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“Tortured Path” of North Beach Library Project Comes to a Close

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 8, 2011 | 12 Comments

Nearly two years after San Francisco reclaimed a short block of Mason Street in North Beach as a trial plaza, the SF Board of Supervisors yesterday approved the environmental impact report for the planned expansion of the North Beach Public Library. The unanimous vote came as a relief to the majority of neighbors and some […]

Searching for Market Street’s True Identity

By Aaron Bialick | May 25, 2011 | 15 Comments

San Franciscans are dreaming big as Market Street’s transformation approaches in 2015, when the city’s most important street is scheduled to be redesigned and repaved. City planners are engaging with citizens to answer a century-old question: How can we make Market Street the glorious thoroughfare that it needs to be? Better Market Street, a collaborative project […]

Mayor Lee Proposes $248 Million Bond Measure for Street Improvements

By Aaron Bialick | May 17, 2011 | 10 Comments

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee proposed a $248 million bond measure today that he hopes will make the city’s neglected streets smoother and safer for all users. “Regular citizens are suffering from our inaction on this,” Lee said at a City hall press conference. He was flanked by backers from the Board of Supervisors along […]

Newcomb Ave. Sustainable Streetscape Model Breaks Ground in Bayview

By Aaron Bialick | May 11, 2011 | 6 Comments

Construction began on a model for sustainable streets in San Francisco today when Mayor Ed Lee and city officials broke ground on a block of Newcomb Avenue in the Bayview District, promising a much friendlier streetscape for residents and the environment. “You see a vision right in front of your door,” Mayor Lee told an […]

Final Pavement to Parks Plaza Skips Trial, Becomes Semi-Permanent Park

By Matthew Roth | Nov 8, 2010 | 8 Comments

Community groups, city staff and elected officials celebrated the opening of the final Pavement to Parks plaza this weekend, a new 7,500 square foot space that months before was a wide asphalt expanse notorious for speeding traffic and more than a few drivers doing donuts amid smoking tires and revved engines. City Attorney Dennis Herrera […]

Gateway or Boulevard? SFMTA Narrows Options for Fixing Masonic Avenue

By Bryan Goebel | Oct 1, 2010 | 96 Comments

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s (SFMTA) options for fixing Masonic Avenue, a major north-south traffic sewer that was the scene of the city’s first and only bicycle fatality this year, have been narrowed to two designs. While each option would calm auto traffic in slightly different ways and offer different amenities for bicyclists, both […]

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