From Shaping SF: This trip through San Francisco’s lost sand dunes, ponds, creeks and coastline will focus on the city from downtown north, covering the heart of the city, the waterfront and Yerba Buena cove, Telegraph Hill, Black Point, and Crissy Field in the Presidio… It’s a social, historical and critical tour through the city’s […]

From Almanac Online: Janet McGovern, who covered the Southern Pacific Railroad as a reporter for the Redwood City Tribune and then worked in the Caltrain public information department from 1992 to 2011, will give a talk in Menlo Park at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, about the history of the rail line and how it […]

From Muni Diaries: Design by Craig Fowler Want to hear unbelievable but true stories that happened on Muni? We’re back at the Elbo Room on August 11 for Muni Diaries Live, where we bring you true and hilarious Muni (and BART!) stories live on stage. Our damn fine lineup for this show: Broke-Ass Stuart, the king […]

Agenda On the agenda: Initiation of Planning Code Amendments for Bicycle Parking Authorization of 4-20 Octavia Blvd (aka 8 Octavia & Parcel V) construction, mixed use with 24 off-street residential parking spaces and one off-street commercial parking space within an underground garage

From sf-planning.org: An EcoDistrict is a sustainable development strategy that the city is employing in the Central Corridor plan area to accommodate growth while meeting environmental goals. This strategy requires strong partnerships between the public and private sector. Join us to learn more about EcoDistricts and discover the role the community and private stakeholders have […]

Agenda [pdf] On the agenda: Debrief of Commute Period Bike Pilot conducted in August 2012. Bikes on Board BART Presentation—Research on Potential Benefits.

Agenda On the agenda: parking enforcement audit meter and Residential Parking Permit policy presentation

Agenda [pdf] On the agenda: Pedestrian Strategic Action Plan,  presentation and Q/A JFK Drive Cycle Track – Tour Reports and Possible Direction on Future Action Traffic Calming staff report from SFMTA

From SPUR: Image Credit: Flickr user [ embr ] San Francisco’s alleys and small streets offer great opportunities for intimate, human-scale open spaces while improving pedestrian conditions and the environment. Join several practitioners engaged in retrofitting these spaces in conversation about the opportunities and pitfalls: Dave Winslow of the SF Planning department on Linden Alley and Kevin Conger of CMG […]

From SPUR: Image Credit: Flickr user donjd2 This event will take place in San Jose. Ever look at San Jose from an urban design perspective? Join Brigitte Williams and Jeff Berg, associate principals at Steinberg Associates, and Benjamin Grant, SPUR’s public realm and urban design program manager, for a walking tour of downtown San Jose to learn about the city’s successful, […]

From WalkSF: Join Walk San Francisco and the SF Parks Alliance on a walk that explores connections from Potrero Hill to parks and the Blue Greenway, a 13-mile walkway along San Francisco’s southern waterfront. We’ll start off at Potrero Hill Recreation Center and walk down to the Bay, looking at how the City can improve […]