Robert Prinz
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Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley: SPUR’s Plan for High-Speed Rail
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From SPUR: Image Credit: Flickr user California High-Speed Rail Authority This event will be held in San Jose. California’s diverse economy includes two iconic and historically distinct economic districts: Silicon Valley and Hollywood. Yet the recent democratization of content facilitated by technology is challenging Hollywood’s traditional role as a tastemaker. A recent SPUR paper makes the […]
SPUR: The Immersive Cities Lab
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From SPUR: Image credit: Flickr user npetren Join us for a presentation of the latest modeling technology out of the Immersive Cities Lab. Paul Waddell, chair of the Department of City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley, will take us on a tour of urban possibilities using the visualization capabilities of UrbanSIM, a software-based simulation system now […]
SPUR: Designing Silicon Valley
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From SPUR: Image credit: Flickr user roland This event will take place in San Jose. Steve Jobs combined a ruthless pursuit of excellence with an understanding of what people love about product design. His successful products were ones that elicited an emotional connection. But while his designs are enduringly clever and showed emotional intelligence, the architecture […]
SPUR: A Conversation with The New Yorker’s David Owen
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From SPUR: Image: Flickr user Idle Type This event will take place in San Jose. Air conditioners are cheaper and more efficient so we use them more. Greater fuel efficiency has driven us to use more, not less, gas. In his new book, The Conundrum, David Owen, writer for The New Yorker and author of Green Metropolis, addresses these and countless […]
SPUR: Next Steps for Greening Multifamily Housing
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From SPUR: Image credit: Flickr user Diana Marsh Existing multifamily buildings, especially affordable multifamily housing, tend to fall through the cracks with respect to state-funded energy efficiency and greening programs. But a new report from the cities of Berkeley, Oakland and Emeryville, and new efforts spearheaded by the California Housing Partnership Corporation (CHPC), works towards helping […]
SFCTA Board Meeting
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Agenda On the agenda: Select Center Lane Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) with Right Side Boarding/Single Median and Limited Left Turns as the Locally Preferred Alternative for the Van Ness Avenue BRT Project and Approve the Draft Van Ness Avenue BRT LPA Report Allocate $12,346,818 in Prop K Funds for Sidewalk Repair, Bike Share Pilot Program, […]
SF Planning Commission Public Hearing
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Agenda On the agenda: Potential approval for redevelopment of a surface parking lot at Octavia and Oak into a 182 unit, 91 parking space residential building. Construction of the proposed project would necessitate the removal of the Hayes Valley Farm community garden on the same block. Updates on the Cesar Chavez East Community Design Plan and the Chinatown Broadway Street […]
SF Land Use Committee (CPMC Projects)
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Agenda [pdf] On the agenda: Zoning Map, General Plan, and Planning Code amendments to allow for the proposed California Pacific Medical Center projects Possible street vacation and land transfer of a portion of San Jose Ave, between 27th and Cesar Chavez Streets also for the proposed CPMC projects Potential street encroachments on Van Ness Ave (to construct a pedestrian tunnel under […]
MTC Meetings
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WalkSF: Unlikely Habitat: A Tenderloin Swallowtail Tour
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From WalkSF: Join Walk SF’s Elizabeth Stampe and Nature in the City’s Amber Hasselbring for a tour of Civic Center, the Tenderloin, and the habitat these neighborhoods provide for butterflies and people alike. We’ll learn about our local swallowtails, discuss opportunities for improving walking conditions and greening local streets and parks, and end up at a […]
Downtown San José Public Bikeshare Neighborhood Meeting
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From SVBC: Please join the City of San José as they provide an update on their plans to implement a public bikeshare program in downtown San José. We welcome your attendance and feedback, as it helps deliver a final product best suited for you and your community! Agenda: 1. Sign-In 2. Project Overview Review 3. […]
Alameda Shoreline Drive Cycle Track Workshop
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From Bike Alameda: We have a chance to make an incredible bikeway along Shoreline Drive. What we want: Increase bicycling and walking along the shoreline recreation area by decreasing conflicts on the Shoreline path and significantly increasing the safety for all people walking and biking along the corridor. How can we do it: We believe that the […]