Author Benjamin Ross is in town to discuss his new book about the approaching end of suburban sprawl, and Bayview and Dogpatch get another opportunity to enjoy Sunday Streets. Here are this week’s calendar highlights: Thursday: Benjamin Ross speaks twice about his new book, Dead End: Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American Urbanism, exploring lessons from suburbia. He’ll be […]

More than 40 schools in San Francisco will be participating in this year’s Bike to School Week, sponsored by the SF Safe Routes to School Partnership and organized by the SF Bicycle Coalition. Here are this week’s calendar highlights: All Week: For Bike to School Week, more than 2,500 students and adults at 40 schools around the city are […]

Tomorrow, the SFMTA Board of Directors could vote tomorrow on a budget that caves to pressure from Mayor Ed Lee and undoes Sunday parking metering. On Thursday, a SPUR panel explores the idea of a contra-flow transit lane on the Bay Bridge. Here are this week’s calendar highlights: Tuesday: The SFMTA Board of Directors could vote on a […]

SPUR’s lunchtime forum this week looks at how congestion pricing could benefit Highway 101. This Friday is Walk to Work Day, and Sunday Streets returns to the Tenderloin and Civic Center. Here are this week’s calendar highlights: Wednesday: SPUR’s lunchtime forum will explore the prospects for congestion pricing on 101, with reps from the SF County Transportation Authority, the […]

This week, the SFMTA’s Board of Directors begins its budget talks, the Board of Supervisors hears an appeal on the SFMTA’s private shuttle regulation pilot program, and SPUR hosts a bicycle tour of the city’s newest green infrastructure. Here are this week’s calendar highlights: Tuesday: The SFMTA Board of Directors meets to discuss the agency’s FY 2015-16 budget. This is your […]

The SFMTA will unveil its final proposals for a redesigned Polk Street this Wednesday — don’t miss this chance to weigh in. The SFMTA Board of Directors also meets to go over the recommended service adjustments in the Muni TEP, and SPUR discusses how big data is shaping transit policy. Here are this week’s calendar highlights: Tuesday: Listen in […]

In a light week on the calendar, SPUR looks at what SF can learn from DC, and Donald Shoup will be at UC Berkeley to talk smart parking policy. Here are this week’s calendar highlights: Wednesday: Join a SPUR lunchtime forum for a discussion on what San Francisco can learn from D.C.’s transportation innovations, from automated traffic enforcement to one of the […]

The SFMTA holds more meetings this week on the Muni Transit Effectiveness Project, including a discussion at SPUR and a community meeting in Potrero Hill. The SF Bicycle Coalition also starts up its District 5 committee, and the Planning Department kicks off its effort to redesign Ocean Avenue. Here are this week’s calendar highlights: Tuesday: Join SFMTA planners […]

The SFMTA continues its community meetings on the Muni Transit Effectiveness Project, where you can provide feedback about transit improvements on your Muni routes. The agency will also hold discussions on its upcoming budget at its board meeting and a town hall this weekend. A Board of Supervisors committee also considers Vision Zero, and Sunday […]

The SFMTA continues its Muni Transit Effectiveness Project meetings in five neighborhoods this week, where you can weigh in on transit upgrades. The agency will also hold a town hall on its budget for next year, and the Planning Department will show proposals for more livable streets in the Haight-Ashbury. Here are all of this […]

The SFMTA is taking the Muni Transit Effectiveness Project on a tour this week, with meetings in three neighborhoods where you can weigh in on proposed transit improvements. The Planning Department is also initiating a new plan for Mission Street outside of SoMa, and this weekend is the Silicon Valley Transportation Summit. Here are all […]