Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Caltrans

The Sorry State of Caltrans’ Dumbarton Bridge and Bay Trail

By Andrew Boone | Jun 28, 2013 | 16 Comments

The Dumbarton Bridge, which connects Menlo Park in southern San Mateo County with Fremont in the East Bay, remains the only bridge that allows bicyclists and pedestrians to cross the San Francisco Bay from east to west, with an eight-foot wide path on its southern side. From the bridge, the path continues for three miles […]

Park Areas Under Central Freeway Downsized to Retain Caltrans Parking

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 25, 2013 | 8 Comments

A plan to convert parking lots under the Central Freeway near Duboce and Valencia Streets into a skate park and dog run is moving forward, but it won’t include basketball courts or a children’s playground as originally envisioned by residents. Because the city will have to lease the land from Caltrans, which owns and collects […]

After Death of Hanren Chang, Meager Safety Fixes May Not Come for 2 Years

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 7, 2013 | 51 Comments

Friends and family mourning the death of Hanren Chang, a 17-year-old Lowell High School student who was killed on Sloat Boulevard last Saturday night by driver 29-year-old Kieran Brewer, are calling for safety fixes to prevent future deaths on the excessively-wide speedway. Brewer was arraigned yesterday on felony charges of DUI and felony vehicular manslaughter. […]

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Mayor’s Transpo Chief: “Let’s Be San Francisco and Take Down the Freeway”

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 11, 2013 | 186 Comments

The idea of removing the northern section of Highway 280 near Mission Bay is gaining more traction as planners look for ideal ways to usher in high-speed rail and transit-oriented development in downtown San Francisco. At a SPUR forum yesterday, Mayor Ed Lee’s transportation policy director, Gillian Gillett, sketched out a proposal to follow in the […]

Mapping a Fully Transit-Connected Bay Area

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 27, 2012 | 12 Comments

Imagine the freedom of being able to hop on a nearby train or bus to reach virtually any place in the Bay Area (and beyond) on an integrated network of reliable transit. That’s the vision cartographer Brian Stokle sought to lay out in a map featured in the latest issue of SPUR‘s monthly magazine, The Urbanist. In a recent […]

Commentary: Caltrans Pulls the Rug Out From a Block of Cesar Chavez

By Fran Taylor | Feb 9, 2012 | 1 Comment

Snowballs are piling up in hell. I’m about to defend car parking. The rug has been pulled out from under those living on the nastiest block on Cesar Chavez between Hampshire and York, closest to the 101 highway ramps. With only a belated chance to weigh in on changes to the design that never underwent the public scrutiny […]

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