemorrhaging of its operations budget by cutting back on future innovation, in no small part due to the fact that the […]
A Vision For Transforming San Francisco’s “Unaccepted Streets”
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A proposed design for an unaccepted street, from Local Code, courtesy Nicholas de Monchaux Throughout San Francisco’s history, from the early street grid to the more recent expansion of freeways, slivers of land that don’t fit into the master plans of architects and designers have been cast aside, lumped into a category the Department of […]
SF Supes Embrace Parking Benefit Districts and Market Street Safety Zones
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Photo: Thomas Hawk The San Francisco Board of Supervisors, in their role as commissioners of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (TA), voted unanimously to approve the TA’s enormous on-street parking management study and authorized revisions to pilot Market Street pedestrian and bicycle safety zones. The TA’s on-street parking study had been delayed for two […]
San Francisco Moves to Meet Its Complete Streets Obligations
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Photo: j@ys0n While San Francisco Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Ed Reiskin has quietly pushed behind-the-scenes to accelerate Pavement to Parks plazas, the recently announced Market Street trial changes, and other visible projects that reclaim street space for green space and people, some advocates are concerned with how well his agency is coordinating around […]
Market Street Pilot is an Encouraging Move by Mayor Newsom
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Photo: Arul Prasad Though much of the media reaction to Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Better Market Street Project is narrowly focusing on the traffic impacts of mandatory right-turns at two intersections on Market, the trial project will attempt to do much more to improve the public realm and public perception of San Francisco’s most iconic street. […]
UC Planners Envision “Bay Line” Park on the Old Bay Bridge Span
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Images: Rael Fratello Architects When Joshua David formed Friends of the High Line in 1999 and started raising money to transform abandoned train tracks in mid-Manhattan into an elevated urban park, more than a few people thought him nuts. With the opening of the High Line in June and the warm reception it has received […]
ISCOTT: Taking a Closer Look at Street Closures
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Organizers of San Francisco’s numerous street festivals, including the How Weird Street Faire pictured above, must get a street closure permit from ISCOTT. Flickr photo: kempo101 If you’ve ever tried to organize a block party, a parade, or a farmers market, or you’re planning your next party in the middle of the street, you need […]
When You Just Gotta Get Your Streetsblog No Matter Where You Are
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We’re very happy to announce that all you brilliant and dedicated Streetsblog readers can now take your favorite blog with you almost anywhere, even when your service is a bit dodgier than you’d prefer. Introducing the beta Streetsblog Mobile for your handheld, a stripped down version of the blog for your phone’s browser, one we […]
San Francisco Designer Connects Bikes and Fashion With Utility Bags
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Photo: Noah Berger for the New York Times San Francisco designer Lisa Marie Grillos has been on an unexpected journey since she lost her job as a production manager at Williams Sonoma this January, one which took her from frustration and dismay scouring Craigslist and other job sites to having her face splashed across the […]
Eyes on the Street: Week in Review
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As one of the commenters on Flickr pointed out, I love the juxtaposition of the blue cab in the background and the blue frame of the bike. Also love the purple rims and purple shirt. Flickr photo: exuberance// Thanks to all of you wonderful photographers who tag your photos and videos in our Flickr pool. […]