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Wanted: Safe Street Advocates on the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 22, 2013 | 1 Comment

The San Francisco Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee has some seats to fill. If you live in District 3, 4, 5, 9, or 11, you can apply for an appointment by the Board of Supervisors to be the official voice for pedestrian safety issues in your district. The PSAC meets monthly at City Hall to advise […]

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Mayor Lee on Walk to Work Day: We Won’t Let Ped Strategy Sit on the Shelf

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 12, 2013 | 15 Comments

On Walk to Work Day, touted as the first official event of its kind in the nation, city officials strolled to a press conference on the steps of City Hall, where Mayor Ed Lee promised to implement the city’s Pedestrian Strategy [PDF]. Since the Draft Pedestrian Strategy was released in January, providing a rough guide for […]

Bike/Ped Advocates Back Wiener’s Move to Curb Superfluous CEQA Appeals

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 10, 2013 | 6 Comments

In November, a handful of opponents filed a CEQA appeal against the Fell and Oak Street bike and pedestrian improvements after construction on the project had already begun. Fortunately, the Board of Supervisors dismissed their claims that the project required a full environmental impact report under the California Environmental Quality Act, and the appeal didn’t […]

Wiener Proposes Bills to Hack Through Red Tape for Ped Safety Upgrades

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 12, 2013 | 9 Comments

The bureaucratic red tape encumbering the city’s progress on life-saving pedestrian safety measures is the target of a new legislative package set to be introduced by Supervisor Scott Wiener at today’s Board of Supervisors meeting. “Current city procedures and rules significantly undermine the delivery of pedestrian safety improvements, with insufficient agency coordination and policies that […]

New CPMC Hospital Deal: Smaller Campus, But More Car Parking for Its Size

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 6, 2013 | 12 Comments

The new plan for California Pacific Medical Center’s Cathedral Hill campus at Van Ness Avenue and Geary Boulevard calls for a far less massive facility than originally planned, but the number of car parking spaces per bed will actually be higher. Under the new agreement announced by city supervisors yesterday, the size of the hospital will […]

Supes Find Compromise in West SoMa Plan’s Housing/Transit Tussle

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 5, 2013 | 4 Comments

City supervisors have reached a compromise on a contentious measure in the zoning plan for the western South of Market District that would have diverted some developer impact fees away from transit and street improvements to fund affordable housing. By increasing the number of subsidized affordable apartments that residential building developers will be required to […]

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