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New Study Quantifies High Personal Costs of Building CA Cities for Cars

By Matthew Roth | Nov 19, 2009 | 10 Comments

Click to enlarge: Annual household transportation costs in the Bay Area. California residents living in sprawling suburban developments could save billions of dollars every year if they lived in denser, urban zones and along transit corridors, according to a study released today by smart growth and transit advocates TransForm. Analyzing four metropolitan areas–Southern California, the […]

San Francisco Starts Building Green Streets For Stormwater Management

By Matthew Roth | Nov 18, 2009 | 10 Comments

Without question, Portland’s Greenstreets program is the benchmark for American cities seeking to manage storm water and runoff from the street level before it enters the sanitation system pipes. Now, San Francisco is on its way to constructing its first on-street stormwater facilities in two places in the Bayview and Visitation Valley, pilots that should […]

Judge Busch’s Ruling on Whether to Lift Bike Injunction Imminent

By Bryan Goebel | Nov 12, 2009 | No Comments

The moment San Francisco bicyclists and advocates have been waiting for for more than three years is expected any day now: a ruling on whether to lift the bike injunction. Despite indications the ordeal could drag on through spring, there is some optimism Judge Peter J. Busch will unlock the legal handcuffs and allow the […]

SF Transportation Authority Launches iPhone App to Track Cyclists

By Matthew Roth | Nov 12, 2009 | 31 Comments

The San Francisco County Transportation Authority (TA), the city’s congestion management agency responsible for modeling transportation and development patterns, has released its new bicycle route data application, Cycle Tracks, for iPhones and GPS-enabled iTunes players at the iTunes store. Like similar applications that give information such as speed and distance traveled, users of the TA […]

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 […]

Among Walkable Regions, San Francisco One of Most Dangerous

By Michael Rhodes | Nov 10, 2009 | 8 Comments

A pedestrian crosses Van Ness Avenue, wary of a driver who seemingly intends to switch into the left lane. Photo: Bryan Goebel Just how dangerous is San Francisco for pedestrians? A new report on pedestrian safety in the 52 largest U.S. metro areas ranked San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 13th safest for walkers, based on an index that […]

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