From SFBC: Join the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition for a ballyhoo of bikes and beer at the fun-filled day in the park sponsored by our generous friends at the New Belgium Brewing Company. All proceeds from beer and merchandise at Tour de Fat go to the work of the SF Bicycle Coalition and Bay Area Ridge Trail […]

Agenda On the agenda: Adopt a Motion of Support for Approval of the Final Report of the Central Freeway and Octavia Circulation Study San Francisco Transportation Plan Update, information item

Agenda On the agenda: Approval of 180 Jones St/181 Turk St, an 8-story, 37-unit mixed use development with a total of 8 off-street parking spaces Better Market Street Project informational presentation

From sfsaferoutestoschool.org: Sign Up Today! What is Walk to School Day? A global event held in early October that gives children, parents, school staff and community members an opportunity to work together to make their communities safer and more pleasant for walking. A collective walk to school with a purpose – to promote health, safety, […]

From parkingday.org: PARK(ing) Day is a annual open-source global event where citizens, artists and activists collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public places. The project began in 2005 when Rebar, a San Francisco art and design studio, converted a single metered parking space into a temporary public park in downtown San Francisco. Since […]

From East Bay Bike Party: SEPTEMBER SCHOOLYARD SELLEBRATION!!! Interpret the theme however you like – dress like a child, come as a character from a children’s book, tv show or movie, or recreate some aspect of being a kid in school or in the schoolyard. Fun, safe schoolyard games like frisbee, hopscotch, freeze tag and […]

From Shaping SF: Discover lost freeways, ghosts of train routes, and a vivid account of how San Franciscans moved around this peninsula through time. Hear about the violent strikes that shaped public transit, the graft and corruption that conquered the Outside Lands. It’s a social, historical and critical tour through the city’s transportation past and […]

Agenda On the agenda: Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding the S.F. Civil Grand Jury’s report, entitled, “Better MUNI Service Needed, Without Switchbacks: An Investigation into the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency”  Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding the draft policies for On-Street Parking Management

Agenda On the agenda: Establishing traffic calming measures on Ortega St, including:  Bike lanes on Ortega St, eastbound, between Lower Great Highway and 20th Ave; and Ortega St, westbound, between Lower Great Highway and 20th Ave Pedestrian islands on Ortega at 25th, 26th, and 27th Aves Speed humps on Ortega between 24th and 28th Aves Sidewalk bulb-outs at Ortega and 37th […]

Agenda [pdf] On the agenda: Hearing – 8 Washington Street Project

From SPUR: Image Credit: Flickr user Lia Liaison This event will take place in San Jose. Since 2006, the ZERO1 Biennial has showcased hundreds of artists working at the nexus of art and technology internationally throughout the Silicon Valley and greater Bay Area. This year, the biennial will feature installations, public art and performances under the theme Seeking […]