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Walk to School Day: A Reminder That SF Needs to Make Streets Safer for Kids

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 3, 2012 | 24 Comments

A continuous “walking bus” of school children spanned several sunny blocks of the Mission this morning as the kids made their way to Buena Vista Horace Mann School. “Drivers just waited and smiled, and everybody had a great morning,” said Elizabeth Stampe, executive director of Walk San Francisco. San Francisco broke records for Walk to […]

BART Survey: Promising Findings for Lifting the Rush-Hour Bike Ban

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 1, 2012 | 21 Comments

BART released results Friday from its survey of riders’ attitudes toward the pilot program that lifted the rush-hour ban on bikes each Friday in August. Although BART and media reports have called the findings “split” and “varied,” the responses in some key areas look promising. The vast majority of the more than 7,500 respondents felt that […]

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Wayfinding Signs: A Nice Touch for the Developing “Green Connections” Plan

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 27, 2012 | 15 Comments

City planners continue developing a vision for a network of lush, pleasant streets prioritized for walking and biking between the city’s parks and waterfronts. Staff from the SF Planning Department plans to present its draft network [PDF] for the “Green Connections” project at an open house next Wednesday, October 3, and the public is invited to weigh […]

Board of Supervisors Approves Bill Permitting Citywide Parking Rentals

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 26, 2012 | 9 Comments

A bill allowing many residential parking spaces to be rented to residents citywide was passed unanimously by the SF Board of Supervisors yesterday despite criticisms that it could encourage car commuting and discourage property owners from converting garages to housing units. At a board meeting last week, D5 Supervisor Christina Olague proposed postponing approval of […]

In Park(ing) Day’s Seventh Year, Parklets Now a San Francisco Institution

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 20, 2012 | 5 Comments

When Park(ing) Day started in San Francisco seven years ago, setting up camp on a sliver of street space normally reserved for storing cars was a somewhat radical idea. But these days, evidence of the movement’s continuing success can be seen year-round with more than 35 (and counting) semi-permanent, city-sanctioned parklets around the city. Park(ing) […]

Plan for a Safer Masonic Gets Final Approval from SFMTA Board

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 19, 2012 | 44 Comments

A plan for sweeping safety improvements on deadly Masonic Avenue was unanimously approved by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors yesterday. It’s the final decision needed to move the project forward, though the SFMTA says planners still need to finalize the design and secure funding before it’s implemented. The agency doesn’t have a […]

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