Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Livable City

Driver Sends Woman to Hospital After Crash Near SF City Hall

By Michael Rhodes | Dec 21, 2009 | 6 Comments

The intersection of Van Ness Avenue and Grove Street. Photo: Michael Rhodes A 54-year-old San Francisco woman was sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries this morning after being hit by a driver at the intersection of Van Ness Avenue and Grove Street near San Francisco City Hall. The victim, whose name has not yet […]

Dates and Locations For 2010 San Francisco Sunday Streets Announced

By Matthew Roth | Dec 19, 2009 | 11 Comments

Photos: Matthew Roth San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has announced the dates and locations for nine Sunday Streets events for 2010, starting on March 14th along the Embarcadero and finishing October 24th around Civic Center. Building off the tremendous success of the events in 2009, Mayor Newsom announced the events will expand to new communities […]

Some Bay Area Developers Ditch the Extra Parking Spaces for More Units

By Matthew Roth | Nov 11, 2009 | 14 Comments

When it comes to building new developments in the Bay Area, especially in San Francisco, the battle over limiting the construction of new parking spaces is pitched. Parking reform advocacy organizations like Livable City, which maintains a listserv populated by car-free and livable-city advocates keeping a keen watch on planning commission parking exemptions, have long […]

Budget Update Taken Off Agenda for Today’s MTA Board Meeting

By Matthew Roth | Oct 20, 2009 | 8 Comments

Although the MTA is facing a growing budget deficit that some estimate at $25-30 million or higher, the agency has not publicly talked about how it intends to close the gap, nor has it embraced revenue generators like expanded parking meter hours in commercial districts. An update of the FY 2010 budget was agendized last […]

Is the Geary Bus Rapid Transit Project in Jeopardy?

By Dave Snyder | Oct 5, 2009 | 54 Comments

Photo: plug1 If the Geary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project doesn’t get some love from advocates and the general public, the project could be in trouble, according to several people closely following the process. "I look to the left, I look to the right, all I see is opposition and criticism," says Joel Ramos, a […]

San Francisco Moves to Meet Its Complete Streets Obligations

By Matthew Roth | Sep 11, 2009 | 2 Comments

Photo: j@ys0n While San Francisco Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Ed Reiskin has quietly pushed behind-the-scenes to accelerate Pavement to Parks plazas, the recently announced Market Street trial changes, and other visible projects that reclaim street space for green space and people, some advocates are concerned with how well his agency is coordinating around […]

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