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This Week: Bike-Share Forum, the Future of Market and Bartlett
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At tomorrow’s SPUR forum you can get the latest details on Bay Area Bike Share, and the next day you won’t want to miss the screening of a new film exploring the future of Market Street. Mission residents can also check out the final proposal for the Bartlett Mercado plaza project on Thursday. Here are […]
This Week: The Golden Wheel Awards Honor Janette Sadik-Khan
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There aren’t many events on the calendar, but there sure is a highlight: A luminary of the livable streets world is coming to town for the SF Bicycle Coalition’s Golden Wheel Awards. Also, the Bicycle Music Festival fills the streets once again with some live, mobile beats. Tuesday: The SFMTA Board of Directors is set to hear […]
This Week: Greening the Wiggle, and Growing Around Transit
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There are forums aplenty this week delving into topics including Plan Bay Area, getting around in the Sunset, and BRT in Mexico City. Tomorrow evening, city agencies are also holding an open house meeting about turning the Wiggle into a calmer greenway. Check out the rest of the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday: Wiggle Neighborhood Green […]
Thursday Job 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, Walk San Francisco Walk San Francisco seeks a results-driven, experienced nonprofit leader to […]
This Week: Taking Down 280, Sunday Streets + Oaklavia
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This Sunday, it’s Ciclovia on both sides of the bay — Sunday Streets comes to Bayview/Dogpatch, and Oakland brings Oaklavia back to the streets around Lake Merritt. SPUR will also host a lunchtime forum on tearing down highway 280 along Mission Bay, and DPW will hold a community meeting on pedestrian improvements on mid-Irving Street […]
This Week: Bike-Share Unveiled, Designing a Plaza on Barlett
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Get your first look at Bay Area Bike-Share this Thursday at an open house held by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency. Mission residents can also take part in a community workshop Wednesday evening on transforming a block of Bartlett Street into a people-friendly plaza. Here are all the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Wednesday: Bartlett Mercado […]
This Week: Bikes on BART, Second Street, Muni Love
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Some crucial projects and board decisions are on the calendar this week, including the new design for Second Street and the BART Board’s vote on removing bike bans. And don’t miss out on your chance to find Muni love at SFTRU’s first dating game fundraising event. Here are all the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday: SPUR holds […]
This Week: A Strategy to Get Safer Bike Lanes on Polk Street
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For those disappointed to see protected bike lanes taken off the table for most of Polk Street, the SF Bicycle Coalition will hold a meeting Tuesday evening to develop an advocacy strategy to push for a safer design on the corridor. The new design for Castro Street will also be unveiled that evening at a […]
This Week: Get Pumped for Bike to Work Day
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This Thursday is Bike to Work Day — time once again to join the swarm of bike commuters and enjoy some free goodies along the way. And we’re not just talking snacks and tote bags: On Market Street, you can be one of the first registered by the new bicycle traffic counter, and Wiggle-bound riders […]
This Week: Another Chance to Support a Safer Polk Street
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The SFMTA holds another open house to showcase design options for a safer Polk Street tomorrow evening. The SFBC also holds “Love Your Lanes” rides in Districts 5 and 9 this week, and speak up for increased funding for bicycling at a town hall on the city budget on Saturday. Here are all the highlights […]
This Week: Support a Safer Polk Street
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It’s San Francisco’s first Bike to School Week, and safer Polk Street supporters can help get the word out about the two open house meetings held by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency this Saturday and next Tuesday. Here are all the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: All Week: Forget Bike to School Day — this year, it’s Bike […]
This Week: Exploring the Politics of Mobility in San Francisco
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Check out some of the several forums this week touching on timely transportation issues, from the upcoming launch of bike-share, to Plan Bay Area, to Better Market Street. On Friday, join the celebration of a new book exploring the politics behind the sustainable transportation movement’s challenges in San Francisco. Here are all the highlights from […]