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Concrete Giveaway: Free and Exclusive Parking on the Public Street

By Greg Riessen | Jan 30, 2009 | 21 Comments

This public street has zero public parking spaces, due to private driveways. Curb cuts, also known as driveways, theoretically provide vehicle access from the street into a private garage. New development in San Francisco has been required to include off-street parking since the 50s, in an effort to ensure a convenient supply of on-street parking. […]

Two Action Alerts to Improve Stimulus Package for Transit Today

By Matthew Roth | Jan 27, 2009 | 7 Comments

Which one gets the stimulus money? NACTO Action Alert We’ve all been disappointed with the tiny margin of transit funding in the $825 billion Obama stimulus package, what amounts to only 1% of the total, despite the fact that 80% of us live in metropolitan regions and transit ridership is booming. Meanwhile highway expansion and […]

Rally Friday Morning to Save Market/Octavia Bike Lane

By Bryan Goebel | Jan 15, 2009 | 2 Comments

San Francisco Bicycle Coalition members, cyclists and several electeds, including Supervisors Ross Mirkarimi and Bevan Dufty, plan to be at the intersection of Market/Octavia tomorrow morning to protest an MTA proposal to remove the eastbound bike lane and concrete barrier. Turn out and add your voice to the growing list of those opposed to removing […]

Depaving Uncovers Layers of History

By Chris Carlsson | Jan 13, 2009 | 4 Comments

Neighbors gather for tips and tricks to Mission Roots gardening project, 23rd and Florida We walk on layers of history. In our neighborhoods, in our cities, there were once natural phenomena, like creeks, sand dunes, hills, and forests. Over time they were covered in farms, factories, houses, and most of all, streets. At first those […]

Streetscast: An Interview with David Chiu

By Bryan Goebel | Jan 12, 2009 | 3 Comments

Supervisor David Chiu doesn’t own a car and walks, bikes and takes public transportation. District 3 Supervisor and newly-elected Board President David Chiu says he would be willing to consider a car-free Market Street and study an idea by the Transportation Authority to charge drivers a user fee to manage congestion. Though he was cautious, […]

MTA’s Call to Climate Action or Just Another Press Release?

By Bryan Goebel | Jan 9, 2009 | 5 Comments

The Municipal Transportation Agency’s "Climate Action Plan," a 96-page draft [PDF] released Thursday, strikes some hopeful notes but will it produce results? It calls for a reduction of the agency’s overall carbon footprint to meet the city’s goal of reducing carbon 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2012. Muni would like to achieve zero emissions […]

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