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WalkSF, Supervisor Chiu Call for Action on Pedestrian Safety

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 10, 2010 | 2 Comments

Pedestrian and livable streets advocates gathered Thursday for WalkSF’s Annual Member Meeting to celebrate the organization’s success and discuss how to improve walking conditions in San Francisco. Though the speakers — including WalkSF executive director Elizabeth Stampe, State Senator Mark Leno and Board of Supervisors President David Chiu — touted recent victories, including funding from […]

SFMTA, Newsom Support Study of Protected Oak and Fell Bike lanes

By Matthew Roth | Dec 9, 2010 | 22 Comments

During routine business at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board meeting Tuesday, Director Cheryl Brinkman recounted how enjoyable it was to ride her bicycle on the new physically separated bike lane on Division Street between 9th and 11th Streets. Brinkman said she hoped the SFMTA would consider how it could improve the connection for […]

Commentary: SF Needs an Interim Mayor Who’s a Leader, Not a Caretaker

By Bryan Goebel | Dec 7, 2010 | 14 Comments

There are a number of highly qualified people on the list of candidates to be the next mayor of San Francisco, and the Board of Supervisors could embark on a nomination process beginning today. What has become abundantly clear to me is that the person replacing Mayor Gavin Newsom should not be a caretaker, but […]

Chinatown Group Analyzes Pedestrian Safety, Offers Plan for Improvements

By Matthew Roth | Nov 30, 2010 | 14 Comments

Chinatown’s crowded sidewalks, unsafe crosswalks and poor pedestrian signage are not likely to be among the endearing physical characteristic featured in any tourist brochure. Yet in a recent study — the San Francisco Chinatown Pedestrian Safety Needs Assessment [pdf] and Safety Plan [pdf] conducted by the Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC) — those issues were […]

Cesar Chavez Street Redesign Plan Headed to SFMTA Board for Approval

By Fran Taylor | Nov 29, 2010 | 31 Comments

An SFMTA hearing room erupted into applause Friday, November 19, when John Newlin, a hearing officer at the SFMTA, ruled that the massive Cesar Chavez Street redesign should move on to the full SFMTA Board. Supporters of the plan, led by CC Puede, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, and other community groups, swamped opposition. The […]

San Francisco to Get Five Green Bike Boxes on Market Street

By Bryan Goebel | Nov 19, 2010 | 11 Comments

As part of its “Calm the Safety Zone” project, the SFMTA plans to install five green bike boxes on Market Street at intersections that currently have bike lanes, bringing to seven the total number of bike boxes in San Francisco. Bike advocates urged the SFMTA to install them quickly and focus on a continuous ribbon […]

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