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SFFD Tries to Quietly Nix Supe Wiener’s Ped Safety Reform in Fire Code

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 11, 2013 | 14 Comments

The SF Fire Department tried to delete an amendment to the fire code that would allow city agencies greater flexibility in widening sidewalks to improve pedestrian safety, according to Supervisor Scott Wiener, who championed the measure. The measure was approved unanimously by the Board of Supervisors and signed into law by Mayor Ed Lee this […]

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SFCTA Board Approves Van Ness BRT Plan With an Extra Stop

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 10, 2013 | 43 Comments

The plan for bus rapid transit on Van Ness Avenue was unanimously approved today by the SF County Transportation Authority Board, which is comprised of the Board of Supervisors. The plan, which includes transit lanes that run along a center median but converge to load at right-side boarding platforms, is generally the same design that […]

Revamped Bike Parking Requirements Clear Final Hurdle at Board of Supes

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 25, 2013 | 3 Comments

A citywide overhaul of bicycle parking requirements for new development will be adopted after the Board of Supervisors approved the legislation unanimously on Tuesday. The ordinance will, by and large, increase bike parking requirements for new residential and commercial buildings, which have been put in place on a piecemeal basis since 1996. Planning Department staff […]

SFCTA Board Approves Funding For Masonic, Second Street, and More

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 26, 2013 | 11 Comments

Federal funding for street redesigns on Masonic Avenue, Second Street, and other improvements was unanimously approved yesterday by the Board of Supervisors, acting as the board of the SF County Transportation Authority. The projects selected to receive a chunk of the regional One Bay Area grant also include a bike/ped path on Mansell Street in […]

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Board of Supervisors Unanimously Passes Wiener’s Ped Safety Reforms

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 19, 2013 | No Comments

Supervisor Scott Wiener’s package of legislation aimed at streamlining pedestrian safety projects was passed unanimously by the Board of Supervisors yesterday, and will be incorporated into the city’s administrative code. Here’s what the legislation will do: Create a Street Design Review Committee to foster better coordination between agencies on street infrastructure projects. Call upon agencies to “modernize street […]

Bikeway on Mission Instead of Market: Does Anybody Think It’s a Good Idea?

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 18, 2013 | 52 Comments

Updated at 9 p.m. with street configuration diagram at bottom. Two public meetings on Better Market Street will be held on July 17 and 20, and a webinar will be held on July 18. The idea of building protected bike lanes on downtown Mission Street instead of Market Street, as proposed by the Department of Public […]

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