Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Community, Advocacy and Labor

Advocates Question Public Benefit of Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore

By Matthew Roth | Oct 2, 2009 | 19 Comments

Photo: pbo31 California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced bids for the fourth bore of the Caldecott Tunnel earlier this week, claiming that the new $420 million tunnel on State Route 24 through the Oakland hills will reduce congestion for the 160,000 motorists who use it daily and that it will create 6,000 new jobs. "This project […]

High Court Rejects Appeal of Ruling Declaring Transit Fund Raids Illegal

By Bryan Goebel | Oct 1, 2009 | 2 Comments

Muni has lost $180 million over three years because of PTA fund raids. Flickr photo: skew-t In what the California Transit Association called a resounding victory for transit providers and riders, the California Supreme Court has rejected Governor Schwarzenegger’s appeal of a lower court ruling declaring raids on transit funds illegal. "The Supreme Court has […]

Driver Reaction to Market Street Diversions Surprisingly Upbeat

By Matthew Roth | Sep 29, 2009 | 15 Comments

SFPD officer directing personal vehicles to turn right off of Market Street at 8th Street. Photos: Matthew Roth Although there are still some kinks that need to be ironed out on Market Street to make the six-week trial diversion of personal automobiles more efficient, the sky did not fall and reaction to the changes was […]

A Cycling Congress in Mexico

By Chris Carlsson | Sep 23, 2009 | 7 Comments

Respect me: I am also traffic! Guadalajara, Mexico was host this month to the 2nd annual Congress of Cyclists in Mexico, a national gathering of bicyclist activists from around the country. I was invited to give a speech, which I somehow managed to do in Spanish (thanks to my media naranja for translating and coaching […]

Streetfilms: PARK(ing) Day 2009 in San Francisco and New York

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 21, 2009 | 4 Comments

San Francisco and New York were blessed with gorgeous weather Friday, which made for glorious PARK(ing) days in both cities. In San Francisco, upwards of 34 metered parking spots were transformed into temporary parks, on-street bike parking demonstrations, cafe seating and other public space reimaginings. New York, writes Streetfilms director Clarence Eckerson, had about 50 […]

It’s Time to Reclaim the Curb: Celebrate PARK(ing) Day Friday!

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 17, 2009 | 1 Comment

PARK(ing) Day 2008. Flickr photo: plaid iguana Tomorrow’s (PARK)ing Day festivities in San Francisco are likely to be much grander than in years past, with dozens of locations mapped out across the city as spots where metered parking spaces will be transformed into temporary public parks, and other uses, for people, instead of automobiles. Temporary […]

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