Robert Prinz
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SF Land Use and Economic Development Committee Meeting
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Agenda On the agenda: Transportation Code – Large Vehicle Parking Restrictions
East Bay BRT Station Design Community Meetings
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From actransit.org: In July, the Oakland and San Leandro City Councils joined the AC Transit Board of Directors in approving the East Bay Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, which will connect Downtown Oakland to East Oakland and San Leandro with service running every five minutes during peak hours. As AC Transit develops the design of […]
EBBC: Five Houses Bike Tour, Oakland
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From EBBC: We are riding across Oakland to visit the five historic houses, starting at Peralta Hacienda and finishing at deFremery, with an optional extension to Linden Street Brewery. Bring a water bottle, snacks, and a lock. Oh, and maybe some cash for a beer at Linden Street Brewery.
2nd Street Improvement Project Community Meeting
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From www.rinconhillsf.org: The San Francisco Department of Public Works, Municipal Transportation Agency and City Planning invite you to the second community meeting for the 2nd Street Improvement Project. The project extends along 2nd Street from Market to King. The key elements of the project are pedestrian improvements, a bicycle facility, streetscape enhancements and repaving. Come to […]
BART to Livermore Public Meeting
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From BART.gov: The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is preparing a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed BART to Livermore Extension Project. The project, which is being developed in partnership with the City of Livermore, consists of a 4.8-mile BART extension from the existing Dublin/Pleasanton Station along I-580 to a […]
BART District 7 Board Candidates Forum
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From Mercury News: A collection of Oakland civic groups plan to host a forum next month for candidates for the BART governing board in District 7 in the Nov. 6 election. BART District 7 covers most of West Contra Costa County as well as Emeryville and sections of Albany, Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco. The […]
Making Neighborhood Streets “Skinny” and Safe
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With the release of its first-ever pedestrian plan last week, the city of Chicago is starting to make good on its promise to make pedestrian safety a major priority. Our friends at Grid Chicago are delving into all the details and taking a look at some specific recommendations that could help improve streets for the […]
This Week: Transforming Boulevards in the East Bay
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This week, SPUR leads a discussion on East Bay transit corridors, the SFMTA talks private shuttle policies, the East Bay Bike Party goes back to school, and WalkSF leads their 8th annual Peak2Peak walk. Here are all the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday: SPUR Lunchtime Forum: East Bay Boulevards. Join TransForm’s Joél Ramos and EBALDC real estate development director Carlos […]
SFMTA Engineering Hearing
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Agenda On the agenda: Establish right lane must turn right except Muni at Townsend St, eastbound, at 7th St Establishing sidewalk bulb-outs at Hyde and Pine Street intersection Establishing loading zones on Hyde, 14th, Church, and Market Streets Proposed withdrawal of Muni from BART Plus fare program
SFMTA Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee
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SFMTA Policy and Governance Committee Meeting
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Agenda On the agenda: Presentation [pdf], discussion and possible action regarding private shuttle policies and parking of limousines in residential areas
Rosie the Riveter Richmond Bike Ride
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From SFBC: Pedal to some of the historic sites from the legendary time of Rosie the Riveter. From Berkeley to the Richmond Inner Harbor and the Rosie the Riveter / WWII Home Front National Historic Park. We’ll take an extra close look at the former Ford assembly plant that once cranked out cars and jeeps […]