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This Week: Lessons From Jan Gehl, Muni TEP in the Richmond
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Start the week off with Jan Gehl, the Danish urban designer known around the world for his visionary work on people-friendly streets, at UC Berkeley. A couple of forums this week also look at the state of SF’s transit-first policy and the future of Caltrain and CA High-Speed Rail governance. And residents in the Richmond have […]
Friday Jobs Market
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Looking to hire a smart, qualified person for a position in transportation planning, engineering, IT, or advocacy? Post a listing on the Streetsblog Jobs Board and reach our national audience of dedicated readers. Looking for a job? Here are the current listings: Transit Community Relations Officer, City of Santa Monica, California Develops, organizes, directs and […]
This Week: Road Diet on San Jose, SFMTA Strategic Workshop
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Tonight, the SFMTA will hold a community meeting on a proposal to upgrade the existing bike lane on northbound San Jose Avenue by removing a traffic lane. Here are all of the highlights from this week’s calendar: Monday: The SFMTA will hold a community meeting on a pilot project for a road diet on the northbound side of […]
This Week: N-Judah Upgrades, Cesar Chavez Ribbon Cutting
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This week, the SFMTA will hold two community meetings on improvements coming to the N-Judah. It’s also time to cut the ribbon on the newly-finished redesign of Cesar Chavez Street, and another community meeting on Geary Bus Rapid Transit will be held in Japantown. We’re having some technical problems with the actual calendar pages, which […]
This Week: Vision Zero Rally Today, Wiggle Plans Unveiled
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Today at noon, join a rally calling on the city to adopt Vision Zero, the goal of ending all traffic deaths within ten years. Plans for a safer, greener Wiggle will also be unveiled at an open house meeting Wednesday evening. Here are all of this week’s calendar highlights: Tuesday: Join Walk SF, the SF Bicycle Coalition, […]
This Week: Speak Out on SFPD Victim-Blaming
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This week is a major opportunity to speak up about the SFPD’s traffic safety practices. The Police Commission and a Board of Supervisors committee will hold a hearing on how police investigate traffic collisions involving people walking and biking. Elsewhere, SPUR discusses the reform of CEQA and the first public meeting on the Irving Commons project will […]
This Week: The Future of Caltrain, Winter Solstice Ride
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At a meeting in San Carlos tonight, you can share your ideas on the future of Caltrain. Also this week, the SFBC holds advocacy strategy meetings in SoMa and the Mission, the city hosts a meeting on Geary BRT, and Rock the Bike celebrates the Winter Solstice. Here are all of this week’s calendar highlights: Monday: Friends of […]
This Week: Geary BRT Update, Business Impacts of Safer Streets
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Tonight is your chance to get the latest on the recommended design for Geary BRT. Also today, the SFMTA Board of Directors holds a meeting with the Small Business Commission to discuss the effect of changes like new bike lanes on commerce. Here are this week’s calendar highlights: Monday: The SFMTA Board of Directors will hold a […]
Thursday Jobs Market
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Looking to hire a smart, qualified person for a position in transportation planning, engineering, IT, or advocacy? Post a listing on the Streetsblog Jobs Board and reach our national audience of dedicated readers. Looking for a job? Here are the current listings: Executive Director of the Institute for Quality Communities, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma The University […]
This Week: Funding the Bicycle Strategy, Sunset Streetscapes
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This week, supervisors take a look at what it will take to fund the SFMTA’s Bicycle Strategy, SPUR discusses efforts to improve streets in the Sunset, Walk SF hosts its annual Woonerven holiday party, and the Planning Department presents its final Green Connections plan. Here are all of the calendar highlights: Monday: The year’s final SPUR forum focuses […]
Streetsblog Hiring a Reporter to Cover Statewide News Out of Sacramento
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Streetsblog is happy to announce the opening of a new, full-time Sacramento-based reporting position to cover livable streets news from around California and the state capitol beginning in early 2014. The writer would cover the state legislature, executive branch, Caltrans, high-speed rail, and other issues outside of the greater Los Angeles and Bay Areas, working […]
This Week: Addressing Anti-Ped/Bike Bias at the SFPD
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This week, the SF Bicycle Coalition will hold an advocacy strategy meeting on the push for better SFPD crash investigations. The Planning Department hosts an open house on its Living Alley Project in Hayes Valley, the Department of Public Works hosts another open house on the Potrero Avenue redesign, and the SFMTA Board of Directors […]